Bulletin of the American Physical Society
57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
Volume 60, Number 19
Monday–Friday, November 16–20, 2015; Savannah, Georgia
Chair Index
| AR1   Review: The Physics of the Laboratory Magnetosphere Nov 16 2015 8:00AM Chatham Ballroom AB | Earl Scime, West Virginia University | 
| BI2   Pedestals Nov 16 2015 9:30AM Chatham Ballroom C | Masayuki Ono, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
| BI3   Turbulent Fluctuations at Large and Small Scales Nov 16 2015 9:30AM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Mike Brown, Swarthmore College | 
| BO4   Inertial Confinement Fusion I Nov 16 2015 9:30AM 105/106 | Dan Clark, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| BO5   Strongly Coupled Plasmas Nov 16 2015 9:30AM 200 | Scott Baalrud, University of Iowa | 
| BO6   Waves, Oscillations, and Instabilities Nov 16 2015 9:30AM 201/202 | Ilya Dodin, Princeton University | 
| BO7   Shocks, Reconnection, Emission Nov 16 2015 9:30AM 203 | Will Fox, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
| BO8   Laser and Plasma Wakefield Accelerators Nov 16 2015 9:30AM 103/104 | Sven Steinke, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 
| CT2   Tutorial: Recent Developments in Reconnection Theory: the Plasmoid Instability, Self-Generated Turbulence, and Implications for Laboratory and Space Plasmas Nov 16 2015 2:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Paul Cassak, West Virginia University | 
| CI3   ICF Stagnation and Burn Nov 16 2015 2:00PM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Max Karasik, Naval Research Laboratory | 
| CO4   Equation of State Nov 16 2015 2:00PM 105/106 | Luke Shulenburger, Sandia National Laboratories | 
| CO5   Turbulence and Transport Nov 16 2015 2:00PM 200 | Matthew Landreman, University of Maryland-College Park | 
| CO6   DIII-D Nov 16 2015 2:00PM 201/202 | Earl Marmar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
| CO7   Plasma Sources & Technologies Nov 16 2015 2:00PM 203 | Mark Gilmore, University of New Mexico | 
| CO8   Laser Plasma Sources of X Rays and Neutrons Nov 16 2015 2:00PM 103/104 | Cedric Thaury, Ecole Polytechnique | 
| CM9   Mini-Conference: Plasma Energization - Interactions Between Fluid and Kinetic Scales I Nov 16 2015 2:00PM 100/101 | John Sarff, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 
| DI2   Reconnection from Lab to Space Nov 16 2015 3:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Paul Cassak, West Virginia University | 
| EE1   University Fusion Association General Meeting Nov 16 2015 7:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Uri Shumlak, University of Washington | 
| EE2   Women in Plasma Physics Reception Nov 16 2015 5:15PM Grand Ballroom B Westin Hotel, Savannah | Arati Dasgupta, Naval Research Laboratory | 
| FR1   Review: Measuring the Opacity of Stellar Interior Matter in Terrestrial Laboratories Nov 17 2015 8:00AM Chatham Ballroom AB | Stephanie Hansen, Sandia National Laboratories | 
| GI2   MFE Model Development and Simulation Nov 17 2015 9:30AM Chatham Ballroom C | Andris Dimits, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| GI3   ICF Preheat and Drive Nov 17 2015 9:30AM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Felicie Albert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| GO4   C-Mod, ADX, Lockheed Martin CFR Nov 17 2015 9:30AM 105/106 | George McKee, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 
| GO5   Hydrodynamic Instability I Nov 17 2015 9:30AM 200 | Paul Bradley, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
| GO6   Fundamental High-Energy Density Science Nov 17 2015 9:30AM 201/202 | Johan Frenje, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
| GO7   Laser Plasma Ion Acceleration Nov 17 2015 9:30AM 203 | Louise Willingale, University of Michigan | 
| GO8   Beam, Source and Pinch Physics Nov 17 2015 9:30AM 103/104 | Igor Kaganovich, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
| GM9   Mini-Conference: Plasma Energization - Interactions Between Fluid and Kinetic Scales II Nov 17 2015 9:30AM 100/101 | Hui Li, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
