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plasmas, inertial fusion science, and high magnetospheres. He is also involved energy density science. He is the coauthor in the design and analysis of laboratory Hi, I'm J-D Nava, I've been the APS DPP Annual Meeting of more than 400 publications on a variety astrophysics experiments in high energy desginer for the DPP Chronicle since 2004 Start Here of topics in plasma and computational density plasmas. He has been a Sloan and wanted to share a moment I had while physics. He is a fellow of both APS (1997) Foundation Fellow and is currently a working on the cover image. This is my and IEEE (2009) and is a current member Simons Foundation Investigator in Physics. favorite part of working on the DPP, and James Clerk Maxwell Prize of both societies. In 1995 he received the considering the location is the main theme, for Plasma Physics International Center for Theoretical Physics this year was a challange. "For leadership in and pioneering Medal for Excellence in Nonlinear Plasma Christoph Niemann Nothing felt quite right, until I saw the contributions to the theory and kinetic Physics by a Young Researcher and was University of California Los Angeles photo above. "Earthrise," which was first the recipient of the Advanced Accelerator simulations of nonlinear processes Professor Niemann shared during a live brodcast from the in plasma-based acceleration, and Concepts Prize in 2016 for, “ his leadership Apollo 8 crew in December of 1968. The and pioneering contributions in theory and received his diploma relativistically intense laser and beam (B.A. and M.A.) image and moment is pretty inspirational plasma interactions." particle-in-cell code simulations of plasma to me. When I saw it, I recalled part of a based particle acceleration.” from the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, quotation from Carl Sagan while speaking Warren Bicknell Mori of the image below, sent back from the University of California, Los Angeles Germany in 1998, and a PhD inphysics Voyager I mission in February of 1990. Warren B. Mori is John Dawson Award for Excellence in from the Technische a Distinguished Universitaet Darmstadt, Professor in the Plasma Physics Research Germany in 2002. departments of "For generating Weibel-mediated From 2002 to 2005 he was a postdoc and Physics and Astronomy collisionless shocks in the laboratory, research scientist at the LLNL National and of Electrical impacting a broad range of energetic Ignition Facility. He has been an assistant and Computer astrophysical scenarios, plasma physics, professor in the Department of Physics Engineering at and experiments using high energy and & Astronomy at UCLA since 2005 and UCLA. He received high power lasers conducted at basic became a full professor in 2012. his B.S. from UC plasma science facilities." Berkeley in 1981, and his M.S. and Ph.D. His research focuses on experimental from UCLA in 1984 and 1987, respectively. Anatoly Spitkovsky laser-plasma physics in the areas of laboratory astrophysics and high-energy He has been at UCLA from 1981 until the Princeton University present. He served as the Director of the density physics. He has led a small team of UCLA Institute for Digital Research and Anatoly Spitkovsky researchers and students to design and build Education from 2006 until 2020. This got his Bachelors a kilojoule class laser at UCLA, which Institute leads a campus wide effort in of Science degree has recently produced the very first laser- the use computational and data science, in Physics from driven collisionless shocks in the Large and digital technologies for advancing Caltech in 1995 Plasma Device (LAPD). Highlights of this knowledge and making discovery. He is and PhD in Physics research include the direct observation of also the Director of the UCLA Particle- from UC Berkeley collisionless Larmor coupling between "... That's home. That's us. On it everyone you in-Cell and Kinetic Simulation Software in 2002. He is currently the laser and the LAPD plasma, the first love, everyone you know, everyone you ever Center and Plasma Simulation Group. His a Professor of observation of electromagnetic ion-ion heard of, every human being who ever was, current research interests are in advanced Astrophysical Sciences beam instabilities responsible for parallel lived out their lives. ..." computing, particle-in-cell simulations at Princeton University. His research is shock formation, and measurements of the As I thought of Carl's words and of plasmas, basic plasma physics, in the area of high energy astrophysics, three-dimensional structure and evolution Earthrise, I found myself wondering if one high intensity laser and beam plasma particularly on particle acceleration in of collisionless shocks in high-repetition year, Attendees of this annual meeting, will interactions, plasma based accelerators astrophysical environments, collisionless rate laser experiments. see the Earthrise with their own eyes. and light sources, nonlinear optics of shocks, supernova remnants, and pulsar

1 November 9-13, 2020 The DPP Chronicle was a senior scientist at the Rutherford including the Versatile Toroidal Facility at Dmitri Ryutov Appleton Laboratory, in the Central Laser James Steven Ross MIT, Magnetic Reconnection Experiment Lawrence Livermore National Facility, where he continued to work Lawrence Livermore (MRX) at PPPL, the DIII-D Fusion Facility on X-ray characterization of strongly at General Atomics, as well high-energy- Laboratory, retired National Laboratory coupled plasmas. In 2007 he moved to the density laser facilities including the Omega Dmitri Ryutov Department of Physics at the University of James “Steven" Laser Facility at the University of Rochester received his M.S. Oxford, and the college of Lady Margaret Ross is the Optical Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and the in nuclear physics Hall. In 2012 He became Lecturer in Diagnostic and National Ignition Facility at Lawrence from the Moscow Physics and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall Measurement Science Livermore National Laboratory. He is a Institute of Physics and in 2013 he was promoted to Professor Group leader in the member of the American Physical Society and Technology in in Physics. While in Oxford, Gianluca has NIF HED S&T (APS) and winner of the APS 2019 Thomas 1962, and his Ph.D. run a research group focussing on both organization at H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career in plasma theory the microscopic measurement of highly Lawrence Livermore Contributions to Plasma Physics Research. from the Kurchatov compressed matter and the generation and National Laboratory Institute of Atomic amplification of magnetic fields by plasma and co-lead of the Energy in 1966. After the breakup of the turbulent processes. More recently he has National Diagnostic Working Group. Youichi Sakawa Soviet Union, Ryutov moved to the U.S. and also expanded his interests in laboratory Steven received a B.A. in Physics from Institute of Laser Engineering, worked for 22 years at Lawrence Livermore astroparticle physics. In 2014 he won the Pomona College in 2003 and a PhD in Osaka University National Laboratory, where, since 2012 Edouard Fabre International Scientific 2010 from the University of California, San Youichi Sakawa he has been a Distinguished Member of prize for contribution to the physics of Diego, in Engineering Physics. His thesis received B.S. in 1984 Technical Staff. He contributed to many inertial fusion and laser-produced plasmas. work focused on relativistic effects in and M.S. in 1986 areas of plasma physics, including mirrors, Gianluca was previously awarded the John collective Thomson scattering at electron from Department tokamak divertors, high-power particle Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma temperatures less than 1 keV. He joined of Electrical beams, Z-pinches, laboratory astrophysics, Physics in 2019 for his work on turbulent LLNL as a Lawrence Scholar graduate Engineering, Osaka solar and space physics, as well as to the dynamo. He was elected Fellow of the student in 2004 and became a full-time University, studying x-ray optics and magnetic levitation. For the American Physical Society in 2016, and staff member in 2013. His research has laser fusion at last ten years he closely collaborated with Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2017. focuses on understanding high temperature Institute of Laser the LLNL team that worked on collisionless plasma interactions relevant to laboratory Engineering. Early shocks mediated by Weibel instability. He astrophysics and inertial confinement Hideaki