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Released: 1-Oct-2018 3:05 PM EDT
An Interview with Shannon Swilley Greco, New Vice Chair of the APS Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Shannon Swilley Greco, a program leader in the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's Science Education Office, is vice chair elect of the American Physical Society's Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public.

Released: 1-Oct-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Wins National Award for Green Buying Practices
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL has won a national award from the U.S. Department of Energy for its sustainable buying practices.

Released: 25-Sep-2018 4:30 PM EDT
No Longer Whistling in the Dark: Scientists Uncover a Little-Understood Source of Waves Generated Throughout the Universe
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and other laboratories, using data from a NASA four-satellite mission that is studying reconnection, have developed a method for identifying the source of waves that help satellites determine their location in space.

Released: 18-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT
A prize-winning measurement device could aid a wide range of industries
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Companies dealing with liquids ranging from wastewater to molten metals could benefit from a prize-winning device developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University.

Released: 12-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Nat Fisch receives Fusion Power Associates’ Distinguished Career Award
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Feature describes lifetime career award for PPPL physicist and professor Nat Fisch.

Released: 11-Sep-2018 10:30 AM EDT
Engage Engines! New Research Illuminates Complex Processes Inside Plasma Propulsion Systems for Satellites
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

New research involving computer simulations gives physicists confidence that they can peer into the inner workings of plasma thrusters.

6-Sep-2018 12:30 PM EDT
Discovered: Optimal Magnetic Fields for Suppressing Instabilities in Tokamaks
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Embargoed news release reports discovery of important new method for reducing instabilities in fusion plasmas without triggering fresh instabilities that can damage a fusion facility's walls.

Released: 4-Sep-2018 10:30 AM EDT
New graduate student summer school launches at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Graduate physics students from across the country recently descended on PPPL for the first PPPL Graduate Summer School — a series of lectures the week of Aug. 13 on topics in the field of plasma physics and an opportunity to meet other students with similar research interests.

   
Released: 27-Aug-2018 10:20 AM EDT
Artificial intelligence project to help bring the power of the sun to Earth is picked for first U.S. exascale system
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Piece describes selection of deep learning system for predicting fusion disruptions as one of 10 Aurora Early Science exascale projects.

Released: 23-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Undergraduate Students Extoll Benefits of National Laboratory Research Internships in Fusion and Plasma Science
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

On August 15, a cohort of undergraduate students who had participated in the Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship and Community College Internship programs presented the results of the plasma physics work they had completed since their internships began on June 11.

   
Released: 22-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Steady as she goes: Scientists tame damaging plasma instabilities and pave the way for efficient fusion on Earth
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

In a set of recent experiments, scientists have tamed a damaging plasma instability in a way that could lead to the efficient and steady-state operation of ITER, the international tokamak experiment under construction in France to demonstrate the practicality of fusion power.

Released: 16-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Protecting the Power Grid: Advanced Plasma Switch Can Make the Grid More Efficient for Long-Distance Power Transmission
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes PPPL research to help General Electric design a high-voltage power switch for converting DC current to AC current over long-distance power transmission lines.

Released: 3-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Workshop advances plans for coping with disruptions on ITER
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A look at a the sixth annual three-day workshop in which scientists from around the world focused on mitigating disruptions in ITER, the international fusion facility under construction in France.

Released: 26-Jul-2018 9:50 AM EDT
Newest Supercomputer to Help Develop Fusion Energy in International Device
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

DOE award of 40 million core hours on Cori supercomputer to scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory enables simulation of damaging disruptions so that researchers can learn how to stop them.

Released: 17-Jul-2018 3:05 PM EDT
No More Zigzags: Scientists Uncover Mechanism That Stabilizes Fusion Plasmas
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes simulation of physics behind elimination of sawtooth instabilities.

Released: 13-Jul-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Seth Davidovits Wins 2018 Marshall N. Rosenbluth Dissertation Award
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes dissertation award won by Seth Davidovits.

Released: 9-Jul-2018 4:05 PM EDT
10 Questions for Steven Cowley, New Director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Steven Cowley, a theoretical physicist and international authority on fusion energy, became the seventh Director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPon July 1 and will be Princeton professor of astrophysical sciences on September 1.

Released: 9-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Advances in plasma and fusion science are described in Quest, PPPL’s research magazine
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

“Our research sheds new light on the function of plasma, the state of matter that comprises 99 percent of the visible universe,” writes Steve Cowley, new director of PPPL. Quest summarizes much of the research that occurred at PPPL over the last year.

Released: 9-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT
PPPL diagnostic is key to world record of German fusion experiment
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes XICS measurement of W7-X temperature that contributed to stellarator world record.

Released: 12-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
New PPPL director Steve Cowley is honored with knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Steven Cowley, newly named director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) effective July 1, has received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth “for services to science and the development of nuclear fusion.”

Released: 4-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Scientists From Around the World Come to New Jersey to Discuss How to Control Plasma-Surface Interactions for Fusion
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article about 23rd international biennial conference on plasma surface interactions in controlled fusion devices to be held June 17-22 at Princeton University.

Released: 29-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Scientists improve ability to measure electrical properties of plasma
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

New research indicates a way to more accurately measure the electrical properties of plasma when it meets a solid surface.

Released: 16-May-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Steven Cowley named director of DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Steven Cowley, a theoretical physicist and international authority on fusion energy, has been named director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), effective July 1.

