APS DPP Annual Meeting

66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics 

October 7-11, 2024 • Atlanta, Georgia USA

Attendees of any APS in-person or virtual events are expected to meet standards of professional conduct as described in the APS Code of Conduct. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from future participation.

Education and Outreach

2020 PPPL Graduate Summer School

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is hosting its 3rd Annual Graduate Summer School the week of August 10-14, 2020, fully remotely.

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.

We especially encourage students in their first or second year of graduate school studies and members of historically underrepresented groups to apply.

All information can be found at: https://gss.pppl.gov/2020/

Applications are due Monday, August 3, 2020. Please direct any questions to Arturo Dominguez.

Fusion and Plasma Graduate School Day

Free and online, Saturday, September 26, 2020, 12-6 pm ET

More Info & Registration

A graduate degree in plasma physics or fusion science and technology can lead to exciting careers in academia, national laboratories, and industry. The APS-DPP Fusion and Plasma Graduate School Day is an opportunity to learn about US graduate programs in plasma physics and the fusion sciences, learn about the application process, learn about fellowship opportunities for graduate students, and to network with other graduate students.

Science Teacher Day

The next Science Teacher Day is Tuesday, November 09, 2021 (tentative).
Pittsburg, PA

More Info & Registration

Science Teacher Day is a day of free professional development workshops for teachers to learn about plasma physics research and ways to incorporate plasma lessons and activities in the classroom. These "real-life" topics, seldom found in conventional classroom discussions or in school textbooks, provide tools to help teachers inspire students to understand the research challenges of plasma science and related applications. The workshop presentations, handouts, and classroom resource materials are designed especially for middle and high school teachers and targeted to satisfy state and national standards.

Read more: Why Teach Plasma Physics?

Plasma Science Expo

The next Plasma Science Expo will be November 11-12, 2021 (tentative).
Pittsburg, PA

More Info & Registration

The Plasma Science Expo is an exhibition during the annual APS-DPP Meeting that focuses on hands-on science education. Students, parents, teachers, and the general public are welcome to attend. Examples of activities are:

  • Make lightning with a Van de Graaff generator.
  • Observe your fluctuating body temperature on a special monitor.
  • Participate in a "flow bubble" demonstration.
  • Manipulate plasma with magnets.
  • Watch an electromagnetic wave demonstration.
  • Play with plasma “toys.”
  • Learn how to confine plasmas magnetically in a fusion device by participating in a computer simulation.
  • Meet and talk with professional scientists and engineers in the field of plasma physics and learn about cutting-edge research.

Contributing laboratories, industries, academic institutions, and government agencies include: American Physical Society, Contemporary Physics Education Project, General Atomics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Science, U.S. Department of Energy Defense programs, and many more.

APS DPP 2024

Annual Meeting

Call for Honors Nominations

About Nominating Invited Speakers