UFA NEWS:

There are three topics today

UFA and ICC meetings at the APS/DPP
Funding opportunity from OFES
Funding opportunity in IFS


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anyone who normally goes to the APS/DPP will certainly go this year.

UFA AND ICC MEETINGS AT THE APS/DPP

The UFA general meeting will be held Monday night at 6:00pm in room 104BC
at the Long Beach Convention Center lower level.  The speakers and their
topics are the following:


Anne Davies (Associate Director of Science for Fusion Energy Sciences):
"News from OFES"

Christopher Keane (Director of Defense Program Inertial Confinement and
Secondaries): "The University Role in the US Inertial Confinement Fusion
(ICF) Program"

Gerald Navratil (Chairman of the first burning plasma workshop): "Plans
for Snowmass 2002"

Bick Hooper (Chairman of Organizing Committee for the Innovative
Confinement Concepts meeting): "Innovative Confinement Concepts (ICC)
Program Plans"


Following the UFA meeting there will be a short discussion session of the
ICC program with Bill Dove (Contract monitor of ICC)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FROM OFES

The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) of the Office of Science (SC),
U.S. Department of Energy is calling for grant applications to its Plasma
Physics Junior Faculty Development Program. Applications should be from
tenure-track faculty investigators who are currently involved in
experimental or theoretical plasma physics research and should be submitted
through a U.S. academic institution. The purpose of this program is to
support the development of the individual research programs of
exceptionally talented scientists and engineers early in their careers.  If
you are interested please visit the website:

http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/Fr01-28.html


FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IN ICF

In continuation of the Inertial Fusion Science in Support of Stockpile
Stewardship Grant Program, the DOE plans to expand the university program
and conduct a competitive solicitation for research projects in additional
areas of fundamental science relevant to the stockpile stewardship
program.  About $10M is expected to be available in FY02.  
See the attachment for more information.