The International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications held its 12th annual meeting Sept. 25–29 in Denver, Colorado, bringing together scientists and engineers in the fields of inertial fusion sciences, high-energy-density physics, and inertial fusion energy research.
This was the first major in-person conference since 2019, rotating across Europe, Japan, and the USA every two years. In 2021, it was canceled due to Covid. This year’s event focused on inertial confinement fusion since the recent achievements of the U.S. National Ignition Facility. The conference included an emphasis on the new and growing private fusion industry, featuring a dedicated plenary and panel discussion.
Topics Discussed: inertial fusion science, high-energy density science, Z-pinch physics, heavy ion beam physics, laser-plasma interactions, hohlraum energetics, plasma nuclear science (including neutron generation & applications, transmutation, and nuclear physics), plasma photonics, heavy ion beam accelerator technology, hydrodynamics (including equation of states, instabilities, etc.), atomic physics (including radiation transport, opacity, etc.), high-energy and/or short pulse laser technology, pulsed power technology, laboratory astrophysics, particle generation and applications, radiation sources and applications, and fusion target fabrication.
Keynote Speakers: Richard Town, Associate Program Director for ICF Science, Lawrence Livermore National Lab; Yasuhiko Sentoku, Prof, Inst. of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.; Sebastien Le Paper, Polytechnique; Kramer Akli, DOE Office of Science. In addition, there were more than 450 Plenary speakers!
Sponsors: Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Ex-Fusion, Trumpf, General Atomics, Heraeus Conamic, Fuse, Bertin Technologies, Xcimer, HB11 Energy (Laser Boron Fusion), First Light, MarvelFusion.
More on the conference, including a full list of the speakers, is available here: https://ifsaconf.sandia.gov/
