Leading scientists and engineers will gather in October at the American Physical Society’s Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) to share exciting progress in inertial fusion energy (IFE)—a method that looks to generate an abundant, affordable clean energy supply.
With the recent demonstration of fusion in the laboratory, a path to an IFE power plant has been laid. While IFE research continues, this path to commercialization requires overcoming many scientific, engineering, and economic hurdles. Leaders from IFE-STAR (Inertial Fusion Energy Science and Technology Accelerated Research), including the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (University of Rochester), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Colorado State University, will gather and build on collaborations between public and private researchers to tackle these hurdles and bring fusion energy closer to reality.
The mini-conference at APS-DPP gives experts from universities, national labs, and private companies an opportunity to discuss potential solutions to challenges, including
- laser–plasma instabilities in broadband laser technologies
- developing a workforce skilled in laser-plasma science
- continued investment to resolve R&D gaps, support the domestic supply chain, and develop next-generation facilities
The mini-conference “Progress in Making IFE-Based Concepts a Reality” will take place during the 66th annual meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Plasma Physics, October 7–11, 2024 in Atlanta, GA.