| GM10   Mini-Conference: Nonlinear Effects in Geospace Plasmas I Nov 17 2015 9:30AM 102 | Evgeny Mishin, Air Force Research Laboratory | 
| HE1   Town Meeting on Concerns of Junior Scientists Nov 17 2015 1:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Richard Magee, Tri Alpha Energy | 
| JT2   Tutorial: Considerations of the High Magnetic Field Tokamak Path on the Approach to Fusion Energy Nov 17 2015 2:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Steven Scott, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
| JI3   Fundamental HED Science Nov 17 2015 2:00PM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Robert Cauble, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| JO4   Hydrodynamic Instability II Nov 17 2015 2:00PM 105/106 | Radha Bahukutumbi, University of Rochester | 
| JO5   Laser Plasma Interactions I Nov 17 2015 2:00PM 200 | David Turnbull, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| JO6   Magnetized Inertial Confinement Fusion I Nov 17 2015 2:00PM 201/202 | Kyle Peterson, Sandia National Laboratories | 
| JO7   Short Pulse Laser Plasma Interactions Nov 17 2015 2:00PM 203 | Alex Arefiev, University of Texas at Austin | 
| JM9   Mini-Conference: Plasma Energization - Interactions Between Fluid and Kinetic Scales III Nov 17 2015 2:00PM 100/101 | Anatoly Spitkovsky, Princeton University | 
| JM10   Mini-Conference: Nonlinear Effects in Geospace Plasmas II Nov 17 2015 2:00PM 102 | Vladimir Sotnikov, Air Force Research Laboratory | 
| JM11   Mini-Conference: Measuring and Modeling of Plasma Material Interactions I Nov 17 2015 2:00PM 103/104 | Davide Curreli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Brian Wirth, University of Tennessee Knoxville | 
| KI2   MFE Regime Optimization Nov 17 2015 3:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Steven Scott, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
| LE1   Student Appreciation Reception Nov 17 2015 6:00PM Harbor A Westin | Paul Miller, West Virginia University | 
| MR1   Review: Turbulence in Laboratory and Natural Plasmas: Connecting the Dots Nov 18 2015 8:00AM Chatham Ballroom AB | Paul Bellan, California Institute of Technology | 
| NI2   Waves and Instabilities Nov 18 2015 9:30AM Chatham Ballroom C | Seth Dorfman, University of California, Los Angeles | 
| NI3   MFE Transport and Turbulence Nov 18 2015 9:30AM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Lothar Schmitz, University of California, Los Angeles | 
| NO4   Magnetized Inertial Confinement Fusion II Nov 18 2015 9:30AM 105/106 | Dan Sinars, Sandia National Laboratories | 
| NO5   Laser Plasma Interactions II Nov 18 2015 9:30AM 200 | Amanda Davis, University of Rochester | 
| NO6   Plasma-Material Interactions & Boundary Nov 18 2015 9:30AM 201/202 | Tom Rognlien, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| NO7   High-Energy Density Hydrodynamics Nov 18 2015 9:30AM 203 | Harry Robey, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| NM9   Mini-Conference: Plasma Energization - Interactions Between Fluid and Kinetic Scales IV Nov 18 2015 9:30AM 100/101 | Greg Howes, University of Iowa | 
| NM11   Mini-Conference: Measuring and Modeling of Plasma Material Interactions II Nov 18 2015 9:30AM 103/104 | Blas Uberuaga, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Karl Hammond, University of Missouri | 
| OE1   Town Meeting on Plasma Physics at the National Science Foundation Nov 18 2015 1:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Vyacheslav Lukin, National Science Foundation | 
| PT2   Tutorial: Two Decades of Progress in Understanding and Control of Laser Plasma Instabilities in Indirect Drive Inertial Fusion Nov 18 2015 2:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Dustin Froula, University of Rochester | 
| PI3   MHD and Rotation Nov 18 2015 2:00PM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Guo-yong Fu, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | 
| PO4   Inertial Confinement Fusion II Nov 18 2015 2:00PM 105/106 | John Kline, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
