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U niversity of W isconsin –Madison UW Crest Center for Plasma Theory and Computation Menu open menu close Home Faculty Expand Collapse Stanislav Boldyrev John Booske James Callen Jan Egedal Cary Forest Chris Hegna – Director Gregory Moses John Sarff John Scharer Carl Sovinec Paul Terry Ellen Zweibel Scientific Staff Expand Collapse Aaron Bader Ben Faber Ge Wang Vladimir Mirnov John Santarius Ping Zhu Administrative Expand Collapse Katherine Wegner Students Expand Collapse Torrin Bechtal Brian Cornille Tyler Cote Joey Duff Adrian Fraser Colin Guilbault Urvashi Gupta Ping-Yu Li Joseph Jepson Taweesak Jitsuk Jacob Maddox Ian McKinney Alexandre Sainterme Cristian Vega Justin Walker Research Reports UW Search MyUW Map Calendar Welcome! NIMROD simulation of the finger and filament structures generated from the nonlinear edge localized modes (ELMs) in a DIII-D H-mode discharge. The pressure contour shows the 2-dimensional projection in the poloidal plane of the 3-dimensional ELM filaments near separatrix. Simulations performed by Ping Zhu. Welcome! The Center for Plasma Theory and Computation provides a forum for collaboration on theoretical problems in the physics of laboratory and natural plasma. The Center’s personnel represent the cross-departmental interest in plasma that has flourished at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than 40 years. Research topics include: macroscopic stability and transport in magnetically confined plasma, magnetic reconnection and relaxation in laboratory and space plasma, the feasibility of fusion energy, and plasma simulation via numerical computation. Research efforts are supported by individual and project-level grants. They address theoretical questions arising from the many plasma experiments located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and through national and international collaborations. Reports Center for Plasma Theory and Computation (CPTC) reports document research performed by participating faculty, scientists, and students. Many of the reports have also been submitted to professional journals for publication. View our most recent reports below, or view our report archive. UW-CPTC 19-2 , Conservation properties with artificial particle diffusivity UW-CPTC 19-1 , Effects of flux surface shaping on ion temperature gradient turbulence in tokamaks UW-CPTC 18-5 , Effects of asymmetries in computations of forced vertical displacement Conferences In June 2013, the Theory and Simulation of 3-D Physics in Stellarators/Heliotrons and RFPs” Conference was held at the University of Wisconsin. Click here to view the conference agenda and speaker presentations. Site footer content University logo that links to main university website Contact Us Center for Plasma Theory and Computation 1500 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-263-8142 Feedback, questions or accessibility issues: kjwegner@wisc.edu . This site was built using the UW Theme | Privacy Notice | © 2020 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin...