Process and Organization

APS-DPP Community Planning Process

The APS-DPP Community Planning Process (DPP-CPP) is a strategic planning process with the goals of identifying scientific and technological opportunities in the fields of Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Science, and making consensus recommendations for a strategy to address these opportunities to the DOE Office of Fusion Energy Science Advisory Committee (FESAC).

The DPP-CPP was initiated by the APS-DPP executive committee in order to help FESAC fulfill a charge from DOE to develop a strategic plan for the DOE Office of Fusion Energy Science (FES). In this charge, the DOE Deputy Director for Science, Dr. Stephen Binkley, requests “that the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) undertake a new long-range strategic planning activity for the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program. The strategic planning activity—to encompass the entire FES research portfolio (namely, burning plasma science and discovery plasma science)—should identify and prioritize the research required to advance both the scientific foundation needed to develop a fusion energy source, as well as the broader FES mission to steward plasma science.”

To receive announcements about the DPP-CPP, please join the DPP-CPP Google Group

PC members will

Organize and lead workshops
Recruit people for sub-groups etc. as needed
Solicit white papers
Synthesize community input into reports

PC members in different topical areas will work in parallel or together to organize topical workgroups

PC members will work together across topical areas to provide input for cross-cuts

Some PC members will focus on organizing topical areas; others will focus on organizing cross-cuts

Co-Chairs

Coordinate among topical and cross-cutting areas
Lead PC to organize workshops, etc.
Lead PC to prepare input to FESAC
Oversee of entire process to ensure completeness and fairness

Program Committee

Organize and lead workshops
- Set dates / locations
- Help define expected output
- Invite speakers, advocacy groups, white papers
- Run working group sessions
Lead expert groups
Summarize output from workshops, expert groups, etc.

Expert Groups

Composition

Led by PC members or designees
Consist of community experts in pre-defined technical areas
Community members can volunteer to join

Roles

Review and refine high-priority gaps and relevant metrics
Evaluate merits of proposed initiatives
- Ability to achieve proposed mission
- Feasibility of proposal
Generate feedback for advocacy groups

Advocacy Groups

Composition

Individuals, groups, or institutions who want to promote an initiative
Not organized or led by PC members

Roles

Develop proposals for strategic initiatives
Present proposals in whitepapers and at workshops
Address feedback from expert groups and working groups

Cross-Cutting Groups

Composition

Led by PC members
Consist of community experts across topical areas
Community members can volunteer to join

Roles

Lead working groups at workshops
Coordinate across topical areas
Help identify proposals that can contribute to multiple topical areas

How Can You Get Involved?

Submit white papers for initiatives
Join advocacy groups and expert groups
Provide technical expertise to evaluate proposals
Advance maturity of initiatives
Participate in workshop discussions

DPP-CPP Program Committee Co-Chairs

Nate Ferraro - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Lauren Garrison - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nathan Howard - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Carolyn Kuranz - University of Michigan

John Sarff - University of Wisconsin, Madison

Scott Baalrud - The University of Iowa

Wayne Solomon - General Atomics

Program Committee Members

MFE Program Subcommittee

Brunner, Dan (CFS) Hughes, Jerry (MIT)Biewer, Ted (ORNL) Jarvinen, Aaro (LLNL)Collins, Cami (GA) Magee, Rich (TAE)Grierson, Brian (PPPL) Mordijck, Saskia (William and Mary)Guttenfelder, Walter (PPPL) Petty, Craig (GA)Hegna, Chris (Wisconsin) Reinke, Matt (ORNL)Holland, Chris (UCSD) Shumlak, Uri (Washington)

HEDP Program Subcommittee

Arefiev, Alex (UCSD) Hansen, Stephanie (SNL)Ditmire, Todd (UT Austin) Pickworth, Louisa (LLNL)Doss, Forrest (LANL) Rocca, Jorge (Colorado State)Frenje, Johan (MIT) Schaeffer, Derek (Princeton)Thomas, Cliff (LLE) Sean Finnegan (LANL)Gleason, Arianna (Stanford/SLAC)

Fusion Materials & Technology Program Subcommittee

Caughman, John (ORNL) Lasa, Ane (UTK)Donovan, David (UTK) Nygren, Richard (SNL)Kolasinski, Rob (SNL) Tynan, George (UCSD)Hammond, Karl (Missouri) Setyawan, Wahyu (PNNL) Humrickhouse, Paul (INL) Zinkle, Steve (ORNL/UTK)

Discovery Plasma Science Program Subcommittee

Scime, Earl (WVU) Dubin, Dan (UCSD)Ji, Hantao (Princeton) Schaffner, David (Bryn Mawr)Sinars, Dan (SNL) Den Hartog, Daniel (Wisconsin)Vincena, Stephen (UCLA) Raitses, Yevgeny (PPPL)Shannon, Steven (NC State)

Cross-Cut Leaders

Theory & Computation- MFE: Holland, Chris (UCSD) (Chair)- HEDP: Doss, Forrest (LANL)- FM&T: Hammond, Karl (Missouri)- DPS: Dubin, Dan (UCSD)
Measurement & Diagnostics- MFE: Biewer, Ted (ORNL)- HEDP: Frenje, Johan (MIT) (Chair)- FM&T: Kolasinski, Rob (SNL)- DPS: Den Hartog, Daniel (Wisconsin)
Enabling Technology- MFE: Brunner, Dan (CFS)- HEDP: Ditmire, Todd (UT Austin) - FM&T: Nygren, Richard (SNL)- DPS: Shannon, Steven (NC State) (Chair)
Workforce Development- MFE: Shumlak, Uri (Washington)- HEDP: Sean Finnegan (LANL)- FM&T: Donovan, David (UT-Knoxville) (Chair)- DPS: Schaffner, David (Bryn Mawr)

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