Plasma Science and Fusion Center IAP Series
Jeffrey Freidberg, Peter Catto, Robert Granetz
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This series introduces plasma physics research and areas of related interest at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center. See http://www.psfc.mit.edu/
Web: http://www.psfc.mit.edu/
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, x3-8101, rivenberg@psfc.mit.edu
Sponsor: Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Sustained Energy – Choosing Among Options Isn't That Easy
Jeff Tester
This seminar will review the motivations for changing our primary energy supply and evaluate possible options and approaches for accelerating a transition to a more sustainable energy system.
Mon Jan 12, 10-11:00am, NW17-218
Why Did the Electric Grid Fail? It Wasn’t My Fault
Steven Fairfax
This presentation will discuss both normal operation of the
high-voltage transmission system and the challenges facing it, as well as the detailed cause(s) of this particular outage. This session will also explore how the blackout and other factors may be changing the frequency and duration of outages.
Mon Jan 12, 11am-12:00pm, NW17-218
ITER - Love It or Leave It
Ronald R. Parker
Tue Jan 13, 10-11:00am, NW17-218
How Do You Heat a Donut to 100 Million Degrees?
Steven Wukitch
Tue Jan 13, 11am-12:00pm, NW17-218
Tour of Alcator C-Mod
Alex Parisot
http://www.psfc.mit.edu/cmod/
Tue Jan 13, 12-12:30pm, NW17-218
Ignition on the Horizon
Richard Petrasso
Fusion ignition is one of the most important goals of inertial confinement fusion, and around 2010, the National Ignition Facility will undertake the first such experiments with that goal in mind.
Wed Jan 14, 10-11:00am, NW17-218
The LDX Magnets: How Do You Float a 1000 Pound Magnet?
Joseph Minervini
Wed Jan 14, 11am-12:00pm, NW17-218
Tour of Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)
Tour Guide to be announced
In this experiment plasma will flow around a superconducting ring levitated inside a spaceship-shaped vacuum chamber (about 16 feet in diameter). This experiment could bring new knowledge of how plasmas behave and possibly lead fusion energy research in a new direction. http://www.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/
Wed Jan 14, 12-12:30pm, NW17-218
Science, Politics and Policy
J. Patrick Looney Office of Science and Technology Policy
Thu Jan 15, 11am-12:00pm, NW17-218
Latest update: 08-Jan-2004
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