Public Abstract

DE-SC0012699: Fusion Energy Science Outreach Program

Award Status: Active

Institution: General Atomics, San Diego, CA
UEI: TVRYQ3N3B8H5
DUNS: 067638957

Most Recent Award Date: 01/09/2024
Number of Support Periods: 9
PM: Shaw, Guinevere

Current Budget Period: 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Current Project Period: 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024
PI: Lee, Richard

Supplement Budget Period: N/A

Public Abstract

FUSION ENERGY SCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM PUBLIC ABSTRACT FOR PROPOSAL 0000263726 Fusion Energy Science Outreach Program R. Lee, General Atomics (Co-Principal Investigator) The General Atomics Fusion Energy Science Outreach program, funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science-Fusion Energy Sciences (DOE FES) with support from General Atomics (GA), has provided outreach opportunities for students and the general public through DIII-D Facility tours, the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering, APS/DPP Teachers Day and student Plasma Expo, as well as specifically offering young female students opportunities for interacting with female scientists through the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) and Better Educated Women in Science & Engineering (BE WiSE) programs. GA proposes to continue to offer facility tours with upgrades that include plasma and control-based demonstrations and continued participation in the present set of off-site venues. GA’s Fusion Energy Science Outreach web presence will be updated with videos highlighting the STEM aspects of fusion, scientist interviews, plasma discharge demonstrations, and fusion articles. We will explore the possibility of adding social media as a new program element that could provide interactive cyber experiences between scientists and students, with additional high quality images and articles about the state of fusion research as well as brief videos of demonstrations and “behind the scenes” facility tours to make the program more engaging. A new program element will be the Fusion Energy Lecture (FuEL) program, where undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in fusion energy can become trained ambassadors and deliver local presentations on the progress and challenges in fusion energy to students and the general public. In addition to the exploratory aspects of this exciting outreach endeavor, the program provides a unique avenue to make students and the general public aware of the importance of DOE FES in its support of plasma and fusion science.

FUSION ENERGY SCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM
PUBLIC ABSTRACT FOR PROPOSAL 0000263726
Fusion Energy Science Outreach Program
R. Lee, General Atomics (Co-Principal Investigator)
The General Atomics Fusion Energy Science Outreach program, funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science-Fusion Energy Sciences (DOE FES) with support from General Atomics (GA), has provided outreach opportunities for students and the general public through DIII-D Facility tours, the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering, APS/DPP Teachers Day and student Plasma Expo, as well as specifically offering young female students opportunities for interacting with female scientists through the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) and Better Educated Women in Science & Engineering (BE WiSE) programs. GA proposes to continue to offer facility tours with upgrades that include plasma and control-based demonstrations and continued participation in the present set of off-site venues. GA’s Fusion Energy Science Outreach web presence will be updated with videos highlighting the STEM aspects of fusion, scientist interviews, plasma discharge demonstrations, and fusion articles. We will explore the possibility of adding social media as a new program element that could provide interactive cyber experiences between scientists and students, with additional high quality images and articles about the state of fusion research as well as brief videos of demonstrations and “behind the scenes” facility tours to make the program more engaging. A new program element will be the Fusion Energy Lecture (FuEL) program, where undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in fusion energy can become trained ambassadors and deliver local presentations on the progress and challenges in fusion energy to students and the general public. In addition to the exploratory aspects of this exciting outreach endeavor, the program provides a unique avenue to make students and the general public aware of the importance of DOE FES in its support of plasma and fusion science.