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19-Jul-2021
Students across the US learn about plasma research in new program managed by PPPL
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
This new program will allow undergraduates to conduct research in a wide range of plasma physics topics, including fusion energy, general plasma science, astrophysical plasmas, and accelerator physics.
23-Jun-2021
PPPL's Quest magazine highlights research discoveries
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Release on the publication of PPPL's annual Quest magazine features achievements of the laboratory over the past year.
2-Jun-2021
Intern talks about upcoming research with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
An intern about to start a Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) at PPPL and another University of Texas-Dallas student kicked off their summer with a friendly online chat with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about their plans for the summer.
25-Mar-2021
Insightful looks at the nature and role of science by two former PPPL insiders
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
A profile of scientific essays and a new forward to Vannevar Bush's 1945 landmark "Science The Endless Frontier," together with interviews with the authors.
30-Dec-2020
New national facility at PPPL and Princeton explores low temperature plasmas
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
New Princeton Princeton Collaborative Low Temperature Plasma Research Facility at PPPL provides access to world-class diagnostics, computational tools, and expertise in plasma physics for characterizing low temperature plasmas (LTP) -- a rapidly expanding source of innovation.
30-Dec-2020
Physicists Hong Qin and Ahmed Diallo recognized for outstanding research
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Theoretcal and experimental physicists at PPPL honored for standout research in 2020.
10-Dec-2020
Arecibo Observatory and PPPL - A noble, and Nobel, history
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Article describes a discovery on the legendary Arecibo Observatory, which collapsed Dec. 1, 2020, that brought a PPPL physicist a Nobel Prize.
18-Nov-2020
PPPL presents discoveries and plays a prominent role at global physics gathering
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
The prominent role of PPPL in the 62nd American Physical Society-Division of Plasma Physics annual meeting.
13-Oct-2020
Invention sparked by COVID-19 pandemic safely disinfects surfaces continuously
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
A PPPL invention to apply plasma to frequently touched items for continuous disinfection could provide a safe method to reduce pathogens on high-touch surfaces.