| PO5   Baryonic Mix & Neutron Diagnostics Nov 18 2015 2:00PM 200 | Leslie Welser Sherrill, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
| PO6   Pegasus, NSTX-U, and International Experiments Nov 18 2015 2:00PM 201/202 | Ted Strait, General Atomics, Inc. | 
| PO7   High Field Physics and Relativistic Plasmas Nov 18 2015 2:00PM 203 | Thomas Grismayer, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| PM11   Mini-Conference: Measuring and Modeling of Plasma Material Interactions III Nov 18 2015 2:00PM 103/104 | David Ruzic, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, John Canik, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 
| QI2   Rosenbluth Award, ICF Instabilities and Astrophysics Nov 18 2015 3:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | Dustin Froula, University of Rochester | 
| RE1   DPP Business Meeting Nov 18 2015 5:15PM 203 | Riccardo Betti, University of Rochester | 
| RE2 DPP Reception and Banquet Nov 18 2015 6:30PM Grand Ballroom Foyer and Grand Ballroom Westin Hotel | |
| SR1   James Clerk Maxwell Prize Address: Study of Magnetic Reconnection in Plasma: How It Works and Energizes Plasma Particles Nov 19 2015 8:00AM Chatham Ballroom AB | Clifford Surko, University of California, San Diego | 
| TI2   Low Temperature Plasmas, Stellarator, and Disruptions Nov 19 2015 9:30AM Chatham Ballroom C | Dennis Whyte, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
| TI3   Particle Beams Nov 19 2015 9:30AM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Cameron Geddes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 
| TO4   X-Ray Sources and Diagnostics Nov 19 2015 9:30AM 105/106 | Arati Dasgupta, Naval Research Laboratory | 
| TO5   Solar Wind, Turbulence, Particle Motion Nov 19 2015 9:30AM 200 | Bart Van Compernolle, University of California, Los Angeles | 
| TO6   Research in Support of ITER Nov 19 2015 9:30AM 201/202 | Amanda Hubbard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 
| TO7   Dusty Plasma, Multi-Phase Media, and Anti-Matter Plasma Nov 19 2015 9:30AM 203 | Edward Thomas, Auburn University | 
| TO8   Warm Dense Matter Nov 19 2015 9:30AM 103/104 | Dayne Fratanduono, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| UT2   Tutorial: Divertor Detachment Nov 19 2015 2:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | David Hill, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| UI3   Quantum & HED Plasmas Nov 19 2015 2:00PM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Alec Thomas, University of Michigan | 
| UO4   Inertial Confinement Fusion III Nov 19 2015 2:00PM 105/106 | Brian Spears, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| UO5   MHD and Transport Nov 19 2015 2:00PM 200 | Nathaniel Ferraro, General Atomics | 
| UO6   Laboratory Astrophysics Nov 19 2015 2:00PM 201/202 | David Martinez, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| UO7   Hohlraum and X-Ray Cavity Physics Nov 19 2015 2:00PM 203 | Sebastien Lapape, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| UE2   Town Meeting on the Fusion Energy Science Workshops Nov 19 2015 7:30PM 105/106 | Mark Foster, U.S. Department of Energy | 
| VI2   Divertor and Boundary Nov 19 2015 3:00PM Chatham Ballroom C | David Hill, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| XR1   Review: Synergy Between Experiments and Simulations in Laser and Beam-Driven Plasma Acceleration and Light Nov 20 2015 8:00AM Chatham Ballroom AB | Riccardo Betti, University of Rochester | 
| YI2   Stix Award, RFP, FRC, and Postdeadline Invited Nov 20 2015 9:30AM Chatham Ballroom C | Mark Koepke, West Virginia University | 
| YI3   Eruptions and Jets Nov 20 2015 9:30AM Oglethorpe Auditorium | Auna Moser, General Atomics | 
| YO4   Z-Pinches and Dense Plasma Focus Nov 20 2015 9:30AM 105/106 | George Swadling, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 
| YO5   Computer Simulation Methods Nov 20 2015 9:30AM 200 | Gian Luca Delzano, Los Alamos National Laboratory | 
| YO6   Fast Ignition and Electron Transport Nov 20 2015 9:30AM 201/202 | Chris McGuffey, University of California, San Diego | 
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