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Presentations from Annual Meetings

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2008 Fusion Energy: Countdown to Ignition and Gain, 29th Annual Meeting, Livermore, CA   Updated December 30, 2008

Wednesday December 4, 2008

• Agenda
  
• Presentation of Awards , Stephen O. Dean, President, FPA
• Thoughts on Fusion Energy Development, Richard F. Post, LLNL
  
• Search for a “YES, WE CAN” Ten Year Inertial Fusion Energy Development Strategy, John H. Nuckolls, LLNL
• Status of ITER, Kaname Ikeda, Director General, ITER Organization
  
• Plans for U.S. Contributions to ITER, Ned Sauthoff, US ITER Proj. Dir.
• The U.S. Burning Plasma Program, Chuck Greenfield, General Atomics
• Status of Laser Fusion Research in Japan, Kunioki Mima, Director, Inst. of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.
• Advances in Laser Fusion Energy, John Sethian, NRL
• Activities of the High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas FESAC Panel, Riccardo Betti, U. Rochester
• Status of the National Ignition Facility, Ed Moses, LLNL
  
• Future Directions for Inertial Fusion, Ed Moses, LLNL
• Planning for the Ignition Campaign on NIF, John Lindl, LLNL
  
• Lasers for LIFE, Chris Barty, LLNL
• New Directions in Fusion Energy Program at LLNL, W. Meier (LLNL)

Thursday December 5, 2008

• The Legacy of Richard F. Post,
  
• Best wishes from Novosibirsk - Dmitri Ryutov, LLNL
  
• Tribute to Dick Post, T. K, Fowler, U. C. Berkeley
  
• GAMMA-10 Simulation Results and Implications for a Tandem Mirror Effort, Jane Pratt, U. Texas
  
• The Status of Mirror Research, Tom Simonen, LLNL/GA (retired)
• Sustainment Physics of a Self-Organized Spheromak Torus Imbedded in an Open Magnetic Field, Bick Hooper, LLNL (retired)
• Overview of Fusion Research at National Institute of Fusion Research (NIFS), Osamu Motojima, Director NIFS, Japan
• DOE NNSA Perspective on Fusion, David Crandall, NNSA
  
• DOE OFES Perspective, Curt Bolton, OFES
  
• PPPL Research Highlights FY08, Rob Goldston, PPPL
  
• Overview of Fusion Research at General Atomics, Ron Stambaugh, GA
  
• Overview of Fusion Research at MIT, Miklos Porkolab, MIT PSFC
• Overview of Fusion Research at LANL, Glen Wurden, LANL 
• Overview of Inertial Fusion Research at U.Rochester, John Soures, U.R.
• Status of Heavy-Ion-Beam-Driven High Energy Density Physics and Fusion, B. Grant Logan, LBNL
• Overview of Fusion Research at SNL, Keith Matzen, SNL
• Report of FESAC Panel on Alternate Concepts, Dave Hill, LLNL
• Role of Neutron Sources in MFE and IFE, John. Sheffield, U. Tennessee
• An Evaluation of Fusion Energy R&D Gaps Using Technology Readiness Levels, Mark Tillack, UCSD
• Some Highlights on the Paths to Controlled Ignition and Gain in the Laboratory – Dale Meade, FIRE 

2007 Fusion Energy: Preparing for the NIF and ITER Era, 28th Annual Meeting, Oak Ridge, TN   Updated December 6, 2007

Tuesday December 4, 2007

• Agenda and Logistics
  
• Presentation of Awards , Stephen O. Dean, President, FPA
• Fusion at the Department of Energy – Raymond. Fonck, USDOE
  
• Status of ITER – Gary Johnson, ITER Organization
  
• Status of NIF – Edward Moses, LLNL
  
• Plans for US Contributions to ITER – Ned Sauthoff, ORNL
• U.S. Burning Plasma Activities – Nermin Uckan, ORNL
• Welcome and ORNL Overview – James Roberto, Deputy Director for Science, ORNL
• Fusion Materials Research – Steve Zinkle, ORNL

Wednesday December 5, 2007

• Summary of FESAC Panel Report on MFE Planning for Demo – Martin Greenwald, MIT
  
• Overview of ICF Program – Michael Donovan, NNSA
  
• Preparations for NIF Ignition Campaign – John Lindl, LLNL
• Status of Z-Pinch Research – Keith Matzen, Sandia Laboratories 
• Status of HAPL Program – John Sethian, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 
• IFE Target Fabrication, Delivery and Cost Estimates – Dan Goodin, General Atomics
• Overview of HIF/HEDLP – Grant Logan, LBNL
• Proposal for a Fusion Development Facility – Ron Stambaugh, General Atomics
• Taming the Plasma Material Interface – Rob Goldston, PPPL
  
• Summary of ICC Workshop – Simon Woodruff, Woodruff Scientific, LLC
• U. S. Fusion Technology Program – Stan Milora, ORNL 
• Issues and Opportunities from ITER Review – R. Hawryluk, PPPL 
• Research Plans for Omega-EP – John Soures, U. Rochester 
• Research and Plans for Alcator C-Mod – Miklos Porkolab, MIT 
• Research and Plans for NSTX – Masa Ono, PPPL
• Research and Plans for DIII-D – David Hill, LLNL/GA
• Plans for Stellarator Research – Jim Lyon, ORNL
• Report of a Discussion Group on  Component Testing – Martin Peng, ORNL
  

2006 Fusion: Pathways to the Future, 27th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC Updated September 30, 2006

Wednesday September 27

• Presentation of Awards , Stephen O. Dean, President, FPA
• ITER on the Path to Fusion Energy , Farrokh Najmabadi, UCSD
• U. S. Technology Program and ITER , Stan Milora, ORNL
• Status of ITER Project , Tom Vanek, DOE
• A Fusion Test Facility for Inertial Fusion , Steve Obenschain, NRL
• Status of NIF and the National Ignition Campaign , Ed Moses, LLNL
• ICF and IFE at the University of Rochester , Robert McCrory, UR-LLE
• Status of Fast Ignition Research, Mike Campbell, GA
• Fast Ignition Program in Japan , Kunioki Mima, Osaka University
• Status of Z-pinch Research , Keith Matzen, SNL
• Status of Z-pinch for IFE , Craig Olson, SNL
• Status of HAPL Program , John Sethian, NRL
• Status of DPSSL Development , John Caird, LLNL
• Status of HIF/HEDP Program , Ronald Davidson, PPPL
• U. S. Burning Plasma Program ,Ray Fonck, U. Wisconsin
• The International Tokamak Physics Activity , Ronald Stambaugh, GA
• Research and Plans for DIII-D , Tony Taylor, GA
• Research and Plans for Alcator C-Mod, Earl Marmar, MIT
• Research and Plans for NSTX, Masa Ono, PPPL

Thursday September 28

• International Collaborations in Science and Technology, Andrew Reynolds, Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State
• Science and Energy, Rep. Judy Biggert, Chair, Energy Subcommittee, Science Committee, U. S. House of Representatives (presented by Michael Holland)
• Overview of Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, SteveEckstrand, DOE/OFES
• Overview of Office of Inertial Fusion and NIF , Chris Keane, DOE/NNSA
• Alternate Magnetic Pathways , Simon Woodruff, U. Washington
• Spherical Torus on the Path to Fusion Energy, Martin Peng, ORNL
• RFP on the Path to Fusion Energy, Stewart Prager, U. Wisconsin
• Magnetized Target Fusion Research Results and Plans , Glen Wurden, LANL
• Overview of World Stellarator Research , Jim Lyon, ORNL
• Status and Plans for NCSX Compact Stellarator , Hutch Neilson, PPPL
• Technology and Physics Advances for the Ignitor Program, Bruno Coppi, MIT
• A New Approach to Fusion Energy , Dan Barnes, Coronado
• Fusion Energy at LLNL , Ed Synakowski, LLNL
• Overview of Fusion Theory , Don Batchelor, ORNL
• Recent Results from LDX , Mike Mauel, Columbia U.
• FRC on the Path to Fusion Energy, Alan Hoffman, U. Washington
• Fusion Economics , Jonathan Linton and David Goldenberg, RPI

2005 October 11-12, Fusion and Energy Policy, 26th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

• Presentation of Awards -Stephen O. Dean, President, FPA
• Overview of Energy Policies at the US DOE - Robert C. Marlay, US DOE Office of Policy
• Fusion and the World Energy Situation - Sir Chris Llewellyn-Smith, Director, Culham Laboratory, UK
• European Fusion Development Strategy - R. Andreani, EFDA, Garching
• Fusion Development in Japan - M. Seki, JAERI, Naka, Japan
• Special Congressional Staff Luncheon Talk - Organized by the Coalition for Plasma Science
  • A Fast Track Approach to Fusion Power - Sir Chris Llewellyn-Smith, Director, Culham Laboratory, UK and Chairman Consultative Committee for EURATOM on Fusion
• The National Ignition Facility: Status of Construction - (pdf,33 MB) B. Warner, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Status of U. S. Planning for ITER - N. Sauthoff, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• The U. S. Burning Plasma Support Program - R. Fonck, U. Wisconsin
• Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy - J. Kilkenney General Atomics
• Ignition in NIF:Status and Plan (pdf, 66 MB)- B. Warner, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• 21st Century FESAC - R. Hazeltine, U.Texas, Austin
• The World Energy Problem - What Should We be Doing? - John Sheffield, Joint Inst. for Energy and Environment, U. Tenn.
• Overview of OFES Program - N. A. Davies, DOE/OFES
• Overview of ICF and NIF Program - Chris Keane, DOE/NNSA
• Status of High Average Power Laser Program - J. Sethian, US Naval Research Laboratory
• Status of Heavy Ion Fusion Program - Grant Logan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Status of Z-IFE - C. Olson, Sandia National Laboratory
• Status of MFE Alternate Concepts - G. Wurden, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Roles of the Major U. S. Tokamak Facilities - Jill Dahlburg, US Naval Research Laboratory
• Fusion Nuclear Technologies in the U. S. - Neil Morley, UCLA
• Status of World Spherical Torus Research - M. Peng, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Activities of the Coalition for Plasma Science - Lee Berry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2004 December 13, The Fusion Energy Option 25th Anniversary Meeting, Washington, DC

