Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Graduate Summer School

Welcome to the site for the PPPL Graduate Summer School (GSS). We welcome students from a broad range of fields: magnetic fusion energy sciences, high energy density plasmas, astrophysics, low temperature plasmas, materials science, etc. As long as your research has a substantial intersection with plasma physics and you believe the topics covered in this course may be relevant to your research, you're welcome to apply. Applications for the 2019 GSS are closed. Stay tuned for GSS 2020 announcements!

Graduate Summer School Description

The 2019 school consists of 4 mini-courses of four 1.5 hour lectures each. The four topics - turbulence, low temperature plasmas, computational methods in plasma physics, and plasma diagnostics - were selected for their relevance to a wide range of sub-fields of plasma physics. The mini-courses are taught by PPPL scientists and collaborators (see Instructors below).

Participants were given a tour of PPPL. Participants also presented on their research (or on their group's research if they hadn't begun research themselves) at a poster session during the week or presented orally to the group. Additionally various opportunitites were given throughout the week to meet and interact with PPPL students and scientists with the purpose of promoting future collaborations.

Live Streaming

All of the mini-course lectures can be viewed live and, when available, the slides will also be accessible. Starting Monday, August 12th the lectures will be streamed below. The stream can also be found in the Media Central site. The mini-courses will be viewable afterwards in this site.

Instructors

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Dr. Ammar
Hakim

Computational Methods
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Dr. Yevgeny
Raitses

Low Temperature Plasmas
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Dr. Igor
Kaganovich

Low Temperature Plasmas
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Prof. Jose
Lopez

Low Temperature Plasmas


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Dr. Walter
Guttenfelder

Turbulence
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Dr. Jason
TenBarge

Turbulence
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Prof. Steven Cowley

Turbulence
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Dr. Ahmed
Diallo

Diagnostics


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Dr. Lan
Gao

Diagnostics
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Brian
Kraus

Diagnostics
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Dr. Shaun
Haskey

Diagnostics
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Dr. Mike
Jaworski

Diagnostics


Agenda

Monday, August 12th, 2019 Speaker Location
9:00 AM Welcome and GSS intro Arturo Dominguez B318
9:15 AM Turbulence I (keynote) (notes1, notes2) Jason TenBarge B318
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Laser-Driven High-Energy-Density Plasmas and Their Diagnostics Lan Gao B318
12:30 PM Lunch Commons
1:15 PM Low Temperature Plasmas Jose Lopez B318
2:45 PM Break B318
3:00 PM Computational Methods in Plasma Physics Ammar Hakim B318
4:30 PM Student Presentation:
"Plasma for Life Sciences at NC State University
Water Treatment via Plasma Ingition in Bubbles" (pptx)		 William Murray
North Carolina State University		 B318
5:30 PM Shuttle back to the hotel Lobby
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 Speaker Location
9:00 AM Turbulence II (keynote) (notes1, notes2) Jason TenBarge B318
10:30 AM Break B318
10:45 AM Low Temperature Plasmas (ppt) Jose Lopez B318
12:15 PM Lunch Commons
1:00 PM Computational Methods in Plasma Physics Ammar Hakim B318
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM High Speed Electrical Measurements and Experimental Challenges Mike Jaworski B318
4:15 PM Student Presentation:
"Structure of Supersonic Flows
Impinged on by Thin Blades for Laser Plasma Accelerators"		 Liona Fan-Chiang
UC Berkley		 B318
5:30 PM Shuttle back to the hotel Lobby
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 Speaker Location
9:00 AM Toroidal magnetized plasma turbulence & transport (pptx) (GYRO) Walter Guttenfelder B318
10:30 AM Undergraduate Poster Session Lobby
12:15 PM Lunch Commons
1:00 PM Computational Methods in Plasma Physics Ammar Hakim B318
2:30 PM Break B318
2:45 PM Spectroscopy Diagnostics (Kraus_slides, Haskey_slides, pptx, impurity_animation) Haskey/Kraus B318
4:15 PM Student Presentations: "Geometry and Kinetics of
Astrophysical Plasmas: A gyrokinetic approach"		 Felipe Nathan de Oliveira Lopes
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics		 B318
5:30 PM Shuttle back to the hotel Lobby
Thursday, August 15th, 2019 Speaker Location
9:00 AM Tour Dominguez/Gilson Lobby
12:30 PM Lunch Commons
1:15 PM Introduction to kinetic modeling in low-temperature plasmas Igor Kaganovich B318
2:45 PM GSS Participants Poster Presentation Lobby
5:30 PM Shuttle back to the hotel Lobby
Friday, August 17th, 2018 Speaker Location
9:00 AM Turbulence and Magneto-genesis (pptx) Steve Cowley B318
10:30 AM Break B318
10:45 AM Laser aided plasma diagnostics Ahmed Diallo B318
12:15 PM Lunch Commons
12:45 PM Group pic / plasma hutch Lobby
1:00 PM Computational Methods in Plasma Physics Ammar Hakim B318
2:30 PM Graduate Student Coffee Break Lobby
3:30 PM Low temperature plasma science for emerging applications in aerospace,
materials synthesis, bio/med/agro, catalysis, and energy		 Yevgeny Raitses B318
5:00 PM Closing of the GSS Arturo Dominguez B318
5:30 PM Shuttle back to the hotel Lobby