Takabe in 1992 he received Ph.D. from Department developed general scaling relations for fusion hohlraum plasmas. of Electrical Engineering, UCLA. He this phenomenon, assessed constraints Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf (HZDR) joined Nagoya University as an Assistant imposed by electron and intra-stream ion Professor in 1992. At Nagoya he worked collisions, and actively participated in the R Paul Drake Professor, Institute University of Michigan on basic plasma physics experiments, experimental planning. His distinctions of Radiation Physics, such as helicon wave discharge, laser include: Academician of the Russian Helmholtz Zentrum Professor R cooling of Ca ions in a rf trap, strongly- Academy of Sciences, American Physical Dresden Rossendorf Paul Drake is an coupled dusty plasma, and pulsed-laser Society Fellow, Institute of Physics Fellow, (HZDR), Dresden, international leader ablation of hydrogen-implanted graphite LLNL Edward Teller Fellow; APS DPP Germany and in the emerging target. In 2006 he returned to Institute of Maxwell Prize recipient; and Fusion Power Professor-Emeritus, field of high-energy- Laser Engineering, Osaka University as Associates Distinguished Career awardee. Osaka University, density physics, an Associate Professor, where he started He is a co-recipient of three R&D100 awards, Japan. He received which studies the laboratory astrophysics research using including for Inductrack; LCLS x-ray a Ph.D. degree properties of matter power-lasers as a leader of experimental diagnostics; and the Snowflake divertor. from Osaka University and continued and radiation under group. He has performed several series of research at Max-Planck Institute for Plasma extremely high experiments on electrostatic collisionless Frederico Fiuza Physics, Germany, and the University of pressure and temperatures. In 2006, he shock formation in counter-streaming SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Arizona, USA. After that, he worked for published the first textbook in this field. plasmas produced with a double-plane the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Professor Drake is also a pioneer in high- target using nanosecond power-lasers in Frederico Fiuza University until early-retirement in 2015. energy-density laboratory astrophysics, the world, such as Gekkko XII (Japan), is a Senior Staff His research fields are plasma physics, laser which uses high-energy lasers or other LULI2000 (France), and Shenguang II Scientist and the fusion, laboratory astrophysics, and HED devices to create and examine states or (China). In 2010 his proposal on Weibel- Theory Group physics. He is known for Takabe formula processes of astrophysical relevance. Since mediated collisionless shocks was adopted Leader at the High on ablative stabilization of Rayleigh-Taylor joining the University of Michigan in 1996, for the 1st call of the NIF facility time Energy Density instability in laser fusion and also proposed he has led experimental, computational, proposal, and the world-wide collaboration Science division at the new field of laboratory astrophysics with and theoretical research in these areas, on collisionless shocks using Omega the SLAC National intense lasers. He has taught Plasma Physics contributing to his more than 280 referred laser started. Recently he has expanded Accelerator Laboratory. and Computational Physics in the School publications. He has also served in his interests in laboratory astrophysics He obtained his of Engineering and School of Science for administrative roles at Michigan and has research using high-intensity lasers and degree in Physics Engineering and his PhD more than 20 years. He committed the served on many national committees. Prof. XFEL. He received the Daiwa Award from degree in Plasma Physics from Instituto globalization of Osaka University. He was Drake was selected as a Fellow of the the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Superior Tecnico, Portugal, in 2007 and also council members of both of the Physical American Physical Society in 1989, based in 2007, and Osaka University Prize for 2012, respectively. He subsequently Societies of Japan (JPS) and the Association on his groundbreaking experiments on University Administration in 2017. became a Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellow of Asia-Pacific Physical Society (AAPPS), Simulated Raman Scattering. He has created at the Lawrence Livermore National where he founded the division of plasma exciting new courses, including one entitled Laboratory between 2012 and 2015, before physics (DPP). He received the Edward “Rocket Science,” and has supervised more Writing Break! joining SLAC. He is interested in the Teller medal in 2003. He is a fellow of the than 100 undergraduate researchers and 28 Writing to Increase Brain Power American Physical Society. combination of massively parallel kinetic current or graduated Ph.D. students. In 2017 Research supports the finding that the simulations and experiments to explore he was awarded the Edward Teller Medal by process known as “journaling,” can increase a wide range of topics in astrophysical the American Nuclear Society. Hye-Sook Park your overall decision making and critical and laboratory plasmas, including particle Professor Drake's degrees include a B.A. thinking skills. Try answering one of these Lawrence Livermore acceleration, magnetic field amplification, in Philosophy and Physics from Vanderbilt simple prompts, one per day, for two weeks collisionless shocks, magnetic reconnection, National Laboratory University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Physics and draw your own conclusions. Science and instabilities in fusion plasmas. Dr. Hye-Sook Park from The Johns Hopkins University in 1979. says you may feel more organized, less Frederico has been awarded the Lawrence is a Distinguished He is a member of the American Physical stressed and more creative! Fellowship in 2012, the European Physical Member of the Society, the American Astronomical • One of the things I like about myself is... Society PhD Research Award in 2013, the Technical Staff at Society, and the American Nuclear Society. DOE Early Career Research Program • Something I would never want to live Lawrence Livermore Additional awards include the Ted Kennedy without is... Award in 2017, and the APS Thomas H. National Laboratory. Faculty Team Excellence Award in 2014 and Stix Award in 2018. She received her the H. Scott Fogler Award for Professional • I really like ______because... BS from Pfeiffer Leadership and Service in 2020. • I would love to meet... Gianluca Gregori University, NC in • A meal that I love is... 1981 and a PhD from University of Oxford William Fox • A struggle that I've had, that has shaped Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in who I am is... Gianluca Gregori physics in 1985. She works on high- Princeton Plasma received his MS in energy density experiments at major laser Physics Laboratory • My perfect day would start with ______and end with... Nuclear Engineering facilities including NIF and Omega. Her Will Fox is a • An accomplishment I am proud of is... in 1997 from the main research interests currently are Research Scientist at University of Bologna, studies of materials under extreme high the Princeton Plasma • Something I use every day that I could Italy, and in 2001 pressure, temperature and strain rates Physics Laboratory probably live without is... he obtained his and laboratory astrophysics experiments (PPPL) and Lecturer • I'd like to be remembered because... Ph.D. in Mechanical studying collisionless shocks, magnetic in the Program in • If I could make anything happen for Engineering from reconnection and turbulent dynamos. In Plasma Physics at someone it would be... the University of her materials studies, she measures the Princeton University. • One thing I am afraid of is... Minnesota, Minneapolis, with a thesis on Rayleigh-Taylor instability growth in He received his Thomson scattering diagnostics in thermal metal samples to infer material strength. In undergraduate degree • A historical figure I look up to is... plasma jets. In 2002 he also received an the collisionless shock experiments, she in 2001 from Princeton University and his • If I could download one book directly MS in Astrophysics from the University of employs unique diagnostics to understand Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of into my brain it would be... Minnesota, Minneapolis on a thesis related shock formation and their products, Technology in 2009, between which he also • A T.V. series I really enjoy is... to magneto-hydrodynamics simulations of