Two researchers in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have won a grant totaling $457,963 to study 3D magnetic reconnection.
Tag: plasma science
Ian Ochs wins highly competitive Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award
Profile of PPPL graduate Ian Ochs and his award-winning doctoral thesis.
UAH-led statewide effort to apply plasma technologies reaches out to broad coalition
A statewide University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)-led effort to fund, develop and commercialize plasma research and the high-tech workforce it requires is reaching out to a broad coalition of researchers, students, businesspeople and the public with a goal of stimulating thousands of high-paying jobs in Alabama and the Southeast.
Scientific publishing organizations and national laboratories partner on transgender-inclusive name-change process for published papers
U.S. national laboratories and prominent publishers announce a partnership to support name change requests from researchers on past published papers.
Fusion physicist Roscoe White steps down after a long and fruitful career at PPPL
Article profiles 47-year tenure and ground-breaking contributions of distinguished theoretical physicist.
New high-performance computing cluster will greatly enhance PPPL and Princeton University research
Stellar supercomputer marks huge leap forward in the capacity of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory to address fusion development issues.
Renowned fusion laboratory honors pioneering physicist Richard J. Hawryluk
PPPL names main conference room for physicist Richard J. Hawryluk, a Laboratory guiding light for more than 40 years.
A dozen not-to-be-missed 2020 stories from PPPL
Article displays 12 research and development highlights published by PPPL in 2020.
PPPL presents discoveries and plays a prominent role at global physics gathering
Article describes PPPL’s discoveries and prominent role in the 62nd American Physical Society-Department of Plasma Physics annual meeting.
Egemen Kolemen wins 2020 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award
Egemen Kolemen, Princeton University assistant professor and PPPL physicist, wins prestigious Fusion Power Associates award.
Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions
Researchers at the DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have developed a pulsed method for stabilizing magnetic islands that can cause disruptions in fusion plasmas.
Lehigh University graduate student wins DOE award to conduct thesis research at PPPL
Article profiles Vincent Graber, his research interests and thesis plans.
Return of the Blob: Scientists find surprising link to troublesome turbulence at the edge of fusion plasmas
Correlation discovered between magnetic turbulence in fusion plasmas and troublesome blobs at the plasma edge.
A new explanation for sudden collapses of heat in plasmas can help create fusion energy on Earth
PPPL researchers find that jumbled magnetic fields in the core of fusion plasmas can cause the entire plasma discharge to suddenly collapse.
Brookhaven–Commonwealth Fusion Energy Project Wins DOE Funding
Brookhaven’s Superconducting Magnet Division will partner with industry to develop and characterize superconducting power cables.
PPPL findings: From new fusion developments to surprises in astrophysics at global plasma physics gathering
Feature wraps-up wide-ranging PPPL talks on fusion and plasma science at the 61st American Physical Society-Department of Plasma Physics conference.
International honors for PPPL post-doctoral fellows helping to bring a star to earth
Profile of PPPL’s Chris Smiet and Rupak Mukherjee and the post-doctoral honors they have won.
Staircase to the stars: Turbulence in fusion plasmas may not be all bad
Surprise discovery shows that turbulence at the edge of the plasma may facilitate production of fusion energy.
Public-private INFUSE projects to speed fusion development housed at PPPL
A look at four INFUSE projects to speed the development of fusion energy that PPPL is working on.