EPSS Colloquium winter-2012
An overview of fusion energy research: taming turbulence and transport in magnetized plasmas
Feb. 9, 2012,
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
3656 Geology
Presented By:
Troy Carter
UCLA
I will give an overview of the challenges associated with harnessing nuclear fusion as a terrestrial power source and the progress that has been made in research in this area. In particular, I will discuss turbulence in magnetically-confined plasmas and how transport associated with this turbulence limits the confinement achievable in current and planned experiments. I will present recent UCLA research that has helped advance our understanding of the basic physics of turbulence and turbulent transport in magnetized plasmas.