4a) Third School and Workshop on Fusion Physics and Technology

Since 2002 the Association is organizing, on an annual basis, a meeting on Fusion Physics and Technology. This is an activity aiming at educating students (from diverse institutions and with diverse background) on basic aspects of Fusion Physics and Technology, of informing them of the scientific and technological advances on the subject (primarily, those related to the work of the research teams of the Association). Furthermore, it serves to bring together scientists and graduate students from all participating institutions, presenting seminars and posters on their recent research.

During the reporting period, the Administrative Committee of the Research Unit of the Association, in collaboration with the University of Thessaly, organized the “Third School and Workshop on Fusion Physics and Technology” in Volos from 29 March to 02 April 2004. During this 5-day meeting, a series of lectures were given by experts on fusion from the Greek and other European Associations. Moreover, the research activities of the Research Teams of the Association were presented. Besides senior researchers, more than 40 graduate and last year undergraduate students attended the School.

Besides four introductory lectures, various topics concerning technology, experimental physics, numerical methods and statistical plasma physics were presented. In fact, kinetic theory and stochastic modelling was a topic emphasized in this meeting. The following lectures and seminars were given:

Introductory Lectures:

Th. Grammenos: Electrodynamics

G. Throumoulopoulos: Magnetohydrodynamics

G. Breyiannis: Kinetic theory

J. Vomvoridis: Fusion Energy

D. Bartlett [European Commission]: The European Fusion Programme: Recent developments and the future

Technology-Experiments:

Μ. Tsalas & N. Tsois: Experimental applications in TOKAMAK fusion devices

St. Papastergiou [ENEA – Frascati]: Design and R &D for He cooled divertors

Κ. Mergia: Technology-Materials

Numerical Methods and Codes:

Ι. Τigelis: Introduction to numerical analysis

P. Lalousis: Development and application of codes in plasma physics

Ν. Vlachos: Architecture of computational fluid dynamics codes for MHD flows

Ν. Pelekasis: Finite element methods for the study of MHD stability

S. Kassinos [University of Cyprus]: Direct numerical simulation and structure-based modeling of MHD turbulence

D. Fidaros: MHD flows in cylindrical shells

Ι. Sarris: MHD turbulence in a non-homogeneous magnetic field

Kinetic Theory and Stochastic Modelling:

J. Vomvoridis: Waves in hot Vlasov plasma

G. Throumoulopoulos: Maxwell Kinetic theory – slips without a collision term

D. Valougeorgis: Kinetic grid schemes with application to MHD

A. Grecos: Diffusion stochastic models

L. Vlachos: Diffusion in turbulent plasma

G. Poulipoulis: Multitoroidal equilibria as flow eigenstates

Ι. Kourakis [Ruhr-Universität Bochum]: Electrostatic wave propagation in dusty plasmas

Κ. Hitzanidis: Transport phenomena in thermonuclear plasma

Α. Giannakopoulos: Lévy processes and fractional Brown motion

O. Dumbrajs [Helsinki U. of Technology]: Search for deterministic chaos in ELM time-series

R. Balescu [Université Libre de Bruxelles]: Some problems of anomalous transport in strongly turbulent plasmas

H. Isliker: Anomalous diffusion and the continuous time random walk approach

I. Sandberg: Generation of large-scale flows in turbulent plasma

Α. Anastasiadis: Anomalous transport in a sandpile model for fusion

In addition, two afternoon poster sessions were devoted to the presentation of the current research activities of the participating Research Teams.

4b) Other Fusion-Related Educational Activities in Greece

During year 2004, a total of 15 graduate students, were enrolled in the participating Universities with fusion-related subjects. Of these, 12 students were participating in Ph.D. programmes and 3 in M.Sc. level programmes.

In addition, the following courses were given by faculty members (affiliated with the Association) to students, for education and training in fusion-related disciplines, in the frame of their University Curricula (hours per week per semester):

• NTUA: Plasma Waves, 13 × 4 hours per semester (undergraduate)

• NTUA: Beams and High-Power Microwaves, 13 × 4 hours per semester (undergraduate)

• NTUA: Plasma Kinetic Theory, 13 × 3 hours per semester (graduate)

• U. of Athens: Plasma Physics, 13 × 4 hours per semester (undergraduate)

• U. of Ioannina: Introduction to Plasma Physics, 13 × 4 hours per semester times 2 semesters (undergraduate)

• U. of Ioannina: Energy Resources, 13 × 4 hours per semester (undergraduate)

• U. of Thessaloniki: Plasma Physics, 13 × 4 hours per semester (undergraduate)

4c) Expenditures and Personnel

The activities of the Association are funded (by about equal amounts) by the Fusion Programme of the European Union, by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology and by the participating Research Centres and University. The total expenditures of the Association in year 2004 are presented in the following table, rounded to kEuro (with the same figures for the previous two years, as well as the 2005 budget, for the purpose of comparison):

The personnel of the Association for year 2004 is presented in the following table (in Full-time equivalent), including both physics and technology)

4d) Mobility Missions

Most of the work of the Association is performed in collaboration with other Associations. This is facilitated by the Mobility scheme of the Euratom Fusion Programme. During year 2004, the following missions were undertaken by personnel of the Association: