Conference topics
- Magnetic Confinement Plasmas
- Laser and Beam Plasmas
- Space Plasmas
- Astrophysical Plasmas
- Basic Plasma Physics
- Plasma Diagnostics & Space Instrumentation
- Low Temperature and Dusty Plasmas
- Plasma Applications
Scientific program
Timetable
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Program book
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Plenary speakers
| Chris Deeney | Rochester University, UK | Pioneering High-Energy-Density Plasma Physics at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics |
| Nicolas Dubuit | Aix Marseille University, France | Complex Interplay of Magnetic Islands and Turbulence in Fusion Plasmas |
| Gianluca Gregori | University of Oxford, UK | Suppression of pair beam instabilities in a laboratory analogue of blazar pair cascades |
| Frank Jenko | IPP Garching, Germany | Towards Digital Twins of Fusion Systems |
| Tammy Ma | LLNL, USA | Ignition Achieved: next Steps in the Path Toward an Inertial Fusion Energy Future |
| Victor Malka | Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel | Laser Plasma Accelerators: Manipulating Relativistic Electrons with Intense Lasers |
| Didier Mazon | IRFM - CEA Cadarache, France | Developing numerical tools for tungsten profile measurement from X-ray diagnostics in WEST plasmas |
| Jozef Ongena | LPP-ERM/KMS, Belgium | Overview and Initial Results of the ICRH Antenna for the Optimized Stellarator Wendelstein 7-X |
| Rahul Pandit | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India | The solar wind and statistical properties of three-dimensional Hall magnetohydrodynamics turbulence |
| G. Ravindra Kumar | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India | 10^4 fold field amplification and control of relativistic Mega Ampere electron beams in a modest, static magnetic field |
| Osamu Sakai | The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan | Design of Plasma Shapes for Metamaterials, Chemical Filters, and Maze-Solvers |
| Emilia R. Solano | CIEMAT, Spain | JET isotope studies and the L-H transition |
| Eve Stenson | Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Germany | Highlights from the path toward confined e+e-pair plasmas |
Invited speakers
| Eduardo Paulo Alves | University of California Los Angeles, USA | Ab initio kinetic simulations meet machine learning: opportunities in plasma physics |
| Robert Babjak | Insituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal | Optimised direct laser acceleration of electrons - towards high-brilliance gamma-ray sources |
| Renaud Dejarnac | IPP Prague, Czech Republic | Physics drivers for the plasma-facing components design of the COMPASS-U tokamak |
| Sylvie Depierreux | CEA, France | Experimental investigation of Laser Plasma Interaction in the context of Inertial Confinement Fusion on the Laser Mégajoule facility |
| Turlough Downes | Dublin City University, Ireland | Dissipative Structures In Non-Ideal MHD Turbulence: The Hall Effect Unveiled |
| Vinicius Duarte | PPPL, USA | Relaxation of energetic particles in plasmas and dark matter in galaxies through a common resonance-broadened kinetic theory |
| Luca Garzotti | UKAEA, UK | JET experiments in support of JT-60SA scenario development |
| Kazuaki Hanada | Kyushu University, Japan | Experimental Progress and Future Plan on Spherical Tokamak, QUEST |
| Matthew Hole | ANU, Australia | Plasma equilibria, stability and nonlinear dynamics – A celebration of the contributions of Prof. Robert Dewar |
| Kenji Imadera | Kyoto University, Japan | Fuel supply and helium ash exhaust in gyrokinetic flux-driven ITG/TEM turbulence |
| Igor Kaganovich | PPPL, USA | Modelling of Modern Plasma Processing Reactors: Plasma Physics and Surface Chemistry |
| Henri Kumpulainen | Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany | Impact of co-dependent energy and angular atomic impact spectra on tungsten erosion in JET |
| Yevgen Kazakov | Laboratory for Plasma Physics of the Ecole Royale Militaire, Belgium | Alpha-Particle Physics Studies in D-3He Plasmas at JET and JT-60SA in Support of ITER Rebaseline |
| Daniel Kennedy | UKAEA, UK | Electromagnetic Instabilities In Spherical Tokamaks |
| Eun-Jin Kim | Coventry University, UK | Stochastic theory of plasma bifurcations and advanced operations |
| Mark Koepke | West Verginia University, USA | Developing Community Engagement for RM3FD: Repository, Management, and Modeling for Materials Fundamental Data |
| M Krishnamurthy | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India | Laser driven microdroplet for efficient electron acceleration |
| Zetao Lin | Aix Marseille University, France | Data-driven Heavy Impurity Dynamics In The Edge Plasma Of Tokamaks |
| Alan Mašláni | IPP Prague, Czech Republic | Steam thermal plasma for turquoise hydrogen production |
| Dominika Maslarova | Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden | Scheme for Injecting Breit-Wheeler Positrons into a Plasma Channel Using Multi-PW Lasers |
| Yasushi Ono | University of Tokyo, Japan | High Power Ion Heating by Magnetic Reconnection in Two Merging Toroidal Plasmas with High Guide Field |
| Hyeon Park | UNIST, South Korea | Most Probable Ignition Approach for Magnetic Fusion Plasmas |
| Jessica Shaw | LLE, U. Rochester, USA | Raman Amplification with a 1 x 10^15 W/cm^2 Seed: Efficient Amplification past Wavebreaking |
| Thales Silva | Insituto Superior Téncico, University of Lisbon, Portugal | Generation of Unstable Plasmas Leveraging Laser-Matter Interactions in Unmagnetized and Magnetized Regimes |
| Rony Snyders | Université de Mons, Belgium | Study of an atmospheric gliding arc discharge for sustainable nitrogen fixation into Nox |
| Hideo Sugama | National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan | Momentum balance and energy exchange in gyrokinetic turbulent systems |
| Hiroshi Tanabe | University of Tokyo, Japan | Ion and electron heating characteristics during magnetic reconnection in ST-40 and TS-6 plasma merging experiments |
| Hubertus M. Thomas | German Aerospace Centre, Germany | 30 years of plasma crystal research |
| Dmitri Uzdensky | Oxford University (presently Univ. Colorado Boulder), UK | Radiative Relativistic Magnetic Reconnection in Astrophysical Plasmas |
| Hao Wang | National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan | Nonlinear excitation of energetic-particle-driven geodesic acoustic mode by resonance overlap with Alfvén eigenmode |
| Colin Whyte | University of Strathclyde, UK | The Laser-hybrid Accelerator for Radiobiological Applications (LhARA) |
Social program
- Welcome reception: Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 18:00
- Excursion: Wednesday, September 11, 2024, from 14:30 to 17:30
- Banquet: Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 19:00
