Satellite Meetings
1. Mini Workshop for Women in Plasma Physics (WIPP)
A Mini Workshop for Women in Plasma Physics (WIPP) will be held as part of the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies -Division of Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP) international conference at the Grand Swiss-Bell Hotel in Malacca, Malaysia, on Monday, November 4th, 2024.
Despite the significant contributions women have made to Plasma Physics, they often face unique challenges in the field.
The WIPP-AAPPS-DPP Mini-Workshop provides a dedicated space for women scientists to share their experiences and discuss their career paths.
The workshop's goal is to build a supportive community, facilitate discussion and networking, and encourage more women to assume leadership roles within Plasma Physics.
Attendees will have the chance to engage with prominent female physicists, participate in interactive sessions, and exchange insights that can promote the field's growth and inclusivity.
Although the workshop is open to everyone, we highly encourage women attending the AAPPS-DPP conference to actively participateas presenters, speakers, or discussion contributors.
This will also be a valuable opportunity for networking and establishing professional relationships.
Please submit your interest here: Click Link
WIPP committee chair: Dr Anisa Qamar
Contact: wippworkshop2024@gmail.com
Date and Time: Monday 4th November 2024, Time 17:00-19:00
Organizer:: Matthew Hole (ANU) and Zhisong Qu (NTU)
Date and time: 13:30-15:40, 7th November, 2024
Number of participants: <50
Description: Prof. Robert (Bob) Leith Dewar, FAA, FAPS, FAIP (1944 -April 5 2024) was a giant in the field of theoretical plasma physics,
with important contributions in Magnetohydrodymanics (MHD) and in dynamical systems.
These include MHD equilibrium and stability, MHD ballooning modes, Taylor relaxation and Hamiltonian maps.
Bob worked closely with computer simulation and with experimentalists and has made important contributions to toroidal magnetic fusion research and to astrophysics.
Over the last decade he had been instrumental in the development of a multiple region relaxed MHD model to describe general stellarator fields, and he was presently working on a generalisation of such models to systems that preserve magnetic helicity with a weak ideal Ohm’s law constraint.
Perhaps most importantly, he has left a legacy in both research and teaching, mentoring numerous students and
early-career scholars, many of whom now hold prominent positions in the field.
This mini workshop will celebrate Bob’s scientific accomplishments and legacy.
Oral contributed are requested that draw on or are inspired by Bob’s research.
Program
13:30-13:55 (25 minutes): David Pfefferle Topic: Overview
13:55-14:10 (15 minutes): Pat Diamond
14:10-14:25 (15 minutes): Dominique Escande
14:25-14:40 (15 minutes): Arash Tassavoli
14:40-14:55 (15 minutes): Phil Morrison
14:55-15:10 (15 minutes): Naoki Sato
15:10-15:25 (15 minutes): Xavier Garbet
15:25-15:40 (15 minutes): Discussion/Summary
Despite the significant contributions women have made to Plasma Physics, they often face unique challenges in the field.
The WIPP-AAPPS-DPP Mini-Workshop provides a dedicated space for women scientists to share their experiences and discuss their career paths.
The workshop's goal is to build a supportive community, facilitate discussion and networking, and encourage more women to assume leadership roles within Plasma Physics.
Attendees will have the chance to engage with prominent female physicists, participate in interactive sessions, and exchange insights that can promote the field's growth and inclusivity.
Although the workshop is open to everyone, we highly encourage women attending the AAPPS-DPP conference to actively participateas presenters, speakers, or discussion contributors.
This will also be a valuable opportunity for networking and establishing professional relationships.
Please submit your interest here: Click Link
WIPP committee chair: Dr Anisa Qamar
Contact: wippworkshop2024@gmail.com
Date and Time: Monday 4th November 2024, Time 17:00-19:00
2. Mini Workshop in Honour of Robert Dewar : Plasma Equilibria, stability and nonlinear dynamics
Organizer:: Matthew Hole (ANU) and Zhisong Qu (NTU)
Date and time: 13:30-15:40, 7th November, 2024
Number of participants: <50
Description: Prof. Robert (Bob) Leith Dewar, FAA, FAPS, FAIP (1944 -April 5 2024) was a giant in the field of theoretical plasma physics,
with important contributions in Magnetohydrodymanics (MHD) and in dynamical systems.
These include MHD equilibrium and stability, MHD ballooning modes, Taylor relaxation and Hamiltonian maps.
Bob worked closely with computer simulation and with experimentalists and has made important contributions to toroidal magnetic fusion research and to astrophysics.
Over the last decade he had been instrumental in the development of a multiple region relaxed MHD model to describe general stellarator fields, and he was presently working on a generalisation of such models to systems that preserve magnetic helicity with a weak ideal Ohm’s law constraint.
Perhaps most importantly, he has left a legacy in both research and teaching, mentoring numerous students and
early-career scholars, many of whom now hold prominent positions in the field.
This mini workshop will celebrate Bob’s scientific accomplishments and legacy.
Oral contributed are requested that draw on or are inspired by Bob’s research.
Program
13:30-13:55 (25 minutes): David Pfefferle Topic: Overview
13:55-14:10 (15 minutes): Pat Diamond
14:10-14:25 (15 minutes): Dominique Escande
14:25-14:40 (15 minutes): Arash Tassavoli
14:40-14:55 (15 minutes): Phil Morrison
14:55-15:10 (15 minutes): Naoki Sato
15:10-15:25 (15 minutes): Xavier Garbet
15:25-15:40 (15 minutes): Discussion/Summary