especially particle acceleration. Before she taught high school physics and mathematics cloud-wind interactions in the interstellar joined the NIF, she worked on gamma ray • If I could be any animal for 24 hours I'd in Nepal. Dr. Fox subsequently worked as a be... medium. From 2001-2005 he was first burst counterpart searches, ejecta proton Research Scientist at the University of New a postdoctoral associate and then a staff radiography, and the CLEMENTINE Hampshire Space Science Center before • One dish that I would like to learn to scientist at the Lawrence Livermore lunar mapping mission. She is a member joining PPPL in 2013. His research focuses prepare is... National Laboratory, in the National of APS and an APS fellow since 2010. on laboratory experiments and simulations • Sometimes I worry that... Ignition Facility directorate where he has She and the Irvine-Michigan-Brookhaven of fundamental phenomena relevant • A tradition I enjoy is... developed theoretical and experimental team received the Bruno Rossi Prize in to plasma astrophysics and laboratory techniques for the characterization of Astrophysics in 1989 for the observation of • If I could have a vacation home anywhere plasmas, including magnetic reconnection, in the world I'd choose... dense plasmas using inelastic X-ray neutrinos from SN1987a. collisionless shocks, and Weibel instability. scattering. From 2005-2007 Gianluca His work is conducted at a variety of facilities

2 November 9-13, 2020 The DPP Chronicle Animal Quiz! Where We Live Marshall N. Rosenbluth Test your knowledge with these amazing animal facts. In past years, the DPP Chronicle has Outstanding Doctoral 1. Electric eels can stun both predators 6. During World War II, Americans tried to been filled with facts and articles, trivia and Thesis Award and prey with electric shocks of around train what animal to drop bombs? things to do featuring the location where the "For elegantly describing three-wave 500 volts! A. bats conference is taking place. This year, as with coupling in plasma modified by oblique A. 500 volts B. seagulls so many things in our lives, it's different. We magnetic fields, identifying applications B. 1500 volts C. monkeys have no singular location to detail, rather, including plasma-based laser amplifiers, C. 50 volts 7. A group of owls is called a ______. here is an opportunity to share about that and adapting quantum field theory 2. Ostriches can run faster than ______and A. jive majestic globe we all call home, Earth! to describe plasma physics in the the males have been known to ______. B. parliament Look for articles like the one below all strong-field regime." A. roadrunners/dance to techno C. murder about "Where We Live" throughout the Yuan Shi B. horses/roar like a lion 8. 32 is the number of: DPP Chronicle. Lawrence Livermore C. llamas/flap their wings at airplanes A. feathers on one chicken wing National Laboratory 3. In one acre of green space, there are an B. mates a female lemur will have average of how many spiders? during her life The Earth’s rotation is Yuan Shi earned C. muscles in a cat's ear gradually slowing a B.Sc. degree in A. 3,000 B. 15,000 9. The tongue of a blue whale weighs This deceleration is happening almost mathematics and C. 50,000 less than: imperceptibly, at approximately 17 physics from the A. a Greyhound bus milliseconds per hundred years. This University of Hong 4. True or false? Cows can sleep standing B. a T-Rex up, but they can only dream lying down. extremely slow lengthening of our days Kong in 2012, where C. an elephant could mean that in 140 million years, a day he was a recipient 5. 9 pounds is the weight of what 10. The first animals domesticated by is 25 hours long! of the Rosita King elephant part? human kind were: Ho Scholarship. A. a toenail A. dogs He then earned B. the tail B. goats Thomas H. Stix Award for his M.A. (2014) C. a tooth C. guinea pigs Outstanding Early Career and Ph.D. (2018) in astrophysical sciences, Program in Plasma Physics, from Princeton The answer key can be found on the bottom right edge of this page. Contributions to Plasma University, where he was a recipient of the supervise research from the University of Physics Research Carl Oberman Fellowship. At Princeton, Alexis Casner Bordeaux. He is a senior expert position "For fundamental advances to the kinetic he worked on laser diagnostics of Hall at CEA in atomic and molecular physics. thrusters with Drs. Yevgeny Raitses and University of Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA theory of strongly-coupled plasma and Dr. Ribeyre performed essential numerical Ahmed Diallo, and gyrokinetic turbulence plasma sheaths." Alexis Casner simulations and theoretical analysis related simulations with Prof. William Tang and graduated from to the shock ignition concept in inertial Scott Baalrud Dr. Bei Wang, before completing his thesis Ecole Normale confinement fusion. He studied a new target University of Iowa on strong-field plasma physics under the Supérieure Paris- direction of Prof. Nathaniel Fisch and Prof. design in the context of the ICF European Scott Baalrud Saclay in 1997 program HiPER and he participated in Hong Qin. His Ph.D. thesis focused on the with Agrégation is an Associate interface of plasma physics and quantum the design and the data interpretation of Professor of Physics of Physics. He several OMEGA laser facility experiments field theory. On the plasma physics side, started studying at the University he exploited magnetized plasmas as novel performed by the US/EU shock ignition of Iowa. He received laser matter inter- collaboration. He performed theoretical photonic media and unfolded the physics action during his his B.S. (2006), underlying magnetized laser-plasma analytical and numerical studies on the M.S. (2008), and PhD (University role of the hot electron generation and on interactions. On the quantum field theory of Bordeaux, 2002) devoted to radiation Ph.D. (2010) side, he developed models to describe ignition criteria in shock ignition scheme. Dr. degrees from pressure effects on soft liquid interfaces Ribeyre has supervised 10 graduate students collective relativistic-quantum phenomena, (Prix Le Monde de la Recherche the Engineering and postdoctoral fellows. His work included such as laser-induced pair production, Universitaire, 2004). His career in Inertial Physics department hydrodynamic instabilities, laboratory and created algorithms for simulating Confinement Fusion (ICF) began in 2003 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. astrophysics and high power lasers physics. QED plasmas. Dr. Shi is a member of when he was hired at CEA DAM. He has Dr. Baalrud worked as a DOE Fusion the American Physical Society since performed CEA indirect drive experimental Energy Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at 2012. After graduating from Princeton, he campaigns relevant for ablative Rayleigh— the University of New Hampshire (2010- joined the Lawrence Livermore National Wolfgang Theobald Taylor instability (aRTI) in ICF targets University of Rochester 2012) and as a Richard P. Feynman Laboratory as a Lawrence Fellow, where on the OMEGA laser from 2003 to 2010. Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos he continues to work on magnetized laser- He was also in charge as coordinator of Wolfgang Theobald National Laboratory (2012-2013), plasma interactions. At Livermore, he also CEA campaigns on LIL and LMJ from is senior scientist at before joining the University of Iowa. expands his research to examining dark- 2008 to 2017. Meanwhile, he has been the Laboratory for His research concerns the theoretical matter plasmas and designing algorithms involved as Principal Investigator on the Laser Energetic (LLE) foundations of plasma physics, with an for near-term quantum computers. NIF since 2011, where he has lead 5 NIF at the University emphasis on kinetic theory of strongly Discovery Science proposals. Dr Casner of Rochester, coupled plasmas, strongly magnetized Where We Live was awarded the 2017 Prize Fabre “for his Rochester, NY, plasmas, unstable plasmas, magnetic outstanding contributions in the field of U.S.A., which he reconnection, and sheaths. This work Spinning through space ICF, hydrodynamic instabilities and x-ray joined in 2003. He contributes to applications in low Depending on where you are on the imaging diagnostics”. He started with Dr serves as Principal temperature plasmas, high energy globe, you could be spinning through space Ribeyre the experimental collaboration Investigator (PI) density plasmas, and fundamental at just over 1,000 miles per hour. People around Shock Ignition between LLE and for many experiments exploring