2022 Mini-Conference on Workforce Development

The mini-conference Workforce Development Through Research-Based, Plasma-Focused Science Education and Public Engagement was held during the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS DPP) conference in Spokane, WA, from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21, 2022. 

The main goal of the mini-conference was to initiate communication among a diverse selection of colleagues interested in promoting knowledge about plasma (the ionized state of matter), educating and training the plasma workforce, and improving the health of the plasma community. 

The main findings from the mini-conference were published in the following report.

Kostadinova, E.G., Greco, S., Murdock, M., Barraza-Valdez, E., Hasson, H.R., West-Abdallah, I.Z., Harper, C.A., Brown, K., Scime, E., Dollar, F. and Greninger, C., 2023. Summary report from the mini-conference on workforce development through research-based, plasma-focused activities. Physics of Plasmas, 30(6). 

Mini-conference invited speakers