Laboratory Information:
Institute for Fusion Studies
Unversity of Texas/Austin
Robert Lee Moore Hall 11.306
Austin, TX 78712-1060
Phone: 512-471-4367
Fax: 512-471-6715
Email: mtk@mail.utexas.edu
Website: http://peaches.ph.utexas.edu/ifs/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Energy
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
No Lab Representative at this time.
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Institute for Fusion Studies (IFS)
is a national center for research in theoretical plasma physics and
controlled thermonuclear fusion. Its mandate is to study magnetic plasma confinement, basic plasma
processes and related issues from the viewpoint of theoretical physics. Particular emphasis is placed
on
fundamental issues of long range significance. The IFS also serves as a center for fusion science information
exchange, nationally and internationally, by arranging visitor programs, courses, conferences and workshops.
As part of this effort, it is the principal site in the United States for the exchange activities of
the U.S.-Japan Joint
Institute for Fusion Theory. The IFS has an extensive academic program, involving students, usually
as
Graduate Research Assistants, and Postdoctoral Fellows.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The institute mission conducts research
related to making nuclear fusion a practical energy source. Research
areas include plasma confinement and stability, large-scale computing software, novel fusion technologies
and
high-energy particle beam generation and dynamics.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Patents and Licensing
- Publications
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Astrophysics
- Basic plasma processes
- Fluid dynamics
- Kinetic theory
- Magnetic plasma confinement
- Nonlinear plasma dynamics
- Numerical simulation
- Plasma turbulence
- Plasma-boundary interaction
- Statistical mechanics and space physics
- Transport theory
