Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Monday, January 14 |
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| 11:00AM | The Thermonuclear Internal Combustion Engine | ||
| Riccardo Betti, Laser Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester | |||
Wednesday, January 16 |
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| 11:00AM | Colossal Problems in the Utility Industries Thomas Eagar, MIT Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Energy transportation and utilization occurs on a very large scale. When even small problems occur, the negative consequences can be substantial. This presentation will review several notable failures, and will discuss the root causes. | |||
| 1:00PM | Sustainable Energy: Myth or Reality? Michael Golay, MIT Nuclear Science & Engineering |
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| Concepts of Sustainability will be examined, as will be methods for satisfying future energy needs while protecting the environment." Michael Golay is a founder and stalwart participant in subject 22.811J, Sustainable Energy | |||
Thursday, January 17 |
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| 11:00AM | Bringing Extreme Astrophysical Phenomena into
the Laboratory Bruce Remington, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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| The explosion dynamics of core-collapse supernovae' the radiation kinetics of accreting neutron stars or black holes: High-Energy-Density (HED) facilities, such as high-power lasers and magnetic pinch facilities, are making it possible to study aspects of extreme astrophysical phenomena such as these in the laboratory. | |||
Tuesday, January 22 |
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| 10:00AM | A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fusion Basics Catherine Fiore, MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center |
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| A Hitchhiker's guide to Fusion Basics: Fusion is the most important energy source in the galaxy, but it is severely underutilized here on Earth. This talk will highlight the basics of magnetically confined plasmas for achieving controlled nuclear fusion, including the current state of research and the associated physics and engineering challenges. | |||
| 11:00AM | Advanced Scenario Research on C-Mod:
Towards a Better Tokamak Reactor Amanda Hubbard, MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center |
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| The tokamak is currently the most developed of fusion devices, and is the basis for the ITER burning plasma experiments. A disadvantage for a reactor is that it is typically a pulsed device. Research on C-Mod and other tokamaks aims to explore 'advanced' regimes of operation in which current is driven externally or generated by the plasma, leading to a steady state and generally more attractive fusion reactor. | |||
| 1:00PM | Tour: PSFC Fusion Experiments | ||
Wednesday, January 23 |
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| 11:00AM | Back to the Future: Fusion Hybrids for
Sustainable Energy Wallace Manheimer, Naval Research Laboratory, retired |
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All lectures will be held at the Plasma Science & Fusion Center in NW17-218, |
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