MFE: Pedestal and ELMs

Presentations

• Observations of Fast H-Mode Pedestal Dynamics with New MSE/CER Dual-Spectrum Diagnostic at DIII-D

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 9:42 AM

  Publication: - Albosta R et al.: Rev. Sci. Instrum. 93, 113546 (2022)
  - Albosta R et al.: Rev. Sci. Instrum. 95, 093519 (2024)
  - Albosta R, Thesis: "Simultaneous Measurement of the Pedestal Magnetic Pitch and Toroidal Velocity...". Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2025)
  

  Presenters

  • Ryan Albosta

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Authors

  • Ryan Albosta

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Benedikt Geiger

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • George R McKee

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Filipp Khabanov

    • University of Wisconsin, Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison
    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Oleksandr Marchuk

    • Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

  • Thomas Gallenberger

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Brendan J Crowley

    • General Atomics

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• The type-I ELM-free EDA and QCE regimes in ASDEX Upgrade - similarities and differences

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 9:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Michael Faitsch

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  Authors

  • Michael Faitsch

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Michael G Dunne

    • Max-Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik
    • Max–Planck–Institut fuer Plasmaphysik

  • Luís Gil

    • Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

  • Ondrej Grover

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Plasmaphysics

  • Thomas H Eich

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Gustavo Grenfell

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Michael Griener

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Joey Kalis

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Andreas Redl

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Plasmaphysics

  • Jacob Gerald Schellpfeffer

    • MIT PSFC

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• Investigations into interactions between the QCM and broadband turbulence in QCE and EDA H-Modes

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 9:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Jacob Gerald Schellpfeffer

    • MIT PSFC

  Authors

  • Jacob Gerald Schellpfeffer

    • MIT PSFC

  • Rachel Bielajew

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Willy Burke

    • MIT PSFC

  • Garrard D Conway

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Michael Faitsch

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Luís Gil

    • Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

  • Yuqian Li

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Alyssa Rauschenberger

    • MIT PSFC

  • Branka Vanovac

    • MIT PSFC

  • Christian Yoo

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Anne Elisabeth White

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC)

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• Overview of negative triangularity experiments with strongshaping in ASDEX Upgrade

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:06 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Branka Vanovac

    • MIT PSFC

  Authors

  • Branka Vanovac

    • MIT PSFC

  • Joerg Hobirk

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Thomas Puetterich

    • Max-Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik Division Plasma Dynamics
    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Olivier Sauter

    • EPFL Swiss Plasma Center
    • EPFL, Swiss Plasma Center (SPC)
    • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Swiss Plasma Center, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
    • SPC-EPFL

  • Michael Faitsch

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Michael G Dunne

    • Max-Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik
    • Max–Planck–Institut fuer Plasmaphysik

  • Andrew O Nelson

    • Columbia University

  • Paola Mantica

    • Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, CNR, Milano

  • Rainer Fischer

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Dirk Stieglitz

    • Max-Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik

  • Tim Happel

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • Lorenzo Aucone

    • Department of Physics 'G. Occhialini', University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano

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• Mechanisms Defining Pedestal Structure in the DIII-D Negative Triangularity Edge

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:18 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Andrew O Nelson

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Andrew O Nelson

    • Columbia University

  • Zeyu Li

    • General Atomics

  • Jason F Parisi

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University

  • Tom F Neiser

    • General Atomics

  • Huiqian Wang

    • General Atomics

  • Lothar W Schmitz

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Haley S Wilson

    • Columbia University

  • Tyler B Cote

    • General Atomics

  • Guanying Yu

    • University of California, Davis

  • Samuel Stewart

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Nils Leuthold

    • Columbia University

  • Carlos Alberto Paz-Soldan

    • Columbia University

  • Kathreen E Thome

    • General Atomics

  • Max E Austin

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas Austin

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• Pedestal profile predictions with quantified uncertainty

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Leonhard A Leppin

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Leonhard A Leppin

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Cole Darin Stephens

    • University of Texas ar Austin
    • Insititute for Fusion Studies

  • Ping-Yu Li

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Joseph M Schmidt

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Saeid Houshmandyar

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Norman M. Cao

    • Insititute for Fusion Studies

  • Caitlin Curry

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Todd A. Oliver

    • Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences

  • David R Hatch

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • IFS, University of Texas

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• Resonant Magnetic Perturbation Thresholds for ELM Suppression

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 10:54 AM

  Publication: N. C. Logan et al., "Metrics and extrapolation of resonant magnetic perturbation thresholds for ELM suppression," Nuclear Fusion, vol. 65, no. 7, p. 076029, Jul. 2025, doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ade0cf.
  

