Bulletin of the American Physical Society

54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 57, Number 12

Monday–Friday, October 29–November 2 2012; Providence, Rhode Island

Chair Index

AR1 Review: One Hundred Years of Cosmic Rays: Going to Extremes Oct 29 2012 8:00AM Ballroom ADE	Mark Koepke, West Virginia University
BI2 Laboratory Plasma Astrophysics I Oct 29 2012 9:30AM Ballroom DE	Hantao Ji, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
BI3 ICF Implosions, Diagnostics, Laboratory Shocks Oct 29 2012 9:30AM Ballroom BC	Charles Nakhleh, Sandia National Laboratories
BO4 Fast/Shock Ignition Computation/Theory Oct 29 2012 9:30AM 551AB	Kenneth Anderson, University of Rochester
BO5 Target Charging and Wire Array Z-pinches Oct 29 2012 9:30AM 552AB	Kyle Peterson, Sandia National Laboratories
BO6 Surfaces, Helicons, Thrusters, Atmospheric Pressure, and Diagnostics Oct 29 2012 9:30AM 555AB	David Ruzic, University of Illinois
BO7 C-Mod Tokamak Oct 29 2012 9:30AM 556AB	David Pace, General Atomics
CI2 Beams and Coherent Radiation Oct 29 2012 2:00PM Ballroom DE	Eric Esarey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
CT3 Tutorial: Theory, Verification and Validation of Finite-Beta Gyrokinetics Oct 29 2012 2:00PM Ballroom BC	Thomas Antonsen, University of Maryland
CO4 Hohlraum and X-ray Physics Oct 29 2012 2:00PM 551AB	Daniel Clark, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
CO5 Liners, Gas Discharges, Rayleigh-Taylor Oct 29 2012 2:00PM 552AB	Patrick Knapp, Sandia National Laboratories
CO6 Space Plasma Physics Oct 29 2012 2:00PM 555AB	Gregory Howes, University of Iowa
CO7 Plasma Material Interface; Alternate Magnetic Confinement Oct 29 2012 2:00PM 556AB	Brian LaBombard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DI3 Gyrokinetics and Core Turbulence Oct 29 2012 3:00PM Ballroom BC	Martin Greenwald, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
FR1 Review: The Role of the Boundary Plasma in Defining the Viability of a Magnetic Fusion Reactor Oct 30 2012 8:00AM Ballroom ADE
GI2 Plasma Wall and Impurity Physics Oct 30 2012 9:30AM Ballroom DE	John Canik, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
GI3 Fundamental Plasma Physics I Oct 30 2012 9:30AM Ballroom BC	Robert Merlino, University of Iowa
GO4 Compression and Burn Oct 30 2012 9:30AM 551AB	Charles Cerjan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
GO5 Fast Ignition/Shock Ignition Experiment Oct 30 2012 9:30AM 552AB	Hiroshi Sawada, University of Nevada, Reno
GO6 NSTX and Other Spherical Torus Oct 30 2012 9:30AM 555AB	Gary Staebler, General Atomics
GO7 Magnetic Reconnection Oct 30 2012 9:30AM 556AB	Jan Egedal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
GM9 Mini-Conference: Nonlinear Effects in Geospace Plasmas I Oct 30 2012 9:30AM 553AB	Evgeny Mishin, Air Force Research Laboratory
JI2 Fast Ion Physics, RF Theory Oct 30 2012 2:00PM Ballroom DE	Tobin Munsat, University of Colorado
JT3 Tutorial: Laboratory Study of Fundamental Plasma Processes in Astrophysics: Progress and Opportunities Oct 30 2012 2:00PM Ballroom BC	Dmitri Uzdensky, University of Colorado, and S. Lebedev, Imperial College London
JO4 Direct Drive Oct 30 2012 2:00PM 551AB	Evan Dodd, Los Alamos National Laboratory
JO5 Intense Laser-Plasma Interactions: Experiment Oct 30 2012 2:00PM 552AB	Louise Willingale, University of Michigan
JO6 Waves and Nonlinear Phenomena Oct 30 2012 2:00PM 555AB	Martin Goldman, University of Colorado Boulder
JO7 Intense Beams and High Power Microwaves Oct 30 2012 2:00PM 556AB	Don Shiffler, Air Force Research Laboratory
JM9 Mini-Conference: Nonlinear Effects in Geospace Plasmas II Oct 30 2012 2:00PM 553AB	Gurudas Ganguli, Naval Research Laboratory
KI3 Laboratory Astrophysical Plasmas II Oct 30 2012 3:00PM Ballroom BC	S. Lebedev, Imperial College London
MR1 Review: Progress Towards Ignition on the National Ignition Facility Oct 31 2012 8:00AM Ballroom ADE	David Meyerhofer, University of Rochester
NI2 ICF Implosions Oct 31 2012 9:30AM Ballroom DE	Mordecai Rosen, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
NI3 Flow and MHD in Stellarators and RFPs Oct 31 2012 9:30AM Ballroom BC	John Sarff, University of Wisconsin
NO4 DIII-D Tokamak Oct 31 2012 9:30AM 551AB	Randy Wilson, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
