Bulletin of the American Physical Society
51st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
Volume 54, Number 15
Monday–Friday, November 2–6, 2009; Atlanta, Georgia
Chair Index
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AR1   Review: Realizing Steady State Tokamak Operation for Fusion Energy Nov 2 2009 8:00AM Centennial I-II  | 
Steven Allen, LLNL/General Atomics | 
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BI2   Reconnection in Laboratory and Space Nov 2 2009 9:30AM Centennial I  | 
Hantao Ji, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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BI3   Advances in Tokamaks: Core and Edge Physics Nov 2 2009 9:30AM Centennial II  | 
Robert Granetz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
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BO4   Magnetic Confinement Theory, Simulation and Modeling Nov 2 2009 9:30AM Regency VI  | 
Don Batchelor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 
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BO5   Hohlraum Physics Nov 2 2009 9:30AM Hanover CDE  | 
Mordecai Rosen, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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BO6   Microwaves, Compton Scattering and Accelerator Physics Nov 2 2009 9:30AM Hanover FG  | 
Kevin Felch, CPI | 
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BM9   Mini-Conference on Innovative Magnetic Mirror Concepts and Applications I Nov 2 2009 9:30AM The Learning Center  | 
Xianzhu Tang, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
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CI2   Accelerators, Beam Dynamics and Radiation Nov 2 2009 2:00PM Centennial I  | 
Joe Kwan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 
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CT3   Tutorial: Flow driven MHD Instabilities in Weakly Magnetized Laboratory Experiments: Dynamos and MRI Nov 2 2009 2:00PM Centennial II  | 
Dylan Brennan, University of Tulsa | 
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CO4   DIII-D Tokamak Nov 2 2009 2:00PM Regency VI  | 
Michael Mauel, Columbia University | 
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CO5   Equation of State, Strength, and Hydrodynamics Nov 2 2009 2:00PM Hanover CDE  | 
Tom Boehly, University of Rochester | 
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CO6   Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence Nov 2 2009 2:00PM Hanover FG  | 
William Daughton, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
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CO7   Low Temperature Plasmas I Nov 2 2009 2:00PM Regency VII  | 
Michael Keidar, George Washington University | 
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CM9   Mini-Conference on Innovative Magnetic Mirror Concepts and Applications II Nov 2 2009 2:00PM The Learning Center  | 
E. Bick Hooper, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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DI3   Gyrokinetic Theory and Simulation Nov 2 2009 3:00PM Centennial II  | 
Ronald Waltz, General Atomics | 
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FR1   Review: Ion Acceleration using Ultra-high Intensity Lasers Nov 3 2009 8:00AM Centennial I-II  | 
Chan Joshi, University of California, Los Angeles | 
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GI2   Micro and Low-temperature Plasmas Nov 3 2009 9:30AM Centennial I  | 
Martin Lampe, Naval Research Laboratory | 
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GI3   Islands, Kinks and Sawteeth Nov 3 2009 9:30AM Centennial II  | 
Jill Foley, Nova Photonics, Inc | 
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GO4   C MOD Tokamak Nov 3 2009 9:30AM Regency VI  | 
Steve Allen, LLNL/General Atomics | 
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GO5   Z-pinches, X-pinches, and Dense Plasma Focus Nov 3 2009 9:30AM Hanover CDE  | 
Mike Cuneo, Sandia National Laboratories | 
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GO6   Laser Acceleration and Transport; Radiation and FELs Nov 3 2009 9:30AM Hanover FG  | 
Carl Schroeder, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 
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GM9   Mini-Conference on Unsteady Reconnection in Laboratory and Nature I: Reconnection Rate and Dynamics Nov 3 2009 9:30AM Regency V  | 
Giovanni Lapenta, Centre for Space Weather, Leuven, Belgium | 
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JI2   ICF Compression, Equations of State and Z-pinches Nov 3 2009 2:00PM Centennial I  | 
Tom Mehlhorn, Sandia National Laboratories | 
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JT3   Tutorial: Verification and Validation for Magnetic Fusion: Moving Toward Predictive Capability Nov 3 2009 2:00PM Centennial II  | 
Bill Heidbrink, University of California, Irvine | 
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JO4   NSTX Spherical Torus Nov 3 2009 2:00PM Regency VI  | 
Houyang Guo, Tri Alpha Energy | 
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JO5   Laser-plasma Coupling at Long Scale Lengths Nov 3 2009 2:00PM Hanover CDE  | 
Larry Suter, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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JO6   Waves, Turbulence, and Boundary Effects in Laboratory and Space Plasmas I Nov 3 2009 2:00PM Hanover FG  | 
Mark Gilmore, University of New Mexico | 
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JM9   Mini-Conference on Unsteady Reconnection in Laboratory and Nature II: Impulsive Reconnection and Onset Nov 3 2009 2:00PM Regency V  | 
Tom Intrator, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
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KI3   Turbulent Transport Measurement and Modeling Nov 3 2009 3:00PM Centennial II  | 
Chris Holland, University of California, San Diego | 
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LE2   Town Meeting: A Conversation with Dr. Steven Koonin, Undersecretary for Science, Department of Energy Nov 3 2009 7:30PM Centennial I  | 
