Patrick Vanraes, PhD, is a plasma physicist and researcher whose work explores the complex behavior of plasma and the ways energy and matter organize across different scales. His research brings a scientific lens to plasma as a dynamic medium, examining the structures, interactions, and wave phenomena that emerge within it. Through his work on the multi-plasma model and mapping waves in matter, Patrick explores new ways of understanding how different states of matter interact and how wave behavior may help reveal the underlying organization of physical systems.