  Presenters

  • Nikolas C Logan

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Nikolas C Logan

    • Columbia University

  • SangKyeun Kim

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • SeongMoo Yang

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • JongKyu Park

    • Seoul National University, PPPL
    • Seoul National University

  • Qiming Hu

    • Princeton University
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Nils Leuthold

    • Columbia University

  • Carlos Alberto Paz-Soldan

    • Columbia University

  • Shaui Gu

    • Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • David B Weisberg

    • General Atomics

  • Huihui Wang

    • Institute of Plasma Physics, China

  • Youwen Sun

    • Institute of Plasma Physics, China

  • Pengcheng Xie

    • Institute of Plasma Physics, China

  • Geraldine Nina Montano

    • Columbia University

  • Thomas Wang

    • Columbia University

  • Minwoo Kim

    • Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE)

  • Matthias Willensdorfer

    • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

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• Toroidal Mode Number Dependence of RMP ELM Suppression in DIII-D

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 10:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:18 AM

  Publication: Planned paper to PPCF Special Issue on the 29th Workshop on MHD Stability Control

  Presenters

  • Priyansh Lunia

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Priyansh Lunia

    • Columbia University

  • Nils Leuthold

    • Columbia University

  • Nikolas C Logan

    • Columbia University

  • Carlos Alberto Paz-Soldan

    • Columbia University

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• Effects of RMP and Rotation on Particle Transport in the DIII-D Tokamak

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:18 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Jarred Loughran

    • William & Mary

  Authors

  • Jarred Loughran

    • William & Mary

  • Saskia Mordijck

    • William & Mary

  • Julio Jose Balbin Arias

    • William & Mary

  • Raul Gerru Miguelanez

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Shaun R Haskey

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Laszlo Horvath

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Qiming Hu

    • Princeton University
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Jerry W Hughes

    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Florian M Laggner

    • North Carolina State University

  • Kathreen E Thome

    • General Atomics

  • Theresa M Wilks

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Wide-window ELM suppression on DIII-D: predicting the SVR operational space for optimized edge plasma response and experimental validation

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:30 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Jalal Butt

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Jalal Butt

    • Princeton University

  • Qiming Hu

    • Princeton University
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Thomas H Osborne

    • General Atomics

  • Theresa M Wilks

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • SangKyeun Kim

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • SeongMoo Yang

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Alessandro Bortolon

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Egemen Kolemen

    • Princeton University

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• Evolution of a transport limited wide-pedestal structure approaching an ELM

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:42 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Kshitish Barada

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Kshitish Barada

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Tanmay Macwan

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Rongjie Hong

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Lei Zeng

    • University of California, Los Angeles
    • University of California Los Angeles

  • Max E Austin

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas Austin

  • Terry L Rhodes

    • University of California, Los Angeles

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• Machine-agnostic ELM onset prediction using explainable AI zero-shot turbulence analysis

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 11:54 AM – Nov. 20, 2025, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Semin Joung

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Authors

  • Semin Joung

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Jaewook Kim

    • Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE)

  • David R Smith

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Kevin Gill

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • George R McKee

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Zheng Yan

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Benedikt Geiger

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Azarakhsh Jalalvand

    • Princeton University

  • Egemen Kolemen

    • Princeton University

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• Coupled BOUT++ Simulations of ELM–Detachment Interactions in the DIII-D Tokamak

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 12:06 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Malamas Tsagkaridis

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Malamas Tsagkaridis

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Benjamin Dudson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nami Li

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • xueqiao xu

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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