Plasma Science and Applications Committee Report

Plasma Science and Applications Committee

Report

Rickey Faehl, PSAC Chair14 July 2013 NPSS AdCom Meeting

San Francisco, California USA

Recent ICOPS

• ICOPS 2011 closed out*.• ICOPS 2012 several items yet to be submitted.• ICOPS 2013 (Actually PPPS2013) ended on 21 June 2013.

* ICOPS 2011 Conference Chair assures me conference is closed, but NPSS audit continuing.

PPPS 2013 was a Success, Despite Government Attendance Difficulties

Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2013 (PPPS 2013) was a Joint Conference Between ICOPS and PPS

• Conference Chair: Bryan Oliver, Sandia National Laboratories– Technical co-Chair: Mark Crawford, LANL– Technical co-Chair: John Verboncoeur, Michigan State Univ

• 965 Registrants (compared to March estimate of 814): Technical registrants – 838 Companions – 73 Exhibitors – 31 Minicourse - 23• Original abstract submission 1096

130 withdrawals 964 presented

• Mini-course organized by John Giuliani on 15-16 June• HUGE credit belongs to Bryan Oliver and his team.

Out PSAC Prizes were Awarded to Two Eminently Qualified Individuals

• PSAC Award went to Richard Temkin of MIT He is probably the world’s pre-eminent authority on

high-powered Gyrotrons, but also is a leader in using Photonic Band Gap Materials in particle accelerators.

• Igor Alexeff Outstanding Student Award went to Paul Schmit, for his Doctoral thesis at Princeton, on “Novel Wave Effects in Compressing Plasmas.” He is currently the Harry S. Truman Post-Doctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories.

Federal Budget Sequestration will be a Factor in All Near-Term ICOPS

• There are signs that Technical Conferences may not be punished as much as other Federal Travel, but … so far, nothing about FY2014 is concrete.

• PSAC is looking actively, for measures to reduce expenditures, and hopefully reduce registration fees.– ICOPS 2014 is talking about eliminating the subsidized Banquet.– ICOPS 2015 is negotiating a fixed Lodging/Meal package at the

Conference Venue.• Extravagance, or even its appearance, is being carefully

metered in present ICOPS planning.• Stay tuned for further developments!

Future ICOPS

• ICOPS 2014 / Beams 2014– 25–29 May 2014, Washington, DC USA– Chair: Joseph Schumer (NRL)– Web site is up: www.ece.unm.edu/ICOPS-Beams2014/

• ICOPS 2015– 25-29 May 2015, Antalya, Turkey– Chair: Lutfi Oksuz (assistance from Edl Schamiloglu)– Conference site: negotiating with The Susesia in Belek, Antalya.

• ICOPS 2016– June 2016 – Banff, Alberta, Canada– Chair: Ying Tsui (University of Alberta)