March 7-8, 2011

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting
March 7-8, 2011
Agenda
DoubleTree Bethesda Hotel and Executive Meeting Center
8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
301-652-2000

Time

Topic

Speaker


Presentation

March 7 The 8:30-9:00 session is intended for Committee business and thus only members need attend.
8:30 a.m. Swearing-In of New Members Judith Mead, Office of Science, Human Capital Resources Division
8:35 a.m. Annual Ethics Briefing Mr. Brian Plesser, Office of the General Counsel
9:00 a.m. Welcome, Meeting Agenda and Logistics Dr. Martin Greenwald, FESAC Chair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:05 a.m. DOE/SC Perspectives including the FY 2012 Congressional Budget Request Dr. W.F. Brinkman, Director, Office of Science PDF

10:00 a.m.

Break
10:15 a.m. FES Perspectives including the FY 2012 Congressional Budget Request Dr. Ed Synakowski, Associate Director for Fusion Energy Sciences PDF

12:30 p.m.

Lunch
1:30 p.m. ITER Update: Accomplishments, Status, and Domestic Issues Mr. Tom Vanek and Dr. John Glowienka, Fusion Energy Sciences PDF
2:30 p.m. Fusion Energy Research and Development in the “ITER Era”:A Korean Perspective Dr. G. S. Lee, President, National Fusion Research Institute in Korea; Chair, Management Advisory Committee, ITER Council PDF

3:30 p.m.

Break
3:45 p.m. Update on Fusion Nuclear Sciences Pathways Assessment Activities Dr. Charles Kessel, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory PDF
4:45 p.m. Public Comments TBD

5:15 p.m.

Adjourn

 

 

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting
March 7-8, 2011

AGENDA (Cont'd)

 

March 8

Time

Topic

Speaker


Presentation

9:00 a.m. Briefing on the Results from the Workshop on Opportunities in Plasma Astrophysics Hantao Ji, Co-Chair, Committee on Opportunities in Plasma Astrophysics; PPPL; Stewart Prager, Director, PPPL; Hui Li, LANL PDF
9:45 a.m. Briefing on Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS) Linda Blevins, Office of Science, Office of the Deputy Director for Science Programs; Keith Tucker, Office of Science, Office of Business Policy and Operations PDF

10:15 a.m.

Break
10:30 a.m. Briefing on the National Academy of Sciences Study On Inertial Fusion Energy for Energy (process-related items only) Professor Ronald Davidson, Chair, NRC IFE Panel; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory PDF
11:00 a.m. Discussion Of the New Charge: Policies and Practices for Disseminating Research Results Dr. Ed Synakowski/FESAC Members
11:30 a.m. Committee Discussion Dr. Martin Greenwald, FESAC Chair Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:00 noon

Adjourn




March 7-8, 2011 Minutes PDF