Torkil Jensen was an extremely productive and uniquely innovative scientist who was an internationally recognized member of the GA Fusion Group from 1960 until he lost his battle with cancer in 2004. He was the main-author of more than 50 publication in a variety of peer-reviewed publications spanning a wide range of topics in plasma physics and fusion research. In addition to his outstanding scientific abilities and creativity, Torkil was known for his contagious enthusiasm and his willingness to work with younger scientists as a mentor and friend.

• Torkil Jensen Retrospective - Contributions of Torkil Jensen to MHD and Stability by Andrea M. Garofalo

The Torkil Jensen Award is given in recognition for outstanding proposals for innovative experiments using the capabilities of the DIII-D National Fusion Facility.

Selection criteria include:

1. Potential for transformational new results
2. Potential for producing high visibility, high impact science
3. Collaborative effort (national or international partners)

Proposals should seek to explore fresh ideas or new approaches to important problems in fusion research. The competition is open to DIII-D and non-DIII-D staff, post docs, and graduate students. Proposals will be reviewed anonymously, and selection will be based on evaluation by a panel of physicists familiar with DIII-D research, subject to the approval of the Director of the DIII-D program. Travel funds for student winners will be available as needed.

Proposals can be submitted on-line at the website for the Research Opportunities Forum. Proposals should include sufficient detail to allow the panel to evaluate feasibility and scientific impact. Previous proposals may be updated and resubmitted for reconsideration.

2019

• Tyler Abrams, General Atomics: Demonstration of Impurity Control Via an Actively Heated Divertor in DIII-D
• Carlos Paz-Soldan, General Atomics: Modify Runaway Electron Distribution Function with Externally Launched Helicon (Whistler) Waves
• Alessandro Bortolon, PPPL and Dr. Alessandro Marinoni, MIT: LH Power Threshold, Confinement Scaling and CER Calibration in Carbon Plasmas

2017

• Nicholas Eidietis, General Atomics: Low Energy NBI for Efficient Angular Momentum Injection
• Laszlo Bardoczi, Oak Ridge Associated Universities: Can Pellets Completely Stabilize the Deleterious 2/1 NTMs

2016

• Brendan Lyons, PPPL: Use edge ECCD to achieve ELM suppression with little-to-no 3D field

2015

• Luis Delgado-Aparicio, PPPL: Stabilization of radiatively induced tearing modes (RiTMs) using off-axis-heating
• Egemen Kolemen, PPPL: Density Limit and the Radiation Driven Islands
• David Pace, General Atomics: Applying Phase Space Manipulation of the Beam Ion Distribution to Control MHD and Optimize Beam Heat

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