Fusion Technology Summary Report Jean Paul Allain IEEE-NPSS AdCom Meeting March 1, 2014 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Over 80 papers from SOFE-25 received TPS Special Issue Guest Editors: Irvin Zatz, PPPL (Lead) Stephan Bosch, IPP-Greifswald Bill Cary, General Atomics Dennis Youchison, Sandia National Lab Irv Zatz stated that papers have reviews completed and proceeding to press. He expects the special issue will be a March 2014 TPS publication

Highlights of progress on SOFE 26 The 26 th Symposium on Fusion Engineering will be co- located with the PPC (Pulsed Power Conference) and held in Austin, Texas between May 31 and June 4, 2015 –SOFE-26 General chair: Jean Paul Allain and Technical Program chair: Mark Tillack, UC San Diego –PPC General chair is Mark Crawford and Technical Program Chair: David Wetz, UT-Arlington MOU signed between Fusion Technology Committee and Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee Discussions are underway with Sherry Russ Sills to finalize contract with IEEE-MCE services Organizing committee being finalized including members from both FTC and PPTC communities SOFE-26 Technical Program Committee being finalized Conference logo and advertising material planned ready for distribution at upcoming summer meetings

Summary of Recent Committee Activities 2014 Fusion Technology Award Nominations were received February 15, 2014 Five total nominations received Currently under review by FTC for voting and announcement of winner during March teleconference meeting Allain and Tillack engaging with Chinese Fusion Institutes Purpose: To sustain the increasing levels of participation of Chinese fusion engineers in SOFE given the increased activities in tokamak devices there Actions: FTC to invite Dr. Xuru Duan, Director from the Center for Fusion Science at the Southwestern Institute of Physics in Chengdu, China to join FTC. Plans for additional invitations to the FTC from India, the Latin American region and an additional member from Europe

Summary of Recent Committee Activities Update on outreach to students and members in academia –Purdue University students working to establish IEEE-NPSS chapter –University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Dept. of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering includes many research areas represented in the NPSS and now have about 10 students interested in establishing chapters –Allain working to assemble a local organizing committee with contacts at University of Texas Austin to encourage participation in SOFE-26 including faculty and students in various areas of engineering with focus on fusion technology