Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2006 48th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

Monday–Friday, October 30–November 3 2006; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chair Index

AR1 Review: Status and Prospects for the Fast Ignition Inertial Fusion Concept Oct 30 2006 8:00AM Grand Ballroom A-F Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Ian Hutchinson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BI1 Current Drive, Energetic Particles, and Steady State Oct 30 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	James Van Dam, University of Texas
BI2 Indirect Drive ICF Oct 30 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Brian MacGowan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
BO1 Basic Plasma Physics I Oct 30 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Robert Merlino, University of Iowa
BO2 Space and Astrophysical Plasmas Oct 30 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Yu Lin, Auburn University
BO3 Fast Ignition Oct 30 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Farhat Beg, University of California, San Diego
CI2 Plasma Technology: Plasma Thrusters, Plasma Discharges Oct 30 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Valery Godyak, Sylvania
CO1 DIII-D Oct 30 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Steve Wukitch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CO2 Z Pinches Oct 30 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	John Porter, Sandia National Laboratories
CO3 Laser-Plasma Coupling Oct 30 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Kazuo Tanaka, Osaka University
CT1 Tutorial: Progress in Understanding Magnetic Reconnection in Laboratory and Space Astrophysical Plasmas Oct 30 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Hantao Ji, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
DI1 Flux Tubes and Reconnection Oct 30 2006 3:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
FR1 Review: Holographic Snapshots of Laser Wakefields Oct 31 2006 8:00AM Grand Salon A-F Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Patric Muggli, University of Southern California
GI1 H-Mode Pedestal Oct 31 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Rajesh Maingi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
GI2 Advances in Plasma Simulation I Oct 31 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	John Cary, Tech X
GM1 Mini-conference on Shock Acceleration in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas I Oct 31 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Paulett Liewer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
GM2 Mini-conference on Nuclear Renaissance I: Where is it Going and Where Does Fusion Fit In? Oct 31 2006 9:30AM Room 407-409 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	John M. Finn, Los Alamos National Laboratory
GO1 Beams and Coherent Radiation I Oct 31 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Ronald Gilgenbach, University of Michigan
GO2 ICF I: Compression and Burn Oct 31 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Richard Petrasso, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
HE1 Town Meeting on Concerns for Junior Scientists Oct 31 2006 1:00PM Room 401-403 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	John Kline, Los Alamos National Laboratory
JI2 HEDP, Hydro Instability, Fast Ignition Oct 31 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Andrew Schmitt, Naval Research Laboratory
JM1 Mini-conference on Shock Acceleration in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas II Oct 31 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Michael Hesse, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
JM2 Mini-conference on Nuclear Renaissance II: Where is it Going and Where Does Fusion Fit In? Oct 31 2006 2:00PM Room 407-409 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Richard Nebel, Los Alamos National Laboratory
JO1 C-Mod and JET Oct 31 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Michael Bell, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
JO2 ICF II: Implosions, Diagnostics, and Magnetic Fields Oct 31 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Yefim Aglitskiy, Naval Research Laboratory
JT1 Tutorial: Making Cold Antihydrogen from Antimatter Plasmas Oct 31 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	George Tynan, University of California, San Diego
KI1 Turbulence Oct 31 2006 3:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
LE1 Student Appreciation Reception Oct 31 2006 6:00PM Level 4, Pre-Function Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Melissa Douglas, Los Alamos National Laboratory
LE2 Town Meeting on ITER Progress Oct 31 2006 8:00PM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Serget Putvinski, TriAlpha Energy Inc.
MR1 Review: Sizing Up Plasmas Using Dimensionless Parameters Nov 1 2006 8:00AM Grand Salon A-F Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Mickey Wade, General Atomics
NI1 Plasma Edge and Divertor Nov 1 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Steve Allen, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
NI2 Space and Astrophysical Plasmas: Energetic Phenomena Nov 1 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	R. Paul Drake, University of Michigan
NO1 NSTX Nov 1 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Todd Evans, General Atomics
NO2 Advances in Plasma Simulation II Nov 1 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Andris Dimits, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
NO3 Short-Pulse Lasers and Fast Ignition Nov 1 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Todd Ditmire, University of Texas at Austin
PE1 American Competitiveness Initiative Nov 1 2006 12:45PM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Mark Haynes, General Atomics
QI2 Basic Plasma Physics II Nov 1 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Mark Koepke, West Virginia University
QO1 Education and Outreach and Plasma Technology Nov 1 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Yevgeny Raitses, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
QO2 Magnetic Confinement Configurations, Turbulence Nov 1 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Diane Demers, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
QO3 High-Energy-Density Science Nov 1 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Mike Desjarlais, Sandia National Laboratories
QT1 Tutorial: Cryongenic DT and D2 Targets for Inertial Confinement Fusion Nov 1 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Stephen Craxton, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
RI1 Direct Drive ICF Nov 1 2006 3:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Stephen Craxton, University of Rochester
SE1 DPP Business Meeting Nov 1 2006 5:15PM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Melissa Douglas, Los Alamos National Laboratory
TR1 Maxwell Prize Address: Laser- and Beam-Driven Plasma Accelerators Nov 2 2006 8:00AM Grand Salon A-F Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Nathaniel Fisch, Princeton University
UI1 Plasma Technology: Magnetic Confinement Nov 2 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Dick Majeski, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
UI2 Advances in Laser and Plasma Based Accelerators Nov 2 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Warren Mori, University of California, Los Angeles
UM1 Mini-conference on Interface between Fluid and Kinetic Processes in Laboratory, Space and Astrophysics I Nov 2 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	W. H. Matthaeus, University of Delaware
UO1 Kinetic Edge Simulation, Edge Physics Nov 2 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Francois Waelbroeck, University of Texas
UO2 ICF III: Target Design Nov 2 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Valeri Goncharov, University of Rochester
VI2 MHD Nov 2 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Darren Craig, Wheaton College
VM1 Mini-conference on Interface between Fluid and Kinetic Processes in Laboratory, Space and Astrophysics II Nov 2 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon KL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Hui Li, Los Alamos National Laboratory
VO1 Turbulence, Reconnection, and Complex Plasmas Nov 2 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Troy Carter, University of California, Los Angeles
VO2 ICF IV: Hydrodynamic Instability Nov 2 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Gail Glendinning, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
VT1 Tutorial: MHD Stability Control in Alternate Confinement Concept Experiments Nov 2 2006 2:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Adil Hassam, University of Maryland
WI1 Beams and Coherent Radiation II Nov 2 2006 3:00PM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Thomas Antonsen, University of Maryland
YR1 Review: Magnetic Reconnection: Collisionless Dynamics and Three-Dimensional Geometry Nov 3 2006 8:00AM Grand Salon A-F Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Melissa Douglas, Los Alamos National Laboratory
ZI1 Transport and Invited Post Deadline Nov 3 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon ABF Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Catherine Fiore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plasma Science and Fusion Center
ZI2 Z Pinches, HED Science, Target Fabrication and Invited Postdeadline Nov 3 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Vladimir Sotnikov, University of Nevada
ZO1 ICF V: Hydrodynamics and Transport Nov 3 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon G Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Christina Back, General Atomics
ZO2 Beams and Coherent Radiation III Nov 3 2006 9:30AM Grand Salon H Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Eric Esarey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ZQ1 Door Prizes Drawing Nov 3 2006 12:30PM Grand Salon CDE Philadelphia Marriott Downtown	Melissa Douglas, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2006 48th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

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