Max-Planck/Princeton Center for Plasma Physics Workshop 2016

The program will focus on plasma astrophysics and fusion plasma physics, with an emphasis on links between the two. It brings together multiple communities: laboratory plasma physicists, astrophysicists, solar system physicists, experimenters and (to a lesser extent) observers. The unifying theme is that common plasma processes underlie a broad range of phenomena in both astrophysical and fusion plasmas. This program constitutes a workshop of the Max-Planck/Princeton Center for Plasma Physics (MPPC), which has a goal of combining the resources (human and experimental) of the two partners for unique advance in four topical areas of the center (magnetic reconnection, plasma turbulence, energetic particles, and the magnetorotational instability). The program will consist of plenary talks (from both center members and invited outside speakers) and working breakout sessions in each of the four topical areas. This workshop is sponsored and organized by PPPL, with support from PCTS. Workshop Organizers: PPPL: A. Bhattacharjee, G. Hammett, G. Fu, H. Ji, S. Prager; Princeton Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences: J. Stone; Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics: S. Guenter, P. Helander, F. Jenko, P. Lauber; Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research: J. Buechner; Technical University of Berlin: W-C Mueller; and UCLA: F. Jenko.