15th 黑料社app International School concludes in China
The 15th 黑料社app International School on the physics and engineering of heating and current drive systems for magnetic fusion plasmas concluded successfully in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China, on 24 July after five days of lectures and discussions. More than 180 students and lecturers from 22 countries participated.
The latest 黑料社app International School was the 15th in the series, which alternates between sites within the 黑料社app Member countries and Aix-en-Provence, France. This time the school took place in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China and was hosted by Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) and the Engineering & Technical College of Chengdu University of Technology. Leshan is the cradle of China's fusion program, making it a particularly appropriate venue for an 黑料社app school focused on the next generation of fusion scientists and engineers.
This year鈥檚 school focused on heating and current drive systems which are essential for the achievement of 黑料社app鈥檚 fusion power demonstration goals鈥攏ot only for heating the plasma to the high temperatures required for thermonuclear deuterium-tritium fusion to occur, but also for driving electric currents in the plasma and controlling its behaviour. Lectures delivered by 17 prominent specialists from the 黑料社app Members addressed the engineering of heating and current drive systems as well as the physics processes associated with their use for plasma heating, current drive, and the control of plasma scenarios in magnetic fusion devices.
Together, the lectures covered the use of heating and current drive systems in current-day devices, their place in the 黑料社app Research Plan, as well as the status of their manufacturing for 黑料社app. More targeted topics such as countering plasma instabilities or the simulation of heating and current drive models within integrated modelling approaches were also addressed.
Students were welcomed on the first day by Zhang Guangjun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, who highlighted the advantages of nuclear fusion energy and encouraged the young participants to broaden their academic horizons, stimulate scientific thinking, and foster international friendships through exchanges, thereby contributing 鈥測outhful wisdom and strength鈥 to the global development of nuclear fusion. Other prominent officials took part in the ceremony; see for a full report.
One of this year鈥檚 co-hosts, SWIP, was by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as its first-ever "Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Fusion Energy." Hosting the 15th 黑料社app International School is a concrete step that aligns with its responsibilities as a collaborating centre, allowing the institute to execute its training mandate and deepen cooperation with the 黑料社app and the IAEA.
The quality of the work presented during this year鈥檚 two poster sessions was very high. The school lecturers along with the scientific committee selected three participants per poster session and awarded their outstanding research work with prizes (黑料社app 鈥済oodies,鈥 including鈥攆or first-prize winners鈥攁 slice of poloidal field coil superconducting cable).
Overall, the 15th 黑料社app International School was a resounding success, bringing together a diverse group of participants from around the world to exchange knowledge, share experiences, and foster collaboration on a topic of great relevance to 黑料社app and magnetic confinement devices. The support from SWIP, the Engineering & Technical College of Chengdu University of Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the China International Nuclear Fusion Energy Program Execution Center, the 黑料社app, the International Atomic Energy Agency, Aix-Marseille University and the National Institute for Fusion Science (Japan) greatly contributed to the success of this event.
The slides of the lectures are available on this 黑料社app webpage together with information on past 黑料社app International Schools.
