Early-career engineers learn about the wide variety of tasks in PPPL program

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's new rotational engineering program allows early-career engineers to receive a variety of training as they rotate through four different engineering areas during the two-year program.
4-Dec-2019 4:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

Bank on it: Gains in one type of force produced by fusion disruptions are offset by losses in another

Simulations show that halo currents can serve as a proxy for the total force produced by vertical disruptions.
2-Dec-2019 10:50 AM EST Add to Favorites

PPPL is recognized for being green

The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its green practices in reducing waste, energy, and water, and transportation, and for green purchasing and electronics...
22-Nov-2019 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Blowing bubbles: PPPL scientist confirms novel way to launch and drive current in fusion plasmas

PPPL physicist Fatima Ebrahimi has used high-resolution computer simulations to confirm the practicality of the CHI start-up technique. The simulations show that CHI could produce electric current continuously in larger, more powerful tokamaks than...
18-Nov-2019 2:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

PPPL wins $70,000 in project funding from DOE for entrepreneurship

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory receives funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for two projects to encourage entrepreneurship and mentor and encourage potential entrepreneurs.
13-Nov-2019 10:35 AM EST Add to Favorites

Nuclear warheads? This robot can find them

PPPL and Princeton University are developing a unique neutron-detector robot for arms control and nuclear security purposes. The robot recently passed a key neutron-detection test.
13-Nov-2019 7:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

PPPL findings: From new fusion developments to surprises in astrophysics at global plasma physics gathering

Feature wraps-up wide-ranging PPPL talks on fusion and plasma science at the 61st American Physical Society-Department of Plasma Physics conference.
28-Oct-2019 4:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Janardhan Manickam, Former Head of Theory Division and International Collaborator, Passes Away

PPPL physicist Janardhan (Manny) Manickam was an international collaborator who was head of the Theory Division and an expert in magnetohydrodynamics and helped develop the PEST computer code used to predict disruptions in fusion experiments.
24-Oct-2019 3:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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