Plasma theory

MSc presentation Ida Ekmark will present her MSc thesis with the title [Multi-objective Bayesian optimization of tokamak disruptions using both fluid and kinetic models](https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/calendar/f-master-thesis-presentation-ida-ekmark/) on 31 March 11-12 in the PJ seminar room.

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Per Helander from Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald will visit between April 15th — 23rd.

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Jubilee professor We are happy to welcome Caterina Riconda as a Jubilee Professor to our group. She will spend 2 months at Chalmers to collaborate on issues concering laser-matter interaction. Her first visit took place 11-21 December 2022. Her second visit is planned for 23 April - 3 June.

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Fusion Frontiers and Interfaces workshop Tünde has been invited to give a talk on "Challenges of runaway electrons in magnetic fusion plasmas" at the Fusion Frontiers and Interfaces workshop at York Plasma Institute (remote) on 25 April.

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Tünde will go to Toledo, Spain between April 28th — 30th. She will participate in the Journal of Plasma Physics Editorial Board meeting.

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Licentiate seminar Oskar Vallhagen will present his Licentiate thesis on 17 May 2023, 10:15 in the PJ seminar room.

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Dominika Maslarova from Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences will visit between May 22nd — June 4th.

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Ida, Oskar and Tünde will go to Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching between June 19th — 23rd. They will participate in the REM workshop.

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Tünde will go to Cadarache between June 29th — July 1st. She has been invited to give a talk on "Modelling runaway electrons" at the [12th ITER International School on the Impact and Consequences of Energetic Particles in Fusion Systems](https://iis2023.sciencesconf.org/).

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Ida, István and Mufei will go to 49th European Conference on Plasma Physics between July 3rd — 7th. István has been invited to give a talk on "Runaway electron dynamics in ITER disruptions mitigated by shattered pellet injection". Ida will present "Bayesian optimization of disruption scenarios with fluid-kinetic models". Mufei will present "Kinetic modelling of autoresonant beat-wave excitation of plasma waves".

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Oskar will go to IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, London between October 16th — 21st. He plans to present a contribution with the title "Runaway electron dynamics in ITER disruptions with shattered pellet injection". Members of our group are also co-authors on contributions by M Lehnen "Physics basis and technology development for the ITER disruption mitigation system", by A Järvinen "Bayesian approach for uncertainty quantification and data-efficient optimization in fusion research" and E Nardon "Modelling of runaway electron dynamics in tokamak disruptions".

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