Oxford Plasma Theory

This group and this page are under construction. At some point in future there will be more here, but for now most relevant information can be obtained via links to individual pages of the group members listed below.

Seminars

Lecture Notes

Vacancies

Events

People

Seminars

Plasma Theory Seminars/Discussion Group Meetings at Oxford: HT09, TT09, Summer 09, MT09, HT10, TT10, Summer 10, MT10
TURBSIM Seminars at Culham
All Oxford Physics seminars

Lecture Notes and Reprints

Bryan Taylor's lecture notes "Special Topics in Plasma Physics" (University of Texas, 1991)
Miscellaneous plasma physics lectures (please send other useful links!):

Pat Diamond: part 1, part 2 (course at UCSD)

Richard Fitzpatrick (course at the University of Texas, Austin)
Gordon Ogilvie (AFD course at Cambridge)
Alex Schekochihin (PG course at Imperial, see other links here)
Justin Wark (UG short option at Oxford)
Fulvio Zonca (IFTS intensive course)

CIEMAT Fusion Wiki

Vacancies in Oxford
(both specifically in plasma and generally in physics/sciences that plasma physicists can apply for)

Summer undergraduate placements at CCFE: email your CV to Anna Barns.

Oxford University Gazette (look for vacancies in weekly issues, under Appointments)

Visiting positions

Visiting Fellowships at St John's.

Events

Fourth Summer Workshop of the Leverhulme Network for Magnetised Plasma Turbulence, Oxford & Culham, July-Aug 2011
Gyrokinetics for ITER-2, Wolfgang Pauli Institute, Vienna, 3-17 April 2011
Programme on Gyrokinetics in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, 19 July - 13 Aug 2010
Gyrokinetics for ITER, Wolfgang Pauli Institute, Vienna, 15-28 March 2010
Third Summer Workshop of the Leverhulme Network for Magnetised Plasma Turbulence, Oxford, Culham & Imperial College London, 23 July - 23 Aug 2009
Kinetic Instabilities, Plasma Turbulence and Magnetic Reconnection, Wolfgang Pauli Institute, Vienna, 16-20 Feb 2009

GROUP MEMBERS

(if you are at Oxford or one of the Oxfordshire labs and wish to join the group, please contact Alex Schekochihin)

Name	Affiliation	Position (in Oxford)	Office (Oxford)	College
Mr Ian Abel	Theoretical Physics-TAPP/CCFE	JRF (joint with CCFE)	4.7 ThPhys	Merton
Prof John Allen	OCIAM, Mathematical Institute	Emeritus Professor	DH16 Maths	University
Dr Michael Barnes	Theoretical Physics-TAPP/CCFE	Oxford-Culham Fusion Research Fellow	2.7 ThPhys	Trinity
Prof Tony Bell	Atomic & Laser Physics/RAL	Professor	Clarendon
Prof James Binney, FRS	Theoretical Physics-TAPP	Professor	2.6 ThPhys	Merton
Prof Katherine Blundell	Astrophysics	Professor	707 DWB	St John's
Mr Greg Colyer	Theoretical Physics-TAPP/CCFE	DPhil student (adviser Schekochihin)/CCFE Research Staff	1.8 ThPhys	Exeter
Prof Jack Connor, FRS	CCFE/Imperial College London	Emeritus
Prof Steve Cowley	CCFE/Imperial College London	Director of CCFE		Corpus Christi & Merton
Mr Olaf Davis	Astrophysics	DPhil student (adviser Devriendt)	512 DWB	New
Dr Paul Dellar	OCCAM, Mathematical Institute	University Lecturer & EPSRC Advanced Fellow	Gibson	Corpus Christi
Dr Julien Devriendt	Astrophysics	Departamental Lecturer	555F BIPAC
Prof Bill Dorland	Theoretical Physics-TAPP/University of Maryland	Visiting Professor	ThPhys	Merton
Dr Yohan Dubois	Astrophysics	STFC PDRA (adviser Devriendt)	555D BIPAC
Mr Edmund Highcock	Theoretical Physics-TAPP/CCFE	CASE EPSRC DPhil student (advisers Schekochihin & Roach)	4.7 ThPhys	Merton
Mr Young-chul Kim	Theoretical Physics-TAPP/CCFE	DPhil student (advisers Field & Schekochihin)	1.8 ThPhys	Merton
Dr Matt Kunz	Theoretical Physics-TAPP	STFC PDRA & JRF (adviser Schekochihin)	4.11 ThPhys	Mansfield
Mr Alfred Mallet	Theoretical Physics-TAPP	STFC DPhil student (adviser Schekochihin)	2.9 ThPhys	Wadham
Prof John Miller	Astrophysics/SISSA	Professor	704 DWB	Linacre
Dr Filomena Nave	JET/IST, Lisbon	Seconded Research Staff at JET	4.11 ThPhys	Linacre
Mr Joseph Parker	OCCAM, Mathematical Institute	DPhil student (adviser Dellar)	Gibson	Brasenose
Dr Felix Parra	Theoretical Physics-TAPP	EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellow & JRF	4.11 ThPhys	Christ Church
Mr Kieran Phillips	Astrophysics	DPhil student (adviser Devriendt)	558 DWB
Dr Brian Reville	Atomic & Laser Physics	ERC PDRA (adviser Bell)	Clarendon
Dr Christopher Ridgers	Atomic & Laser Physics	EPSRC PDRA (adviser Bell)	Clarendon
Dr Colin Roach	CCFE	CCFE Research staff
Dr Alexander Schekochihin	Theoretical Physics-TAPP	University Lecturer, Plasma Theory Group coordinator	2.5 ThPhys	Merton
Dr Klara Schure	Atomic & Laser Physics	ERC PDRA (adviser Bell)	Clarendon
Dr Adrianne Slyz	Astrophysics	University Lecturer	555F BIPAC	New
Dr Laura Lauro Taroni	New College/JET	College Lecturer		New
Prof Bryan Taylor, FRS	CCFE	Emeritus
Dr Alessandro Zocco	CCFE	EFDA Fellow	4.11 ThPhys	Merton

Former Members

Name	Dates Here	Situation When Here	Current Situation
Mr Mark Rosin	2009-10	Visiting PhD student (adviser Schekochihin), DAMTP, Cambridge	Postdoc, Dept of Maths, UCLA
Ms Maya Ross	2010	MPhys student, Exeter
Dr Nuno Loureiro	2009	Culham Fusion Research Fellow, CCFE	Assistant Researcher, IST, Lisbon
Dr Tarek Yousef	2009	STFC PDRA, TAPP	Consultant, Norwegian Oil Industry

Seminars

Lecture Notes

Vacancies

Events

People