the shock- physics experiments. He was the on the equator move the fastest, while CELIA in 2010. Almost one collaborative ignition concept on the OMEGA laser and recipient of the 2018 Hershkowitz Early someone standing on the North or South campaign has been performed every year for the fast ignition experimental program Career Award and Review, as well as since then. He served in the Executive C pole would be perfectly still. at LLE. In this role, he performed essential Early Career awards from NSF, DOE ommittee of the NIF User Group from experiments studying the generation and AFOSR. He is a member of the 2011 to 2016, in the Omega Laser User American Physical Society. Landau-Spitzer Award Group from 2017 to 2020. Currently and coupling of suprathermal electrons Research Director at CEA DAM, he is also in inertial confinement fusion plasmas "For major advancements of the shock to increase the ablation pressure and to ignition concept through collaborative Deputy Director at Centre Lasers Intenses Donate to the Thomas H. Stix et Applications (CELIA), University of boost the performance of shock-ignition experimental and simulation efforts in Bordeaux. Dr Casner wrote more than 80 implosions. Previous work included studies Award for Outstanding inertial confinement fusion research." publications in peer-reviewed journals, 25 of nonlinear optics in plasmas, high order Early Career Contributions harmonic generation, x-ray spectroscopy, in Plasma Physics Research Riccardo Betti as lead author. University of Rochester and femtosecond laser plasma interaction. Please join in supporting and encouraging Dr. Theobald has over 170 publications young plasma physics researchers by Riccardo Betti, Xavier Ribeyre in peer-reviewed journals and over 20 contributing to the endowment campaign for LLE’s chief scientist University of Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA invited talks at major conferences. He is a and the Robert L. the Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Xavier Ribeyre member of the American Physical Society McCrory Professor Early Career Contributions to Plasma is a researcher at and he received in 2018 a fellowship in in the Department Physics Research. The campaign is half CEA since 1997 the division of plasma physics. Wolfgang of Mechanical way there. Every dollar counts. The website and he holds a Theobald graduated from the Johannes- Engineering and offers multiple ways to donate. Thank you! research position Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Germany, in the Department Donate now by going to this link on the in plasma physics in 1991 with a Diploma in Physics, of Physics and APS website. at the Centre studying laser spectroscopy in transuranic Astronomy, has Lasers Intenses elements. He received his Ph.D. in Physical spoken to Congress et Applications Chemistry at the Georg-August-University, about next-generation fusion energy research. Where We Live (CELIA) at the Göttingen, Germany in 1994 with a work He is a fellow of the American Physical

University of on femtosecond laser generated plasmas Life on Earth Society, recipient of the US Department Bordeaux, France, since 2003. Previous and his habilitation in experimental We’ve discovered past evidence of water of Energy’s Ernest O. Lawrence Award positions included an engineer position at and organic molecules on Mars, and the for “a series of impactful theoretical physics, in the department of Physics the CNRS Laboratories, University Pierre building blocks of life on Saturn’s moon discoveries in the physics of inertial and Astronomy at the Friedrich-Schiller- et Marie Curie, France and a position as Titan. We see amino acids in nebulae in confinement fusion” and the Edward University Jena, Germany in 2001. researcher-engineer in laser physics at deep space and scientists have speculated Teller Medal from the American Nuclear CEA in Limeil and CESTA, France. He about the possible existence of life beneath Society “for seminal contributions to the achieved his Master degree in Laser-Matter Beverage Breaks the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa theory and understanding of hydrodynamic at University Pierre et Marie Curie & and Saturn’s moon Titan! However, the instabilities, implosion dynamics and Maybe the best thing about a Virtual Ecole Polytechique (1991). He received Earth remains the only planet where we've thermonuclear ignition in inertial Meeting... you can take a beverage break... in 2006 his PhD in Plasma Physics and actually discovered organic life. confinement fusion.” Anytime you would like! Astrophysics from the University of Bordeaux and in 2014 his habilitation to

3 November 9-13, 2020 The DPP Chronicle Animal Quiz above, Answer key to 1a 2b 3c 4true 5c 6a 7b 8c 9a 10b The important role of magnetic fields in high-energy density (HED) plasmas Education and Outreach 2019 DPP Election Results Plasma Science has been increasingly recognized in APS Chronicle Memphis Vice-Chair: Christian Fellowship recent years. Magnetic fields in HED Press Release Karl Krushelnick, University of Michigan Sunday, November 8 systems can be either self-generated or externally applied. As emphasized in Members-At-Large: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. the Report on “A Community Plan for Ami DuBois, The Plasma Science Christian Fellowship U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Fusion Energy and Discovery Plasma is an informal affiliation of students and Sciences”, significant questions remain to Brett Chapman, scientists working in plasma and fusion be addressed: What are the mechanisms University of Wisconsin energy research. Please join us on Zoom on behind magnetic field generation and Dmitri Orlov, Sunday evening before the conference begins amplification? How do magnetic fields University of California, San Diego for fellowship and prayer. Contact Darren affect mass, mixing, momentum, and Craig ([email protected]) if you energy transport in such plasmas? Plasma have questions or need additional information. transport in strongly magnetized plasmas Cooking Break! in which the gyroradius is shorter than Whether you consider yourself a cook the Debye length, such as those produced Monday, November 9th in non-neutral plasma experiments and Remote plasma teacher education or not, time in the kitchen preparing a meal magnetized inertial fusion, is an area open workshops planned for Memphis area has some encouraging benefits. It's a good stress reliever, can boost your confidence in for exploration. How intense laser fields The APS-DPP looks forward every year to all areas of your life, has been known to help Mini-Conferences propagating in overdense, relativistically engaging with teachers in a series of hands-on with depression and anxiety, and is good transparent plasmas potentially produce education events produced at the annual clean (and let's be honest, often messy) fun! November 9-13, 2020 MegaTesla fields is a further area of frontier meeting. This year the DPP will be offering its Virtual Meeting (CST) research in this area. Recent advances in traditional Teachers Day plasma workshops Try some of these simple recipes: new facilities and diagnostics have further remotely to Memphis area teachers. Breakfast Ramen bolstered this area of exploration. New While this approach will limit the Salted Apple and Gouda Toast Frontiers of Magnetic experiments, astrophysical observations, theory, and simulation are pushing this networking the teachers enjoy with their peers, Microwave Lasagna in a Mug Reconnection Research in frontier at a rapid pace. it provides some opportunities. The DPP Heliophysical, Astrophysical and Mediterranean Grilled Cheese This mini-conference will bring education committee will be able to provide Laboratory Plasmas two days of workshops, instead of the usual Idaho Sunrise together researchers with expertise in one, scheduling them as Saturday bookends Golden Mango Smoothie Bowl H. Ji (PPPL) and W. Daughton (LANL) experiments, diagnostics, theory and computing to present their latest findings, to the main meeting. Because they will be White Chicken Chili Magnetic reconnection - the topological discuss the frontier science challenges scheduled on November 7th and 14th, instead rearrangement of magnetic field - underlies Zucchini Fritters many explosive phenomena across a and explore near-term opportunities. of midweek, workshop leaders will be able to Corn Salad with Pesto and Shrimp wide range of natural and laboratory Specifically, we plan to emphasize four participate fully in the conference, while local plasmas. It plays a pivotal role in electron Nectarine Salsa Pork Chops specific