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Title: Summary report from the mini-conference on workforce development through research-based, plasma-focused activities

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0144847· OSTI ID:1989204
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  1. Auburn University, AL (United States)
  2. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  3. Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (United States)
  4. University of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
  5. University of Rochester, NY (United States)
  6. Greensburg Salem High School, PA (United States)
  7. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, PA (United States)
  8. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (United States)
  9. Northwest Nuclear Laboratories, Federal Way, WA (United States)
  10. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)
  11. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  12. Bryn Mawr College, PA (United States)
  13. University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL (United States)
  14. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  15. American Physical Society, College Park, MD (United States)
  16. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (United States)
  17. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)
  18. Fusion Industry Association, Washington, DC (United States)

This report is a summary of the mini-conference on Workforce Development Through Research-Based, Plasma-Focused Science Education and Public Engagement held during the 2022 American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics annual meeting. The motivation for organizing this mini-conference originates from recent studies and community-based reports highlighting important issues with the current state of the plasma workforce. Here, we summarize the main findings presented in the two speaker sessions of the mini-conference, the challenges, and recommendations identified in the discussion sessions and the results from a post-conference survey. Here, we further provide information on initiatives and studies presented at the mini-conference, along with references to further resources.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1989204
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 30, Issue 6; ISSN 1070-664X
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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