NO5 Intense Laser Plasma Interactions: Theory and Simulations Oct 31 2012 9:30AM 552AB	Paul Schmit, Princeton University
NO6 Laboratory Plasma Astrophysics III Oct 31 2012 9:30AM 555AB	Mikhail Medvedev, University of Kansas
NO7 Particle Driven Wakefields and Laser Ion Acceleration Oct 31 2012 9:30AM 556AB	Stepan Bulanov, University of California, Berkeley
NM9 Mini-Conference: Flux Ropes and 3D Dynamics I Oct 31 2012 9:30AM 553AB	Tom Intrator, Los Alamos National Laboratory
PI2 Plasma Wall Interactions, Disruptions, and Plasma Technology Oct 31 2012 2:00PM Ballroom DE	Michael Jaworski, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
PT3 Tutorial: Magnetic Flux Compression in Plasmas followed by Z-pinch, HED Magnetic Fields Oct 31 2012 2:00PM Ballroom BC	Mingsheng Wei, General Atomics
PO4 National Ignition Facility Mix Oct 31 2012 2:00PM 551AB	John Kline, Los Alamos National Laboratory
PO5 HED Equation of State and Materials Properties Oct 31 2012 2:00PM 552AB	Caroline Kuranz, University of Michigan
PO6 Dusty and Strongly-Coupled Plasmas Oct 31 2012 2:00PM 555AB	Edward Thomas Jr., Auburn University
PO7 Advances in MFE Theory and Computation Oct 31 2012 2:00PM 556AB	Greg Hammett, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
PM9 Mini-Conference: Flux Ropes and 3D Dynamics II Oct 31 2012 2:00PM 553AB	Walter Gekelman, University of California, Los Angeles
QI3 Z-pinch, HED Magnetic Fields Oct 31 2012 3:00PM Ballroom BC	Mingsheng Wei, General Atomics
SR1 Maxwell Prize Address: On Nonlinear Physics of Shear Alfven Waves Nov 1 2012 8:00AM Ballroom ADE	James Drake, University of Maryland
TI2 Fundamental Plasma Physics II Nov 1 2012 9:30AM Ballroom DE	Yu Lin, Auburn University
TI3 Pedestal ELMs and ELM mitigation Nov 1 2012 9:30AM Ballroom BC	Chris Hegna, University of Wisconsin
TO4 Mix and Hydro Instabilities Nov 1 2012 9:30AM 551AB	Radha Bahukutumbi, University of Rochester
TO5 Laser-plasma Coupling at Long Scale Lengths Nov 1 2012 9:30AM 552AB	Pierre Michel, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
TO6 General Tokamak; Heating and Current Drive; Diagnostics Nov 1 2012 9:30AM 555AB	Ted Strait, General Atomics
TO7 Laser-plasma Sources of Electromagnetic Radiation Nov 1 2012 9:30AM 556AB	John Luginsland, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
TM9 Mini-Conference: Flux Ropes and 3D Dynamics III Nov 1 2012 9:30AM 553AB	Paul Bellan, California Institute of Technology
UI2 High Intensity Interactions and Advanced ICF Ignition Nov 1 2012 2:00PM Ballroom DE	Natalia Krasheninnikova, Los Alamos National Laboratory
UT3 Tutorial: Physics of Tokamak Plasma Start-up Nov 1 2012 2:00PM Ballroom BC	Steve Scott, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
UO4 ICF Kinetic Effects and Codes Nov 1 2012 2:00PM 551AB	Michail Tzoufras, University of California, Los Angeles
UO5 LPI and ICF diagnostics Nov 1 2012 2:00PM 552AB	Gary Grim, Los Alamos National Laboratory
UO6 Laser-plasma Acceleration of Electrons Nov 1 2012 2:00PM 555AB	Alec Thomas, University of Michigan
UO7 ITER and Magnetic Fusion Development Nov 1 2012 2:00PM 556AB	Amanda Hubbard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
UM9 Mini-Conference: Flux Ropes and 3D Dynamics IV Nov 1 2012 2:00PM 553AB	Bill Daughton, Los Alamos National Laboratory
VI3 Tokamak Operations, Control, Scenarios, and RF Heating Nov 1 2012 3:00PM Ballroom BC	Steve Scott, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
XR1 Review: Turbulence in Magnetically Confined Plasmas Nov 2 2012 8:00AM Ballroom ADE	Cary Forest, University of Wisconsin-Madison
YI2 Laser-plasma Interactions, Kinetic Effects and Invited Post-deadline Nov 2 2012 9:30AM Ballroom DE	Andrew Schmitt, Naval Research Laboratory
YI3 Edge Turbulence Nov 2 2012 9:30AM Ballroom BC	Walter Guttenfelder, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
YO4 Turbulence and Transport Nov 2 2012 9:30AM 551AB	Jason TenBarge, University of Iowa
YO5 ICF X-ray Measurements Nov 2 2012 9:30AM 552AB	James Knauer, University of Rochester
ZR2 Door Prize Drawing Nov 2 2012 12:35PM Ballroom DE	Cary Forest, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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