Plasma Physics Seminar (Phys 769)

The Plasma Physics Seminar is held on Wednesday afternoons at 4:00 in the Energy Research Facility (Building 223) in room 1207. Theoreticians and experimentalists from the University of Maryland and other institutions in the area will present topics of interest to the plasma physics community. The focus will be on presenting material at a level that is largely accessible to graduate students who are beginning their research in plasma physics. A number of tutorial talks will be given throughout the year, which will present broader topics with an emphasis on developing key concepts from a pedagogical perspective. Please direct any recommendations for potential speakers to Marc Swisdak (swisdakREMOVETHIS@umd.THISTOO.edu). Schedule - Spring 2008 February 6 -- Carlos Romero-Talamas, LLNL -- "Measurements and phenomenological modeling of magnetic flux buildup in spheromak plasmas" February 20 -- Vincent Chan and Ron Stambaugh, General Atomics: "Overview and Projections of the Fusion Development Facility" March 12 -- Abigail Rymer, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory: "Plasma Injection at Saturn" March 19 -- Spring Break April 2 -- Samuel Cohen, PPPL -- "A Quicker Path to Clean Practical Fusion Power" April 9 -- Rajesh Maingi, PPPL/Oak Ridge -- "Characteristics of Small ELMs in NSTX" April 16 -- Will Fox, MIT -- "Magnetic Reconnection Experiments on the MIT Versatile Toroidal Facility" April 21, 11 am (special date and time) -- Jan Weiland, Chalmers University/Euratom -- "Predictive Simuations of Spontaneous Rotation in JET" April 23 -- Manolis Georgoulis, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory -- "An Interpretation of Magnetic Complexity in Solar Active Regions" Fall 2007 Schedule Archive Spring 2007 Schedule Archive Fall 2006 Schedule Archive Spring 2006 Schedule Archive Fall 2005 Schedule Archive Spring 2005 Schedule Archive Fall 2004 Schedule Archive Spring 2004 Schedule Archive Fall 2003 Schedule Archive