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2023 Registration is Open

By Madison Mincevich posted 08-07-2023
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DPP 2023 Meeting Registration Now Open: https://engage.aps.org/dpp/meetings/annual-meeting/registration-2023 Housing for the DPP 2023 Meeting is now open: https://engage.aps.org/dpp/meetings/annual-meeting/housing #FeaturedNews
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DPP 2022 - Job Fair Going On Now!

By Sarah A Monk posted 10-18-2022
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Attention Students and Early Career Folks: The Job Fair is taking place Tuesday-Thursday, 9am-5pm in the Exhibit Hall during the conference this week. There are over ~130 job postings, and the recruiters are here to talk to you! Additionally, there are trained mentors who will be available to provide career guidance and feedback on resumes all day on Wednesday and Thursday. To sign up for a Career and Resume Help Desk appointment, just stop by the Job Fair.
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2022 Registration is Open

By Ericka Donielle Stansbury posted 08-19-2022
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Annual Meeting Registration is now open https://engage.aps.org/dpp/meetings/annual-meeting/registration-2022 #FeaturedNews ​​
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DPP 2022 Abstract Submission Deadline Extension

By Sarah A Monk posted 07-01-2022
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The DPP 2022 abstract submission deadline has been extended for ALL abstracts from Friday, July 1 to *Friday, July 8, 2022, 5:00PM EST*. This includes all invited abstracts, oral and poster contributed abstracts, and mini-conference abstracts. Visit the APS website to submit your abstract. More information regarding abstract submission guidelines can be found on the DPP Annual Meeting website . #FeaturedNews
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Happy New Year from DPP!

By Michael R Brown posted 12-30-2021
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from DPP leadership to all the scientists in DPP! Thank you for your participation in the Division and at our annual meeting DPP 2021. Best wishes for 2022.
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2021 DPP Executive Committee Election

By Michael R Brown posted 10-11-2021
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DPP members should have all received a ballot for DPP vice-chair, and for three new members of the Executive Committee. The email comes from myDirectVote, a new platform APS is using. Please vote for these important positions. My deep appreciation goes to Andris Dimits (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) chair of the Nominating Committee. Also, please note that there are several early career candidates for Executive Committee. The DPP Election is open through Friday, October 29, 2021 11:59 PM Central Time (UTC -6).
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APS-DPP 2021 Presentation Guidelines

By Michael R Brown posted 10-08-2021
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The APS-DPP meeting is rapidly approaching, with an early registration deadline of October 15, https://engage.aps.org/dpp/meetings/annual-meeting/registration . DPP would like to provide you with some input as you prepare your presentations. This year, we are planning a hybrid meeting, which entails both in-person and remote aspects. Please follow the guidelines that pertain to how you plan to attend the meeting. Review, Tutorial, Invited and Award Presentations These presentations will be live streamed, with both remote and in-person participation. Both in-person and remote presenters will have an option to present live. However, a pre-recording ...
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COVID Guidance for DPP 2021 in Pittsburgh

By Michael R Brown posted 10-07-2021
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To DPP membership: This is an update from DPP leadership on the status of DPP 2021 in Pittsburgh at the David Lawrence Convention Center DLCC . As of now (4 weeks from the meeting week, and one week before registration deadline), our plan remains to move forward with both a live (in person) component and a virtual component. We are following guidance from the APS COVID task force and their public health consulting company called Cardno ChemRisk. I would like to provide members information as they decide whether to attend DPP 2021 in-person or remotely. We are making every effort to make in-person attendance at DPP 2021 safe, and we encourage you to ...
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Gaseous Electronics Conference (virtual)

By Michael R Brown posted 09-16-2021
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To DPP members, an announcement from GEC. Based on current circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) 2021 will take place Oct 4-8, 2021 as a fully virtual conference . The GEC Scientific Program can be found here . For further information see the GEC website . Please note that all session times will be US Central Daylight Time . We would like to encourage your participation in the GEC 2021 Virtual Meeting. All those wishing to attend the sessions are requested to register for GEC 2021 . For students, if APS registration does not give the proper rate, you will want to make sure your APS profile is updated.
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Guidance on DPP 2021 in Pittsburgh

By Michael R Brown posted 09-03-2021
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To DPP membership: This is an update from DPP leadership on the status of DPP 2021 in Pittsburgh at the David Lawrence Convention Center DLCC . As of now (10 weeks from the meeting week), our plan is to move forward with both a live (in person) component and a virtual component. APS has established a COVID task force to provide guidance to units. They have teamed with a public health consulting company called Cardno ChemRisk. The APS task force is studying epidemiological metrics and emerging evidence including case rates in Allegheny County, PA and COVID measures taken at DLCC. At this time, ChemRisk strongly recommends a hybrid event to reduce the ...
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Video on Fusion and the SPARC tokamak

By Michael R Brown posted 07-05-2021
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Here's an excellent video, done by undergraduate student Denisse Cordova Carrizales, on magnetic confinement fusion and the SPARC tokamak. Please share. SPARC video
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Plasma job postings at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

