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. Students whose research has a substantial intersection with plasma physics are encouraged to apply.

The 2021 school consists of the following 3 mini-courses of four 1-hour lectures each:

Computational Methods in Plasma Physics (Hakim)
Stellarators (Paul, Wright, Imbert-Gerard)
Plasma Diagnostics (Kraus, Alt, Schaeffer, Simeni Simeni)

The three topics are approached from a broad perspective and minimal prerequisites. The mini-courses are taught by PPPL scientists and collaborators (see Instructors below).
Participants are asked to present on their research (or on their group's research if they haven't begun research themselves) at a poster session during the week or orally to the group. Additionally, various opportunitites will be given throughout the week to meet and interact with PPPL students and scientists with the purpose of promoting future collaborations.

All of the mini-course lectures will be live streamed and publicly available, and the slides and talks will also be published on the website. Enrollees will get priority for questions, will participate in the networking sessions and will be invited to continue discussions with the speakers.
Click on the link below to watch the lectures:

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Dr. Elizabeth
Paul

Stellarators

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Dr. Adelle
Wright

Stellerators

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Prof. Lise-Marie
Imbert-Gérard

Stellarators

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Dr. Ammar
Hakim

Computational Methods

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Dr. Marien
Simeni Simeni

Diagnostics

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Dr. Frances
Kraus

Diagnostics

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Andy
Alt

Diagnostics

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Dr. Derek
Schaeffer

Diagnostics

Note that the agenda is still subject to slight modifications.

Eastern Time	Day 1 (8/16/21)	Day 2 (8/17/21)	Day 3 (8/18/21)	Day 4 (8/19/21)	Day 5 (8/20/21)
11:15am	Welcome and GSS intro Dominguez		Tutorial on simsopt installation Paul	Tutorial on simsopt installation Paul
11:30am	Stellarators I Wright	Optical Diagnostics for Plasmas Simeni Simeni	Undergrad Poster Session	Stellarator III (tutorial) Imbert-Gerard	Computational Physics IV Hakim
12:30pm	Break / Open Discussion	Break / Open Discussion	Undergrad Poster Session	Break / Open Discussion	Break / Open Discussion
1:00pm	Intro to Plasma Diagnostics Kraus	Computational Physics II Hakim	Undergrad Poster Session	Student Presentations: Modeling of a Plasma Ion source for Accelerators (pptx) Presented by: Arpan Khandelwal, Aix-Marseille Université, Grand Accélérateur National d'ions Lourds Understanding disruptions in tokamaks with interpretable machine learning Presented by: Andrew D. Maris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Stellarator IV (simsopt installation instructions) Paul
2:00pm	Break / Open Discussion	Break / Open Discussion	Undergrad Poster Session	GSS Poster Session	Break / Open Discussion
2:30pm	Computational Physics I Hakim	Stellarator II (tutorial) Imbert-Gerard	Computational Physics III Hakim	GSS Poster Session	High-Energy-Density Plasma Diagnostics Schaeffer
3:30pm	Break / Open Discussion	Break / Open Discussion	Break / Open Discussion	GSS Poster Session	Break / Open Discussion
4:00pm	Diagnostics: Probes Alt	Student Presentations: Solar-Terrestrial physics studies at Tucumán, Argentina Presented by: Gilda Gonzalez, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina Analysis of Ionization in Air-Breathing Plasma Thruster Presented by: Anmol Taploo, George Washington University	Network with PPPL grad students	GSS Poster Session	Student Presentations: Intense Laser Radiation Interacting with Nano-Structured Matter Presented by: Samah Balouza, Ludwig Maximillian University Numerical Modeling of Plasma Striations Presented by: Juan Alonso Guzman, University of Alabama in Huntsville
5:00pm-5:30pm	Break / Open Discussion			GSS Poster Session	Closing remarks Dominguez