• Current Perspectives on Fossil Fuel Reserves - John Sheffield, Joint Inst. for Energy and Environment
• Fusion as a Source for Hydrogen Production - Ken Schultz, General Atomics
• Plans for Early Ignition on NIF - John Lindl, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Development Paths for Inertial Fusion Energy - Mike Campbell, General Atomics
• Status of Planning for ITER - Ned Sauthoff, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• Status and Promise of Compact Stellarator - Hutch Neilson, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• Status and Promise of Compact Tori and Magnetized Target Fusion - Glen Wurden, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Fusion Technology R&D Needed Now for Magnetic Fusion Energy - Neil Morley. University of California, Los Angeles
• Status of High Average Power Laser Program - John Sethian, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory
• Status of Z-pinch IFE Program - Craig Olson, Sandia National Laboratory
• Status of Heavy Ion Fusion Program - Grant Logan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Perspectives on Fusion Electric Power Plants: Critical R&D Issues - Farrokh Najmabadi, University of California, San Diego
• Thoughts on Fusion Energy Development Strategies - Dale Meade, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• Fusion Energy Sciences Update - N. Anne Davies, U. S. Dept. of Energy
• Inertial Confinement Fusion and the NIF Project Update - Chris Keane, U. S. Dept. of Energy

2003 November 19-21, Forum on the Future of Fusion, Washington, DC

Washington Perspective

• Fusion at the Department of Energy R. Orbach, Director of the Office of Science, DOE
• Fusion and National Science and Technology Policy, J. Patrick Looney, OSTP
• Perspective from OMB J. Parriott, OMB (68 kB, pdf)
• Science, Technology and International Relations, George Atkinson, Science Advisor US State Department

ITER

• Status of ITER Bill Spears, ITER Project (10 MB, ppt)
• Overview of U.S. Preparations for ITER Ned Sauthoff, U.S. ITER Planning Office (0.5 MB, ppt)
• U.S. Science Interests in ITER Gerald Navratil, Columbia U. (6.5 MB, pdf)
• U.S. Technology Interests in ITER Charles Baker, UCSD (5.9 MB, ppt)
• U.S. Industry Interests in ITER, Robert Iotti, CH2M Hill
• ITER as a Step toward Fusion Power Rob Goldston, PPPL (4.7 MB, ppt)

Burning Plasma Physics and Magnetic Fusion

• Report of NRC Burning Plasma Assessment Committee, John Ahearne, Sigma Xi
• The U.S. Burning Plasma Program Stewart Prager, U. Wisc (112 kB, ppt)
• Status of FIRE Dale Meade, PPPL (4.6 MB, ppt)
• Status of Ignitor Bruno Coppi, MIT
• Frontiers in Magnetic Fusion Physics Tony Taylor, General Atomics (1.5 MB, pdf)
• Status of Tokamak Research on C-Mod Earl Marmar, MIT (540 kB, pdf)

Burning Plasma Physics and Inertial Fusion

• Frontiers in high Energy Density David Meyerhoffer (2.8 MB, pdf)
• Status of NIF, Bruce Warner, LLNL (44 MB, pdf)
• Status of Heavy Ion Fusion Grant Logan, LBNL (8.1 MB, pdf)
• Status of HAPL John Sethian, NRL (19 MB, ppt)
• Status of Z-Pinch Fusion, Craig Olson, Sandia (5.6 MB ppt)
• Status of Fast Ignition Research John Kilkenny, GA (10 MB, ppt)
• Status and Plans for Omega Bob McCrory, U. Rochester (4 MB, pdf)
• A Roadmap for Laser Fusion Energy Ken Tomabechi, IFE Forum and Yasuji Kozaki Osaka U. (15 MB, ppt)

Fusion Program Overview and Innovative Concepts and Applications

• Overview of Fusion Energy Sciences Program John Willis, DOE OFES (5 MB, ppt)
• Overview of NNSA ICF Program, David Crandall, DOE (1 MB, pdf)
• Overview of Innovative Concepts Program Bick Hooper, LLNL (5 MB, ppt)
• Status of Spherical Torus Research M. Peng, ORNL (6 MB, ppt)
• Cleaner, More Efficient Vehicles Using Plasmatrons, Dan Cohn, MIT (3MB, ppt)

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