areas: 1) magnetized laboratory teachers will have more choice and flexibility and ion heating, particle acceleration to astrophysics using HED plasmas; 2) without the need to hire substitutes. high energies, energy transport, and self- theory of magnetized HED; 3) HED The structure of the days will be the Saturday, November 7th organization. Reconnection can have a magnetic field diagnostics and devices; same as usual, with a morning devoted to complex relationship with turbulence at and 4) magnetized inertial fusion. both large and small scales, leading to learning the fundamentals of fusion energy Allies at the APS DPP various effects which are only beginning to The organizers plan to have four oral and plasma science (Plasma 101). For the Annual Meeting be understood. In heliophysics, magnetic sessions plus posters. remainder of the day, the teachers will reconnection plays a key role in solar flares, attend workshops about content of their Saturday, November 7 coronal mass ejections, coronal heating, choosing, focusing on how to bring plasma APS DPP and the Committee for Women solar wind dissipation, the interaction of Plasma Applications to curriculum and hands-on plasma activities in Plasma Physics are sponsoring a second interplanetary plasma with magnetospheres, Ameliorate Covid 19 dynamics of planetary magnetospheres into the classroom. Topics will include session of Ally training following the Allies Igor Kaganovich (PPPL), Michael Keidar the electromagnetic spectrum, coding Program of the APS DNP, seeking to foster such as magnetic substorms, and the heliospheric boundary with the interstellar (GWU), Mikhail Shneider (Princeton), a safe and inclusive environment for all integration, careers in physics, light and the medium. Magnetic reconnection is integral Christopher Mores (GWU), Mauricio nature of matter, among others, presented scientists at the annual meeting by providing to the solar and planetary dynamo processes. Terrones (Penn State), Leonid Vasilyak by researchers from APS, General Atomics, trained contacts for people who feel In astrophysics, magnetic reconnection (JIHT, Russia), Tiernan Casey (Sandia), and MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, uncomfortable or experience harassment at is an important aspect of star formation in Georg Bauer (Frieburg, Germany) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the meeting. Allies who have participated molecular clouds, stellar flares, explosive in the training will be identified by an The goals of the mini-conference are Fermilab, Contemporary Physics Education phenomena from magnetars and pulsars twofold: 1) educate DPP community on Project (CPEP), University of Wisconsin- orange icon near their names in the online (including Crab Nebula), and even for meeting. The four-hour training will be led science related to virus spread, testing and Madison, Ohio State University and acceleration of cosmic rays at ultra-high by Professor Paulette Russel of Michigan energies. Magnetic reconnection is thought methods of decontamination, and 2) discuss Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. State University on Saturday, November 7. to occur in both coronae and interiors of plasma applications that help ameliorate The workshops are always strongly magnetized accretion disks in proto-stellar Covid 19 pandemics. oriented towards hands-on teaching, which systems and X-ray binaries, as well as in The current COVID-19 pandemic has may seem a stretch for a remote experience. Sunday, November 8th interstellar medium turbulence. Magnetic generated worldwide awareness for the But, thanks to a coordinated effort with reconnection is believed to occur in the need to decontaminate the environment local education leaders, each teacher centers of Active Galactic Nuclei, where and to reduce the risk of transmission of the Student Day matter is accreted onto supermassive black virus. Due to SARSCoV- 2 (the virus that will receive ahead of time the materials holes. On even larger scales, magnetic causes COVID-19) being newly introduced necessary for them to experiment along Sunday, November 8 reconnection may be important in with their selected workshop presenters. A 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. extragalactic radio jets and lobes, and even into the human realm, there is still much trademarked APS bag, provided to all, will uncertainty with regard to spreading of the This relatively informal session will be in galaxy clusters. Magnetic reconnection also include a plasma ball, a half-coated might occur during the recently discovered virus and ways of decontamination. It has an alternating sequence of tutorial talks fluorescent tube, wall charts and APS Fast Radio Bursts as well as play a role in been reported that coronaviruses might and research talks for students, by students understanding and predicting observations survive over 3 days on common materials publications. Participants will also receive (and also some postdocs). This year’s topics teacher development professional credits of multi-messenger astronomy and event- such as plastics, ceramics, glass and will include solar physics, laser-driven horizon telescopes. In laboratory plasmas, stainless steel. Cleaning and disinfection based on the number of sessions they attend. HED plasmas, inertial confinement fusion, magnetic reconnection is known to occur of environmental surfaces are an important and magnetic confinement fusion. The Interested in the APS-DPP outreach during sawtooth oscillations in tokamaks, part of infection prevention and control of goal is to offer graduate students an easier efforts? Find out more. Please contact neoclassical tearing mode growth, healthcare-associated infections. Arturo Dominguez at [email protected]. introduction to the annual meeting, a chance disruptions, the startup of Spherical Torus to learn the basics about sub-fields not found plasmas using Coaxial Helicity Injection, Plasma-based systems might be capable at their institutions, and an opportunity to relaxation in Reversed Field Pinches of rapidly disinfecting surfaces as well as Where We Live connect with other student attendees. Other and spheromaks, the formation of Field treating airborne viruses. Compared to interested parties near the graduate studies Reversed Configurations by theta pinch current disinfection methods based on wet Iron, Oxygen and Silicon phase of their education/career (including, or plasma merging, and possibly in edge- chemistry (biocidal chemicals), the plasma- If you could separate the Earth out into e.g., postdocs, other recent Ph.D. graduates, localized modes. Magnetic reconnection based technique would not cause corrosion piles of material, you’d get piles showing and undergraduates) are welcome to join. may play a role in magnetized inertial fusion of materials and would not create toxic 32.1% iron, 30.1% oxygen, 15.1% silicon, Student Day is organized by the plasmas such as Z pinches or laser plasmas. chemicals. Plasma created nanoparticles, and 13.9% magnesium. Most of this iron Committee for the Concerns of Students Thus, understanding magnetic reconnection like silver, gold or other lower-cost, metal- and Early Career Scientists. Eve Stenson is of fundamental importance for plasma oxide nanoparticles, including zinc oxide is actually located at the core of the Earth, physics and significantly contributes to our while the majority of the oxygen is located (IPP Garching, Germany) solicited topics, and copper oxide, can possess antibacterial questions, comments, and suggestions for understanding of the Universe and to the in the Earth's crust! and antiviral properties and can be used as Student Day. success of fusion energy. passive protection against viruses. Carbon In this mini-conference, we plan to have four nanotubes can be used as a filter to filter Review Talks oral sessions plus posters to discuss the latest out even smallest viruses. Nitrogen-doped HEDSA Annual Symposium results and future prospects covering different carbon nanotubes can capture and store Virtual review talks start approaches ranging from theory and numerical viruses for a long time without deactivation Sunday, November 8 simulations to in-situ and remote sensing therefore offering effective means to test at 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. observations to laboratory experiments. Monday – Friday decontamination methods. Plasma-based The High Energy Density Science ultraviolet (UV) sources have been long Association will hold its annual symposium Recent Advances in used for decontamination of water and DPP Registration on Sunday night. The symposium will surfaces. Challenge now is to make new feature speakers from NNSA and OFES, Magnetic Fields in designs that are small, cheap and safe for Registration will be open through the followed by scientific talks. All conference High Energy Density Plasmas mass productions. week of the virtual annual meeting and will attendees are invited, and we encourage all Hui Li (LANL), Carolyn Kuranz (U. close on Friday, November 13 at 12:30 p.m. graduate students to come and participate in The organizers plan to have two oral Michigan), Mario Manuel (GA), Lan Gao sessions plus posters. the discussions. (PPPL), Petros Tzeferacos (U Rochester), and Kirk Flippo (LANL)

