ITER International Summer School 2008

July 22nd (Tue)-25th (Fri), 2008

Place: Kyushu University, Japan

Theme: Confinement (from device to plasma)

Topics covered:

• Unifying picture for plasma confinement
  • Physics pictures of plasmas
  • Coupling between plasma conditions and design conditions
  • Integrated modelling
• Tritium confinement
• Design integration and critical path for engineering
• Academic research and universality of the studies
  • Establishing causal relations through basic scientific research
  • Impact to wider academic communities
• Working at ITER
  • Introduction to Japanese and Asian students

Tentative Program 

Participants: Mostly Phd students and young scientists (postdocs) are encouraged to apply for the Summer School but the participation of graduate students is also possible.

Organizers: Univ. Kyushu, NIFS, Univ. Provence (under negotiation); discussion on-going between Japan Society for Plasma Science and Fusion research

Co-organizers: Grants-in-Aids for Specially Promoted Resarch (Itoh project) Grants-in-Aids for Priority Resarch Area (Tanabe project)

Candidates of lecturers (to be confirmed)

K. Ikeda (ITER), F. Wagner (IPP, Germany), X. Garbet (CEA), C. S. Chang (NYU/ KAIST), A. Fujisawa (NIFS), P. Diamond (USCD), T. Tsunematsu (JAEA), E. Tada (ITER), T. Tanabe (Kyushu U), M. Pamela (EFDA) , C. Skinner (PPPL), S. Ishizaka (ITER), D. Campbell (ITER), H. Yamada (NIFS), A. Fukuyama (Kyoto U), K. Itoh (NIFS)

Steering Committee: K. Ikeda (Chair)
Scientific Committee: O. Motojima (Chair), S. Benkadda (Co-chair)
Local Organizing Committee: S.-I. Itoh (Chair)

Steering Committee: K. Ikeda (Chair)
Contact: iiss2008riam.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Webpage:   http://sannygw.riam.kyushu-u.ac.jp/IISS2008/
Scientific Secretary:
S. Inagaki, RIAM Kyushu University, Kasuga-Koen 6-1,
Kasuga 816-8580, Japan.
Tel: 81+92-583-7722, Fax: 81+92-583-7723
inagakiriam.kyushu-u.ac.jp