Released: 11-May-2018 3:05 PM EDT
PPPL Physicists to Create New X-Ray Diagnostics for the WEST Fusion Device in France
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A team of PPPL scientists has won a DOE Office of Science award to develop new X-ray diagnostics for WEST — the Tungsten (W) Environment in Steady-state Tokamak — in Cadarache, France.

Released: 20-Apr-2018 4:10 PM EDT
New Testing of Model Improves Confidence in the Performance of ITER
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes effect of ion and electron heating on multiscale turbulence in fusion plasmas.

Released: 29-Mar-2018 3:05 PM EDT
PPPL-Led Research Enhances Performance of Germany’s New Fusion Device
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Feature describes use of PPPL-provided trim coils to correct W7-X error fields during fusion experiments.

Released: 22-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Halos Look Good on Angels, but Could Damage Fusion Energy Devices
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A team of researchers has compiled a database of information from five fusion machines and found that halo currents could damage the walls of fusion devices like ITER, the international experiment under construction in France to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power.

Released: 16-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Chirping Is Welcome in Birds but Not in Fusion Devices – Scientists Show That Weak Turbulence Makes Chirping More Likely
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes conditions that lead to plasma chirping that signals loss of heat that can slow fusion reactions.

Released: 15-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EDT
First Plasma for New Machine to Study Puzzling Process That Occurs Throughout the Universe
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Announcement describes completion of construction of FLARE, a powerful new machine to study magnetic reconnection.

Released: 12-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Drifting and Bouncing Particles Can Help Maintain Stability in High-Performance Fusion Plasmas
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Physicists at PPPL have recently found that drifting particles in plasma can forestall instabilities that reduce the pressure crucial to high-performance fusion reactions inside these facilities.

Released: 6-Mar-2018 4:05 PM EST
Big Steps Toward Control of Production of Tiny Building Blocks
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes use of new diagnostics to advance understanding of the plasma nanosynthesis of widely used nanoparticles.

Released: 27-Feb-2018 3:50 PM EST
Plasma Bubbles Help Trigger Massive Magnetic Events in Outer Space
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Scientists at PPPL have discovered key conditions that give rise to fast magnetic reconnection, the process that triggers solar flares, auroras, and geomagnetic storms that can disrupt signal transmissions and other electrical activities, including cell phone service.

Released: 16-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST
Fusion Breakthroughs Among Highlights of the Department of Energy’s Research Milestones During the Past 40 Years
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes fusion breakthroughs cited by DOE Office of Science among research milestones of the past 40 years.

Released: 13-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST
The Mysteries of Plasma and Solar Eruptions Earn PPPL Graduate an Astrophysics Prize
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes dissertation award for graduate of Princeton University Department of Astrophysical Sciences.

Released: 12-Feb-2018 3:05 PM EST
Smooth Sailing: PPPL Develops an Integrated Approach to Understand How to Better Control Plasma Instabilities
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL physicist Francesca Poli and coauthors recently published findings that describe an approach that for the first time simultaneously simulates the plasma, the magnetic islands, and the feedback control from waves that provide so-called electron cyclotron heating and current drive.

Released: 6-Feb-2018 9:05 AM EST
Lithium — It’s Not Just for Batteries: The Powdered Metal Can Reduce Instabilities in Fusion Plasmas, Scientists Find
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Scientists have found that lithium powder can eliminate instabilities known as edge-localized modes (ELMs) when used to coat a tungsten plasma-facing component called the “divertor.”

Released: 29-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Two PPPL physicists, David Johnson and Charles Skinner, named ITER Scientist Fellows
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Physicists David Johnson and Charles Skinner named ITER Scientist Fellows.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 10:25 AM EST
Theoretical Physicist Elena Belova Named to Editorial Board of Physics of Plasmas
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Theoretical physicist Elena Belova named to editorial board of Physics of Plasmas

Released: 8-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
Ten Stories in 2017 You May Have Missed, Plus a Bonus
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article lists 10 PPPL stories, plus a bonus, that readers may have missed in 2017.

Released: 21-Dec-2017 3:05 PM EST
Feathering the Plasma Nest: Tiny Structures Help Prevent Short Circuits in Plasma Devices
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes method of preventing plasma from causing short circuits in machines such as spacecraft thrusters.

Released: 14-Dec-2017 12:05 PM EST
Artificial Intelligence Helps Accelerate Progress Toward Efficient Fusion Reactions
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes development of deep learning neural network to predict disruptions of fusion plasma.

Released: 12-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
Stewart Prager Honored with FPA Distinguished Career Award
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Announcement of Fusion Power Associates career award for Stewart Prager

Released: 6-Dec-2017 4:05 PM EST
PPPL Physicists Win Supercomputing Time to Study Fusion and the Cosmos
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Feature describes supercomputer allocations of 210 million core hours to PPPL physicists.

Released: 30-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Blowing in the Stellar Wind: Scientists Reduce the Chances of Life on Exoplanets in So-Called Habitable Zones
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes Princeton and PPPL papers on the detrimental impact of stellar wind on the atmosphere of exoplanets.

Released: 21-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
PPPL Scientists Deliver New High-Resolution Diagnostic to National Laser Facility
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Scientists from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have built and delivered a high-resolution X-ray spectrometer for the largest and most powerful laser facility in the world.

Released: 20-Nov-2017 9:05 AM EST
Physicist David Gates Named Editor-in-Chief of Plasma, a New Online Journal
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article announces David Gates' appointment as editor-in-chief of Plasma magazine

Released: 13-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
PPPL Honors Grierson and Greenough for Distinguished Research and Engineering Achievements
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes PPPL's presentation of 2017 Kaul Prize and Distinguished Engineering Fellow awards.



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