4 November 9-13, 2020 The DPP Chronicle by Princeton Women in Plasma Physics, Growing an to address the common perception that discrimination is an uncommon problem in open source software ecosystem our community and to share experiences of for plasma science effective bystander behaviors. Erik T. Everson (UCLA), Nick Murphy Please see https://plasma.princeton.edu/ (CfA), Ramiz Qudsi (Delaware), David events/stories-woman-plasma-physicist for Schaffner (Bryn Mawr College), Dominik more information, to volunteer as a reader, APS DPP Virtual Job Fair 2020 Stańczak (University of Warsaw), Stephen or to contribute an experience. Welcome Employers and Job Seekers Vincena (UCLA) Tuesday - Thursday This mini-conference will outline how November 10-12, 2020 plasma research and education will benefit Let's Get Physical! from collaborative development of an open Give your brain a break and your body 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (CST) or 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EST) source software ecosystem — a collection some care with this simple 5-minute For the first time ever, the APS DPP Job Fair will be a virtual event. Are you an employer of software projects that are developed workout you can complete anywhere. looking to hire a physicist for your science and technology jobs? Are you a physicist and co-evolve in the same environment. A 1. 30 seconds of gentle, slow circles with looking to connect with potential employers to learn about opportunities, or interview for software ecosystem by and for the plasma your right arm and then your left a job? If so, you will not want to miss the APS DPP 2020 Virtual Job Fair. This 3-day community would increase scientific event will start on Tuesday, November 10 and end on Thursday, November 12. The reproducibility by providing a common 2. Place both hands on one knee, and use your quad and abdominal muscles to lift Virtual Booths will be staffed with employers ready to talk to job seekers, and the jobs will set of well-tested and well-benchmarked your knee to waist height. Using your be posted on the APS Job Board starting on Thursday, October 1. functionality, reduce duplication of code hands to support the movement, bring Employers can now purchase the Virtual Job Fair Package. To find out more about between (and even within) research your knee out laterally as far as feels this event and to purchase a Virtual Job Fair Package, visit the DPP Job Fair website. groups, decrease development time and comfortable. Repeat 12 times for each leg. Registration for job seekers will begin on Thursday, October 1. To find out more about cost to perform research, and reduce the 3. Reach as far upwards with both hands this event and to register for the event on October 1, visit the job seeker website. learning curve for students by providing as you can, then engage your abdominal Participating employers can: documentation that is informative and and back muscles to support rotating educational. This mini-conference will your upper body around, like you are • Showcase their companies by purchasing a Virtual Booth; cover topics such as open source software drawing circles on the ceiling. Repeat 12 • Receive unlimited job board postings that will begin on October 1 and end on as a resource for plasma physics, the slow circles in each direction of flow. November 20; current standing of open source software 4. Extend your leg out in front of you and • Search the APS Job Board Resume Database; for the plasma community, community point your toe towards the floor. Keeping guidelines for developing sustainable open muscles engaged, trace a semicircle on • Set up interviews with eligible candidates. source code, scientific reproducibility, the floor as you bring your pointed toe Job Seekers will be able to: best practices for scientific software out to the side, then as far behind you as engineering, software as both a research is comfortable, then back around to the • Do a targeted search of the job database to identify recruiters attending the Virtual Job Fair; and educational tool, and open community- front. Repeat slowly, breathing deeply, • Schedule private interviews with recruiters during or after the meeting; 12 times with each leg. driven development practices. By bringing • Store multiple copies of their resume to share with participating employers. the code developers and user community 5. End with 1 minute of arm circles, together in one setting, we will highlight moving both arms forward for 30 seconds, RESUME HELP DESK and backwards rotation for 30 seconds. the often overlooked impact software We are once again hosting a resume help desk as a FREE service to meeting attendees has on the field and discuss how current 6. Take a deep breath! Nice work. but this year it will be a virtual event. During the same days and times of the Job Fair, software can immediately impact research set up an appointment to meet with professional scientists who have volunteered to give and education. advice on how to construct an effective resume or CV. To set up a time to meet with the The organizers plan to have two oral Women in Plasma Physics volunteers, send an email to the Job Fair Coordinator, Lesley-Ann Rennie, rennie@aps. sessions to allow for time for discussion Evening Event org with the subject line, 2020 DPP Resume Help Desk. and will include a poster session. Monday, November 9 Questions about the Virtual Job Fair and the Resume Help Desk can be directed to 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Lesley-Ann, [email protected]. Transport in Non-ideal The Committee for Women in Plasma Multi-species Plasmas Physics will host a virtual reception presenters who shared their research at the featuring a lecture by Deborah Tollefsen, Tuesday afternoon Undergraduate/High Liam Stanton (San Jose State), Scott Professor of Philosophy and Associate Tuesday, November 10th School Research Poster Session. Student Bergeson (BYU), Michael Murillo (MSU) Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, advisors are encouraged to attend. All DPP This mini-conference will bring University of Memphis. Dr. Tollefsen Meet the Physical Review together leaders in transport physics specializes in social epistemology and attendees are welcome. from experiment, theory, simulation collective responsibility. The formal topics Journal Editors and data science for two sessions of oral touch issues of co-authorship, shared agency, Tuesday, November 10 Wednesday, November 11th presentations. Its purpose is to explore and group knowledge that are relevant 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. possible areas of overlap and to encourage to scientists who seek to advance human collaboration between research groups in knowledge through collaborative work. Editors from various journals will be Topical Group on the area of non-ideal multi-species plasmas. available to answer questions, hear your Plasma Astrophysics (GPAP) Transport phenomena is a popular subject ideas, and discuss any comments about the Business Meeting at DPP meetings, and the mini-conference University Fusion Association journals. All attendees are welcome. will serve as a synergistic opportunity to (UFA) Annual Meeting Wednesday, November 11 address the particular issues associated Monday, November 9 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. with non-ideal plasmas mixtures. Diversity, Equity, and 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Inclusion Town Hall GPAP will hold their annual business Transport processes in plasmas can arise meeting during the DPP virtual annual meeting. through a variety of dynamic phenomena TheUFA Annual Meeting will be held as Tuesday, November 10 The GPAP meeting is open to all attendees. ranging from mass and energy transfer a Town Hall Monday evening. The meeting 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. (e.g., self-diffusion, inter-diffusion, thermal will be conducted using the Bravura platform. diffusion, viscosity, thermal conduction, The agenda includes: This year the DPP Diversity, Equity, Concerns of Students and Early and Inclusion Organizing Collective stopping power, temperature relaxation, • Update on recent UFA activities, John Career Scientists Town Meeting and electrical conduction) to wave Sarff, UFA President Committee (OCC) is offering a workshop on evidence-based practices (EBP) that can Wednesday, November 11 damping, particulate drag, wake formation, • Update from DOE-FES, Dr. Jim Van Dam and others as well. As plasmas are help make the plasma science community 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. • Update from ARPA-E, Dr. Scott Hsu typically created under conditions far from more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. The The Concerns of Junior Scientists equilibrium, a proper description of these • Update from NSF, Dr. Vyacheslav workshop includes: Committee has a new name! Due to the processes is crucial to understanding their (Slava) Lukin • Introduction to the OCC circumstances of the pandemic, we have behavior, and the rise of increasingly higher • Update on plasma science facilities, • Discussion of EBPs by Dr. Christine Clark chosen to forgo our standard Q&A panel energy experiments only exemplifies this. Professor Cary Forest discussion in favor of a presentation of • Professionally facilitated EBP discussion available online APS and DPP resources The organizers will have two oral A few slides will be presented by Dr. sessions (Registration only) sessions and will include a poster session. for students and early career scientists. Richard Hawryluk on the ongoing NASEM • Take-home EBP toolkit study "Key Goals and Innovations Needed We will present information about: The for a U.S. Fusion Pilot Plant" will be Discussion slots are limited, so please APS Engage websites; Program resources Women in Plasma Physics included in the update. register soon! sites; CONNECT site with early career, Virtual Luncheon graduate student, and undergraduate The UFA Annual Meeting discusses student resources; Discussion resources/ Monday, November 9 issurs of relevance to fusion energy Student Appreciation forums for staying connected with the and plasma science research in U.S. 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Virtual Reception community; Finding job, internship, and Universities. The meeting is open to all grant postings; Job Fair and Resume Help The Committee for Women in Plasma members of the community and all annual Tuesday, November 10 Desk resources at DPP; Opportunities Physics will host a virtual luncheon that meeting attendees. 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. for next year; Student Day; Fusion and will include an update on the status of Plasma Graduate School Day. We will Please plan to attend the virtual women in APS and DPP, a commitment also be soliciting community feedback for Where We Live reception in honor of high school and to support the APS DPP Diversity, Equity, resources for the APS Engage website or a and Inclusion Collective, and a discussion That's a lot of snow undergraduate students. Professor Ellen possible additional, separately maintained of plans to expand the committee to Each winter there are about 1 septillion Zwiebel, DPP Chair, cordially welcomes CONNECT website. We are also looking advocate for and serve all people who (1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 all DPP meeting attendees, and encourages for nominations for the new Chair Elect: experience gender-based discrimination. or a trillion trillion) snow crystals that drop open discussion on topics of interest to https://engage.aps.org/dpp/programs/ We will also provide a forum for recitations from the sky. plasma physics students. During this students-early-career-scientists of anonymized experiences of women and reception the student poster awards will gender minorities in our community, led be presented to outstanding student poster

5 November 9-13, 2020 The DPP Chronicle time, all participants should get a beverage APS meetings will conduct themselves in Let's Get Physical! and something to eat while attending Prof. John Foster receives the a professional manner that is welcoming remotely from home. 2020 Ronald C. Davidson Award to all participants and free from any For this workout, you'll need a chair. Participants will be from NSF/Physics, for Plasma Physics from form of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Participants will treat each other 1. Without using your arms or hands, DoE/FES, DoE/NNSA, NASA, NSF/ AIP Publishing Heliophysics, NSF/Astronomical Sciences, with respect and consideration to create carefully stand up and sit back down as John Foster, a a collegial, inclusive, and professional many times as you can in one minute. AFPSR. Plasma science community leaders Professor of Nuclear from six facilities will participate. environment at APS Meetings. Creating 2. Sitting comfortably, with your feet waist Engineering and a supportive environment to enable width apart, “scoot” your feet by lifting Radiological Sciences scientific discourse at APS meetings is the at the University of responsibility of all participants. and sliding with a heel toe action as far Division of Plasma Physics Michigan at Ann Arbor, as you can in one direction. Scoot your (DPP) Prize and Awards has won the 2020 Participants will avoid any inappropriate actions or statements based on individual feet back to the middle, and then in the Presentations Ronald C. Davidson opposite direction. Repeat for one minute. Award for Plasma characteristics such as age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender 3. Stand and use the back of your chair for Wednesday, November 11 Physics. The award is provided by AIP Publishing in honor expression, marital status, nationality, balance, lifting a straight leg as far as is 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. political affiliation, ability status, comfortable, first to the side, then the back. of Ronald Davidson’s exceptional Master of Ceremonies: educational background, or any other Repeat for one minute with each leg. contributions as Editor-in-Chief of Physics Ellen Zweibel, DPP Chair of Plasmas for 25 years. The annual award characteristic protected by law. Disruptive or harassing behavior of any kind will not 4. Sitting upright in the chair, hold both All APS DPP prize and awards, and of $5,000 is presented in collaboration with arms out to the side making a “T” shape. the APS Division of Plasma Physics and be tolerated. Harassment includes but is APS DPP Fellowships, as well as GPAP not limited to inappropriate or intimidating Bring both arms to center, then crossing Fellowships will be bestowed on the recognizes outstanding plasma physics and bringing each hand to the opposite research by a Physics of Plasmas author. behavior and language, unwelcome jokes or 2020 recipients. comments, unwanted touching or attention, shoulder. Repeat this hug action for the Professor Foster was selected from final minute of your workout. End with a offensive images, photography without among the most highly cited and most permission, and stalking. big squeeze, you deserve it! Thursday, November 12th highly downloaded articles from Physics of Plasmas during the past five years. Violations of this code of conduct policy The paper titled, “Plasma-based water should be reported to meeting organizers, HEDSA Annual Meeting Physical Review and NSF Tutorial purification: Challenges and prospects for APS staff, or the APS Director of Meetings. for Authors and Proposers: the future,” Physics of Plasmas 24, 055501 Sanctions may range from verbal warning, Wednesday, November 11 to ejection from the meeting without How to write impactful papers (2017), presented a comprehensive review 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. of the developing physics of the plasma- refund, to notifying appropriate authorities. HEDSA will hold its general meeting and successful proposals liquid interface, the methods used to interact Retaliation for complaints of inappropriate virtually this year. New steering committee plasma with liquid water, and the role of conduct will not be tolerated. If a participant Thursday, November 12 observes inappropriate comments or actions members and HEDSA leadership will 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. these processes in water purification. In be announced at this meeting. A report addition to Foster's research interests in low- and personal intervention seems appropriate will be given regarding 2019 HEDSA Session Chairs: Matteo Rini (Editor) and temperature plasmas and diagnostics, he is and safe, they should be considerate of all activities. Program