Prof. Dr. Cary B. Forest

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-2 und Äquivalente
FachgebietPlasmaphysik,Oberflächenphysik,Kernphysik
KeywordsPlasma Astrophysics, MHD-Dynamo, Kernfusion

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtMadison
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Physics

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Hartmut ZohmIPP-Teilinstitut Greifswald, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP), Garching
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.01.2006

Programm(e)

2005Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Forest is a leading specialist in the physics of hot plasmas, with special emphasis on the generation of currents and magnetic fields. He worked on this subject in Nuclear Fusion research, where he introduced a method to infer the internal current distribution in a magnetically confined fusion plasma. He also made important contributions in the field of heating and current drive by RF waves. More recently, he established a very successful experiment to mimic the self-generation of the Earth's magnetic field by the dynamo effect. During his stay in Germany, Professor Forest works on the analysis of the interplay between the internal current distribution and the plasma confinement properties in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak, Germany's largest Nuclear Fusion experiment.