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PSFC Administration	Advisory Committee on Research	IAP Coordinators	ILP Program	Library Committee
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PSFC Technical Divisions and Research Groups

Division I: Physics Research

Miklos Porkolab, Head

porkolab@psfc.mit.edu

C. Arlington, Adm. Support

arlington@psfc.mit.edu

I.1

Fusion Theory and Computations Group

Peter Catto, Leader

catto@psfc.mit.edu

I.2

Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX) Group

Leaders:

Jay Kesner (PSFC)

Michael Mauel (Columbia University)

kesner@psfc.mit.edu

I.3

Experimental Plasma Physics (VTF)

Jan Egedal-Pederson, Leader

jegedal@psfc.mit.edu

I.4

High Energy Density Plasma Physics (HEDP)

& ICF Physics

Richard Petrasso, Leader

petrasso@psfc.mit.edu

I.5

Advanced Plasma Diagnostics

Leaders:

Miklos Porkolab

Joe Snipes

Paul Woskov

porkolab@psfc.mit.edu

snipes@psfc.mit.edu

ppw@psfc.mit.edu

I.6

Ionospheric Plasma Diagnostics Group

Min-Chang Lee, Leader

mclee@psfc.mit.edu

Division II. Alcator Project

Earl Marmar, Head

marmar@psfc.mit.edu

C. Fogg, Adm. Support

fogg@psfc.mit.edu

IIA

Research Section

IIA.1

Transport Research Group

Martin Greenwald, Leader

g@psfc.mit.edu

IIA.2

MHD Research Group

Stephen Wolfe, Leader

wolfe@psfc.mit.edu

IIA.3

Edge Plasma Research Group

Bruce Lipschultz, Leader

blip@psfc.mit.edu

IIA.4

Ion Cyclotron RF Group

Stephen Wukitch, Leader

wukitch@psfc.mit.edu

IIA.5

Lower Hybrid Group

Ronald Parker, Leader

parker@psfc.mit.edu

IIA.6

Diagnostic Neutral Beam

Robert Granetz, Coordinator

granetz@psfc.mit.edu

IIA.7

Advanced Tokamak Physics

Amanda Hubbard, Leader

hubbard@psfc.mit.edu

IIB

Operations

James Irby, Leader

irby@psfc.mit.edu

D. Zubcevic, Adm. Support

dragana@psfc.mit.edu

IIB.1

Electrical Engineering

David Terry, Leader

dterry@psfc.mit.edu

IIB.2

Mechanical Engineering

Rui Viera, Chief Mechanical Engineer

viera@psfc.mit.edu

IIB.3

Tokamak and Engineering
Operations Coordination

Gary Dekow, Leader

dekow@psfc.mit.edu

IIB.4

Radiology and Safety Group

Catherine Fiore, Leader

fiore@psfc.mit.edu

IIB.5

Vacuum System Engineer

Bob Childs,Vacuum Engineer

John Rice, Physics Coordinator

childs@psfc.mit.edu

rice@psfc.mit.edu

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Division III: Fusion Technology & Engineering

Joseph Minervini, Head

B. Keesler, Adm. Staff

D. Marble, Adm. Secretary

minervini@psfc.mit.edu

keesler@psfc.mit.edu

marble@psfc.mit.edu

III.1

Magnet Design and Fabrication Group

Bradford Smith, Leader

smith@psfc.mit.edu

III.2

Superconducting Magnet R&D Group

Joseph Minervini, Co-Leader
Makoto Takayasu, Co-Leader

minervini@psfc.mit.edu
takayasu@psfc.mit.edu

III.3

Advanced Magnet Group

Joel Schultz, Leader

schultz@psfc.mit.edu

III.4

Materials Science and Technology Group

Ronald Ballinger, Leader
B. Keesler, Adm. Staff

ballinger@psfc.mit.edu
keesler@psfc.mit.edu

III.5

Design and Analysis Group

Peter Titus, Leader

titus@psfc.mit.edu

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Division IV. Plasma Technology

Daniel Cohn, Leader

Paul Woskov, Associate Leader

cohn@psfc.mit.edu ppw@psfc.mit.edu

IV.1

Environmental Monitoring and Remediation

Paul Woskov, Leader

ppw@psfc.mit.edu

IV.2

Plasma Hydrogen Generation Technologies Group

Leslie Bromberg, Co-Leader

Daniel Cohn, Co-Leader

brom@spfc.mit.edu cohn@psfc.mit.edu

IV.3

Systems Studies Group

Leslie Bromberg, Leader

brom@spfc.mit.edu

IV.4

Fusion Diagnostics Group

Paul Woskov, Leader

ppw@psfc.mit.edu

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Division V. Waves and Beams

Rick Temkin, Head

temkin@psfc.mit.edu

V.1

Gyrotron Research Group

Michael Shapiro, Leader

shapiro@psfc.mit.edu

V.2

High Gradient Accelerating Experiments Group

Richard Temkin, Acting Leader

temkin@psfc.mit.edu

V.3

Intense Beam Theoretical Research Group

Chiping Chen, Leader

chenc@psfc.mit.edu

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