Managers from Vyachesav Lukin (NSF Program Director) active in the fields of space and atmospheric parties before intervening. plasma phenomena. This year Foster was Federal Funding Agencies such as OFES, Scientists have a responsibility to share NNSA, and NSF will provide updates on named Associate Fellow of the American the meaning and implications of their work, Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for Call for Nominations for 2021 the state of sponsored research in HED both within and outside their community, his work on ion thruster life extension using Prize and Awards plasmas, and to engage the community but generally receive little training in electrodeless plasma production methods in an open virtual dialogue. An update on writing and communication. They often feel such as microwave ECR. Deadline: Thursday, April 1, 2021 the University of Rochester NSF Physics unprepared to communicate with the public, APS prizes and awards recognize Frontier Center in HEDP: Center for This year’s award selection committee, the media, funding agents and even other consisting of Joel Dahlin (representing outstanding achievements in research, Matter at Atomic Pressures will give an scientists. In this session, some thoughts on the APS-DPP) and Kurt Becker, Michael education and public service. With few update. To join HEDSA please visit hedsa. science communication, focusing on tips Desjarlais, Lorin Matthews, and Barrett exceptions, they are open to all members org. Current members of HEDSA and all for writing a paper for a high impact journal Rogers from the Physics of Plasmas of the scientific community in the U.S. graduate students are strongly encouraged in physics will be presented. Editorial Board, reviewed the top-cited and abroad. The nomination and selection to attend. Enjoy your lunch at home and articles and nominated several authors from procedure, involving APS-appointed join us! The HEDSA general meeting across the topical focus areas of Physics of selection committees, guarantees their high welcomes all conference attendees. Community Planning Process Plasmas. The final selection was made by standards and prestige. (CPP) and Long-Range vote of the full Editorial Board. DPP annually solicits nominations for Planning (LRP) Meeting The presentation of the 2020 Ronald C. one prize and three awards. Please take time Division of Plasma Physics Davidson Award for Plasma Physics will to nominate exceptional DPP colleagues (DPP) Business Meeting Thursday, November 12 be presented to Prof. Foster during the in 2021. A nominator does not have to be 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Physics of Plasmas Reception in honor of an APS DPP member. Anyone except a Wednesday, November 11 authors and invited speakers at the online member of the selection committee may 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. The final report is scheduled to be Zoom reception 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, submit one nomination or seconding letter The business meeting of the Division released the week of December 7, 2020 November 10 as part of this year’s 62nd for each prize or award in any given year. Self-nominations are not accepted. of Plasma Physics will include reports when it is presented to the Fusion Energy Annual Meeting of the APS Division of of actions undertaken by DPP on issues Science Advisory Committee (FESAC). Plasma Physics. Go to this web address: http://www.aps. important to our membership. New items org/programs/honors/nomination.cfm for additional Nomination Guidelines. of business will be considered in the LGBT+ Game Night following order: (1) Motions, together Let's Get Physical! The deadline for receipt of all nominations with any supporting arguments will be Thursday, November 12 Grab a full water bottle to help you is Friday, March 29, 2019. Acknowledgement considered (2) Other new business not 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CST complete this 5-minute workout. of receipt can be requested. The DPP included in the agenda will be discussed. dissertation award has other requirements Join fellow LGBT+ plasma physicists for 1. Placing one hand on each end of your in addition to those listed on the APS a game night! Get in some networking or water bottle stretch your arms out in Nomination Guidelines website, so check for Breadth and Unification just unwind after a long week of virtual talks front of your chest. Keeping hold of the descriptions of the awards to which you are as we alternate between small breakouts and bottle, bring your arms overhead, back to making a nomination. of the Field of center, then to your thighs. Repeat This Plasma Science Town Hall group-wide games. For questi0ns or more sequence 30 times. James Clerk Maxwell Prize for information, please contact the organizers Plasma Physics Wednesday, November 11 at [email protected] 2. Hold your water bottle with one hand around it's center, and stretch your Troy Carter, Chair 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. arm out in front of your chest. Pass the University of California, Los Angeles Moderator: Michael Brown, DPP Chair Elect Physics of Plasmas Reception bottle all the way around your body by [email protected] switching hands to rotate around your The vision for this event is to display in Honor of All Authors John Dawson Award for Excellence in the breadth of the field of plasma science, back. Pass one direction 30 times, then and Invited Speakers the other direction 30 times. Plasma Physics Research and perhaps a vision for the unification of the field. It will be an optimistic, forward- Tuesday, November 10 3. Here is where it gets fun. For the last minute William Farmer, Chair thinking view of plasma science. The target 5:30 p.m.-- 7:30 p.m. of this water-workout your only task is to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory audience will be our early career scientists, continually shake the bottle, making as [email protected] The Editors of Physics of Plasmas and much noise as you can. Any direction, any graduate, and undergraduate students. The Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding community should provide questions for AIP Publishing invite you to a reception in style of shaking, just don't let the shaking stop for the next 60 seconds! Doctoral Thesis Award in our panelists. The questions you should honor of the Invited, Tutorial, and Review Plasma Physics consider include: What constitutes plasma speakers and the authors and referees who science and technology? Where is plasma have contributed to the published record Where We Live Carlos Paz-Soldan, Chair science studied, and who funds it? What are of many advancements of plasma physics General Atomics Earth has 1 moon and the most profound questions facing plasma during the past year. [email protected] 2 co-orbital satellites science today? What are the important In recognition of Ronald Davidson’s Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding As you’re probably aware, Earth has 1 tools and technologies that cut across the 25 years of exceptional service as Editor- Early Career Contribution to moon (the moon). Did you know there are sub-fields of plasma science? in-Chief of Physics of Plasmas, AIP Plasma Physics Research The focus of the discussion will be plasma 2 other asteroids locked into a co-orbital Publishing is also pleased to present the orbits with Earth? They’re called 3753 Michael Shay, Chair science. So, panelists will think about what 2020 Ronald C. Davidson Award for role plasma science plays in fundamental Cruithne and 2002 AA29. University of Delaware Plasma Physics to Prof. John Foster of the [email protected] physics, fusion, space physics, astrophysics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. national defense. What careers might young Katherine E. Weimer Award for This year’s Physics of Plasmas Code of Conduct scientists pursue in the area they represent? Women in Plasma Physics The format for the Town Hall be a Q&A. I'll Reception will be held remotely by Zoom for APS Meetings moderate with some initial set up questions, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, It is the policy of the American Physical Amy Keesee, Chair then field questions from the community. I November 10 and can be accessed through Society (APS) that all participants, University of New Hampshire would like to gather some of these ahead of the online schedule for the Annual Meeting. including attendees, vendors, APS staff, [email protected] the event. Since this will be around dinner volunteers, and all other stakeholders at

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