NPS0306.qxd 2/9/06 11:37 AM Page 1 A Publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Number 1 • March 2006 SOCIETY NEWS CONFERENCES The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science ICOPS 2006 Traverse City, Michigan, 4-8 June 2006 www.icops2006.org e cordially invite you to attend the 33rd Conference Topics will be organized under the IEEE International Conference on Plasma following categories: WScience, sponsored by the Plasma Science • Basic Processes in Fully and Partially Ionized and Applications Committee of the IEEE Nuclear Plasmas and Plasma Sciences Society. ICOPS 2006 will be • Microwave Generation and Plasma Interactions held near Traverse City, Michigan from June 4 • Charged Particle Beams and Sources through June 8, 2006. The conference venue is the • High Energy Density Plasmas and Applications Grand Traverse Resort and Spa located along the • Industrial, Commercial, and Medical Plasma shores of Lake Michigan’s East Grand Traverse Bay. Applications ICOPS 2006 will feature an exciting technical • Plasma Diagnostics program with reports from around the globe about • Pulsed Power and Other Plasma Applications new and innovative developments in the fields of The conference will include four plenary talks rel- plasma science and engineering. Leading researchers evant to the plasma physics community given by rec- will gather to explore basic plasma physics, high- ognized leaders in their fields as well as oral and energy-density plasmas, inertial-confinement fusion, poster sessions. In addition, a special minicourse fea- magnetic fusion, plasma diagnostics, pulsed-power turing Plasma Processing Technologies will be held plasmas, microwave generation, lighting, micro- and as part of the conference on the 8th and 9th June. nano-applications of plasmas, medical applications We intend to ensure that the Technical Program and plasma processing. continued on page 3 Jes Asmussen Timothy Grotjean Thomas Schuelke Claire Rosser Chair Co-chair Finance Chair Conference Coordinator NUCLEAR & PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY March 2006 1 NPS0306.qxd 2/9/06 11:37 AM Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IEEE NUCLEAR AND PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY NEWS The 33rd IEEE International Conference on is published three times per year by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855. Plasma Science (ICOPS 2006) . .1 NEWSLETTER EDITOR: 2006 IEEE NSREC is Planning for Ponte Verda Albe Dawson Larsen Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Beach, Florida . .4 MS-66 2575 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 2006 Symposium on Radiation Measurements Tel: +1 650 926 2748 Fax: +1 650 926 5124 and Applications . .6 E-mail: [email protected] 21st Symposium on Fusion Engineering . .6 EDITORS EMERITUS: W. Kenneth Dawson TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall 2005 Nuclear Science Symposium and Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, V6T-2A3. Medical Imaging Conference . .7 Tel: +1 604 222 7455 Fax: +1 604 222 7307 President’s Report . .10 E-mail: [email protected] John F. 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Printed in U.S.A. 2 March 2006 NUCLEAR & PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY NPS0306.qxd 2/9/06 11:37 AM Page 3 of ICOPS 2006 and your stay in the Grand experts from industry, national laboratories, Traverse area will be rewarding and enjoyable. and universities who will relate their knowl- We look forward to welcoming you at Grand edge in the areas of thin film deposition, reac- Math lesson Traverse, June 4-8, 2006. tive ion etching, plasma-induced damage in For more information contact ULSI manufacturing and the emerging field of There are two [email protected] or visit our website at carbon-based materials processing. www.icops2006.org. Industrial process engineers, graduate stu- kinds of statis- dents and scientists researching the area of tics, the kind you Jes Asmussen Chair, ICOPS 2006 plasma-based thin film synthesis or anyone look up and the Timothy Grotjohn Co-Chair, ICOPS 2006 wishing to augment their knowledge in these areas is encouraged to attend. kind you make CONFERENCE LOCATION up. The Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is the ICOPS 2006 TECHNICAL PROGRAM Midwest’s largest full-service, year-round • Basic Processes in Fully and Partially resort and conference center, ranked in the top Ionized Plasmas Rex Stout 50 travel destinations and services worldwide o Basic Phenomena by Conde Nast Traveler. Situated on 1,400 o Space Plasmas acres in the northwest corner of Michigan’s o Partially Ionized Plasmas Lower Peninsula along the shores of Lake o Computational Plasma Physics Michigan’s East Grand Traverse Bay, it is just o Dusty Plasmas 10 minutes from Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport. Traverse City Airport has daily • Microwave Generation and Plasma direct flights from many major cities such as Interaction Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Cincinnati, o Intense Beam Microwave Generation Dallas and Detroit. o Fast-Wave Devices The Grand Traverse area is blessed with o Slow-Wave Devices wonderful weather during summer and offers o Vacuum Microelectronics an abundance of recreational activities includ- o Codes and Modeling ing beautiful beaches and parks, superb golf o Microwave Systems courses, hundreds of miles of scenic hiking and o Microwave Plasma Interaction biking trails, first-rate fishing and countless sailing and water-sport pursuits. In addition, • Charged Particle Beams and Sources you can find unique gifts at fine shops, explore o Plasma, Ion and Electron Sources a museum, or visit award-winning restaurants o Intense Electron and Ion Beams Encore and local wineries. As for recreational activities, the resort itself • High Energy Density Plasmas and It is sometimes boasts three exceptional golf courses, one of Applications which was designed by Jack Nicklaus and is a o Fusion (Inertial, Magnetic and Alternate necessary to Golf Magazine Silver Medal Resort. concepts) repeat what we There is also a state-of-the-art spa offering o Ultrashort Pulse Lasers and Particle know. All services that are totally dedicated to health, Acceleration well-being and beauty. o Z-pinches and Radiation Sources mapmakers o High Energy Density Physics should place the MINICOURSE Mississippi in the Plasma Processing Technologies: Industrial • Industrial, Commercial, and Medical Plasma-Deposition Technologies, Reactive Ion Applications of Plasma same place and Etching, Plasma-Induced Damage, and o Low-pressure Nonequilibrium Plasma avoid originality. Carbon-based Materials Processing Processing A special two-day minicourse will be offered o Atmospheric-pressure Nonequilibrium on Thursday and Friday, 8 and 9 June, at the Plasmas Saul Bellow end of the ICOPS conference. The course will o High Pressure and Thermal Plasma be two full days and will tackle issues relevant Processing in modern industry and research in the field of o Plasma Thrusters Plasma Processing Technologies. The instruc- o Plasmas for Lighting tors are highly accomplished plasma research o Microplasmas and Flat-panel Displays NUCLEAR & PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY March 2006 3 NPS0306.qxd 2/9/06 11:37 AM Page 4 o Medical, Biological and Environmental arrangements for the numerous