By Michael R Brown posted 06-09-2021
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There are now 27 plasma related jobs in a variety of areas now listed at ORNL. Please share this information with your students and postdocs. mike ORNL job site
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NSF Director Explains Vision for Science Agency in APS News

By Stephan Addo posted 05-19-2021
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NSF Director Explains Vision for Science Agency in APS News In the June edition of APS News, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan discusses his vision for the science agency, including its role in supporting research and training the future STEM workforce. Panchanathan is a computer scientist and engineer, and NSF’s 15 th director, after being confirmed by the US Senate on June 18, 2020. Additionally, he is a leader in science, engineering, and education with more than three decades of experience. Read about his vision for NSF here .
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Will Allis Prize for the Study of Ionized Gases

By Michael R Brown posted 05-10-2021
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Please consider nominating a DPP colleague for the Will Allis Prize for the Study of Ionized Gases. Nominations are due June 1, 2021. https://www.aps.org/programs/ honors/prizes/allis.cfm
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The Plasma and Fusion Undergraduate Research Opportunities (PFURO) program

By Michael R Brown posted 05-07-2021
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We are excited to announce the launch of a new summer research program for undergrads and recent grads: The Plasma and Fusion Undergraduate Research Opportunities (PFURO) program PFURO participants will: Conduct 10 weeks of remote summer research under the guidance of faculty and staff at US undergraduate institutions Participate in the 2-week Intro to Plasma and Fusion course hosted by PPPL (June 14th-June 25). Be invited to join all of the workforce development seminars and workshops available for PPPL summer undergraduate interns Receive a $600 weekly stipend for the duration of the 10 week, 40hr/week research experience. Be sponsored ...
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Call for Executive Committee Member Nominations - Deadline May 19

By Cami S Collins posted 05-06-2021
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Are you or someone you know interested in serving on the APS-DPP Executive Committee? Here's your chance! We are re-opening the call for nominations. Nominating Executive Committee Members —The DPP Nominating Committee seeks candidates for a Vice Chair and three Members-At-Large. Candidate nominations deadline is May 19, 2021 . How to nominate: The Committee will consider names submitted by any current APS DPP member ( including self-nominations ). DPP member candidates nominated by at least 1% of DPP membership (28 members) will automatically be placed on the ballot. Each individual nominator must submit an email/communication nomination to the Nominating ...
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Announcement and Endorsement of Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics

By Michael R Brown posted 04-14-2021
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The AAPPS-DPP (M. Kikuchi, CEO, B. Wan, Chair) is the first division under AAPPS (Association of Asia Pacific Physical societies) established in 2014. The AAPPS-DPP started its 1st annual conference called the First Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP 2017) at Chengdu, China in September, 2017. The fifth Asian-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP 2021: http://aappsdpp.org/DPP2021/index.html ) will be remote online conference, hosted by Prof. Masaharu Shiratani ( https://ias.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/greeting/ ) Kyushu University, Japan, in September 26 (Sun) - Oct. 1 (Friday), 2021. The APS Division of Plasma Physics strongly endorses AAPPS-DPP ...
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Group Leader Physics Division Office LANL

By Michael R Brown posted 04-13-2021
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The Physics-Division Office (P-DO) is seeking outstanding candidates for the full-time position of R&D Manager 4/Group Leader (GL) in our newly formed group P-4, Thermonuclear Plasma Physics. Physics Division recently restructured, yielding four new groups. All of our new groups will house capabilities ranging from the most fundamental discovery science to mission-relevant research. The new group P-4 is centered around one of our key competencies: the design, execution and analysis of experiments in extremely high-energy density conditions, inertial confinement fusion and magnetized plasmas, including the development of relevant detectors and cameras. The ...
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NSF Plasma Physics Program Semi-Annual Webinar

By Michael R Brown posted 04-01-2021
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NSF Plasma Physics Program Semi-Annual Webinar When: Apr 9, 2021 03:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Agenda: 1) NSF and plasma physics program news and updates 2) New funding opportunities with particular focus on broadening participation and engaging the next generation of scientists from underrepresented groups 3) Extensive Q&A Register in advance for this webinar: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_kiqlAz1CRt-Z6T337NDhzQ Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East) Meeting ID: 160 021 8922 Passcode: 533795 ...
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DPP Executive Committee endorses FESAC FES Long Range Plan

By Michael R Brown posted 03-30-2021
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From DPP Chair Michael Brown: On December 10, 2020 the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) unanimously approved a long-range plan for the US Department of Energy Fusion Energy Sciences program (FES). The report, “Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas,” was completed on February 11, 2021 and can be viewed at http://usfusionandplasmas.org . This represents the culmination of a two-year development that started with the APS-DPP Community Planning Process. On behalf of the membership of APS-DPP, the Executive Committee strongly endorses this report. Like APS-DPP, the scope of FES is broad, supporting research that spans the breadth of Fusion Science ...
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