First announcement of the 22nd MHD stability control workshop
Topics:
The workshop theme for this year is “Integrating disruption
prediction and MHD control.” In magnetic confinement devices,
prediction of potentially damaging transient events and
forecasting of controllability boundaries may be essential
elements of a robust plasma control strategy. Predictions from
both physical and statistical models based on real-time plasma
monitoring and from active probing may provide sufficient warning
of unfavorable impending conditions. Combining such predictions
with knowledge of plasma response to actuators, such as 3D fields,
could enable preemptive active stabilization or modification of
the operating point to maintain passive stability. In this
workshop, we will discuss recent advances in experiment and theory
aimed at sustaining stable, high performance plasmas through the
use of prediction and forecasting strategies. Please note that
the proposed theme does not exclude contributed talks from other
relevant areas of MHD stability and control.
Date and Location:
October 30 - November 1, 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison Pyle Center, Room TBD
Registration:
Registration for contributed talks is now OPEN. Please see the menu link to register online. Registration will remain open until October 1st.
Program Committee members:
Jeremy Hanson, Columbia University, USA (program chair)
John Sarff, University of Wisconsin, USA (local organizer)
Masaru Furukawa, Tottori University, USA
Valerie Izzo, University of California, San Diego, USA
Egemen Kolemen, Princeton University, USA
Rob La Haye, General Atomics, USA
Matthew Lanctot, DOE, USA
Sadao Masamune, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan