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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Committee Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26728.
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Committee Activities

PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS

May 19, 2021—Virtual Meeting

11:15 am ET Discussion with Congressional Staff—SASC, HASC
11:45 am ET Discussion with NNSA—Njema Frasier, Paul Davis, and Ann Satsangi
12:30 pm ET Additional Discussion/Q&A

June 24, 2021—Virtual Meeting

3:00 pm ET Plasma 2020 briefing—Mark Kushner and Gail Glendinning
3:30 pm ET AMO2020 briefing—Jun Ye, Nergis Mavalvala, and Lou DiMauro

October 4, 2021—Virtual Meeting

12:05 pm ET Discussion with Panel 1: DEI
Ed Thomas, Royce W. James, Nicholas Murphy, Arturo Dominguez, and Elizabeth Merritt
Moderator: Felicie Albert
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Committee Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26728.
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2:15 pm ET Discussion with Panel 2: HPC/ML/AI
Thomas Mattson, Frank Graziani, Eric Schwegler, and Dimitri Kusnezov
Moderator: David Ceperley

October 5, 2021—Virtual Meeting

12:05 pm ET Discussion with Panel 3: Industry
Mario Manuel, John Cary, Rob Littlewood, and Mahadevan Krishnan
Moderator: Franklin Dollar

CLOSED-SESSION COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS

The committee met in closed session a total of 33 times. These sessions include five full committee meetings. Meeting one was held virtually on non-contiguous dates in May 2021 on the 11th, 19th, and 21st. Meeting two (virtual) was on June 24, 2021. Meeting three (virtual) was on August 3, 2021. Meeting four (virtual) was on October 4-5, 2021. The final full meeting was on April 25-26, 2022. All other closed-session meetings of the committee (28 instances) were 1-hour virtual meetings held on a near-weekly basis between October 20, 2021, and June 6, 2022.

SITE VISITS OF HIGH ENERGY DENSITY SCIENCE NATIONAL LABORATORIES

The committee engaged with each laboratory’s senior leadership, receiving an overview briefing of the organization and work. The committee discussed with relevant technical staff the answers to questions that had been submitted prior to the site visits. (See Appendix F.) Finally, committee held virtual breakout groups focused on different aspects of the laboratory staff: Technical Staff, Scientific Staff, Post-Docs Staff, Early Career Staff, and Education, Recruitment, and Outreach.

  • Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)/Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), California, August 20, 2021
  • Sandia National Laboratories/Z Pulsed Power Facility, New Mexico, August 23, 2021
  • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)/Omega Laser Facility, New York, August 26, 2021
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)/National Ignition Facility (NIF), California, September 3, 2021
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), New Mexico, September 22, 2021
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Committee Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26728.
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ADDITIONAL INPUT-GATHERING SESSIONS

Town Halls—August 11 and 16, 2021

Town halls were held to present the study to members of the high energy density (HED) science community and interested public. The study committee sought input from the research community on areas of scientific interest, potential new directions, and workforce/funding issues.

Student Listening Sessions—September 13, 14, and 17, 2021

The committee invited students and recent graduates for informal conversations about the key concerns, challenges, and successes that students face in the current educational pipeline.

Meeting with Asian High-Energy Laser Researchers—October 25, 2021

The committee held a discussion with Asian high-intensity laser researchers to help fulfill its task to assess the state of international high energy density science research. The committee met with

  • Tetsuya Kawachi, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan
  • G. Ravindra Kumar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
  • Wenpeng Wang, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, China
  • Chang Hee Nam, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Meeting with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission and Also the Laser Mégajoule Facility—October 28, 2021

The committee held a discussion with Erik Lefebvre of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission and also the Laser Mégajoule facility. This discussion was part of the committee’s effort to satisfy the item in its statement of task that calls for an assessment of high energy density science research around the world.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Committee Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26728.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Committee Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26728.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Committee Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26728.
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