Amitava Bhattacharjee, University of New Hampshire | 
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MR1   Review: Physics Progress of Reversed Field Pinch Magnetic Confinement Nov 4 2009 8:00AM Centennial I-II  | 
Stewart Prager, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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NI2   ICF Capsules and Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Nov 4 2009 9:30AM Centennial I  | 
David Meyerhofer, University of Rochester | 
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NI3   Plasma Rotation and Helical Equilibria Nov 4 2009 9:30AM Centennial II  | 
Eric Fredrickson, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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NO4   International Tokamak Research and ITER Nov 4 2009 9:30AM Regency VI  | 
Raffi Nazikian, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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NO5   Fast Ignition Nov 4 2009 9:30AM Hanover CDE  | 
Richard Petrasso, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
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NO6   Complex Plasmas Nov 4 2009 9:30AM Hanover FG  | 
Jeremiah Williams, Wittenberg University | 
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NM9   Mini-Conference on Unsteady Reconnection in Laboratory and Nature III: 3D Reconnection and Diffusion Region Nov 4 2009 9:30AM Regency V  | 
Yasushi Ono, University of Tokyo | 
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PI2   Tokamak Physics: Edge, Scrape-off Layer and Wall Nov 4 2009 2:00PM Centennial I  | 
Andrea Garofalo, General Atomics | 
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PT3   Tutorial: ICF Ignition: The Lawson Criterion, and Comparison with MFE Ignition Nov 4 2009 2:00PM Centennial II  | 
Debra Callahan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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PO5   High-intensity Short-pulse Laser Plasma Interactions Nov 4 2009 2:00PM Hanover CDE  | 
Christina Back, General Atomics | 
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PO6   Waves, Turbulence, and Boundary Effects in Laboratory and Space Plasmas II Nov 4 2009 2:00PM Hanover FG  | 
Bill Dorland, University of Maryland | 
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PM9   Mini-Conference on Unsteady Reconnection in Laboratory and Nature IV: Turbulence and Multiple Reconnections Nov 4 2009 2:00PM Regency V  | 
Masaaki Yamada, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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QI3   ICF and Ignition Nov 4 2009 3:00PM Centennial II  | 
Debra Callahan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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SR1   Maxwell Prize Address: Taming Magnetically Confined Plasmas with RF Waves: A Historical Perspective Nov 5 2009 8:00AM Centennial I-II  | 
Ronald Davidson, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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TI2   Flows and Turbulence in Laboratory and Space Nov 5 2009 9:30AM Centennial I  | 
William Amatucci, Naval Research Laboratory | 
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TI3   RF in Tokamaks and ITER Nov 5 2009 9:30AM Centennial II  | 
Paul Bonoli, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
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TO4   Laser Wakefield Accelerators and Radiation Sources Nov 5 2009 9:30AM Regency VI  | 
David Bruhwiler, Tech-X Corporation | 
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TO5   ICF Simulations and Target Fabrications Nov 5 2009 9:30AM Hanover CDE  | 
Chuang Ren, University of Rochester | 
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TO6   Laboratory Astrophysics Nov 5 2009 9:30AM Hanover FG  | 
Bruce Remington, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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TO7   Shock Ignition, Diagnostics, and X-ray Sources Nov 5 2009 9:30AM Regency VII  | 
Roberto Mancini, University of Nevada | 
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UI2   Laser Wakefield Acceleration and Solid Target Interactions Nov 5 2009 2:00PM Centennial I  | 
Michael Downer, University of Texas | 
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UI3   Basic Plasmas: Novel Plasmas in Laboratory and Space Nov 5 2009 2:00PM Centennial II  | 
Matthew Stoneking, Lawrence University | 
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UO4   Research In Support of ITER Nov 5 2009 2:00PM Regency VI  | 
Rich Hawryluk, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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UO5   Compression and Burn Nov 5 2009 2:00PM Hanover CDE  | 
Richard Town, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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UO6   Basic Plasma Phenomena: Theory and Simulation Nov 5 2009 2:00PM Hanover FG  | 
Gurudas Ganguli, Naval Research Laboratory | 
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UO7   Magneto Inertial Fusion & Neutron Generation Nov 5 2009 2:00PM Regency VII  | 
James Degnan, Kirtland AFRL | 
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WR1   Review: Applied Spectroscopy in Pulsed Power Plasmas Nov 6 2009 8:00AM Centennial I-II  | 
Amitava Bhattacharjee, University of New Hampshire | 
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XI2   High Energy Density Physics and High Performance Capsule Implosions Nov 6 2009 9:30AM Centennial I  | 
Gail Glendinning, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
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XI3   Energetic Particles Nov 6 2009 9:30AM Centennial II  | 
Nikolai Gorelenkov, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
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YR1   Door Prize Drawing Nov 6 2009 12:35PM Centennial I  | 
Tom Antonsen, University of Maryland | 
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