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THE DEAN'S MESSAGE
2000-2001 HIGHLIGHTS
COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS
Biomedical Engineering
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Physics
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2000-2001 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
2001-2002 INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARD
CREDITS
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HSX PLASMA LABORATORY
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DOE funds
HSX fusion research
The college's HSX (Helically Symmetric eXperiment) is a new concept in toroidal stellarators.
It is the only device in the world that has a quasi-helically symmetric magnetic field structure.
Researchers designed the magnet coils so that there is virtually no toroidal curvature in the resulting magnetic field confining the plasma.
HSX bridges the gap between asymmetric currentless stellarators and symmetric current-driven tokamaks.
The program will test improved confinement properties and advance the stellarator as a fusion reactor.
HSX research is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy.
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Examines various problems associated with using fusion on Earth to
make a new energy source.
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Operates a new $10 million research device called HSX, which will show the potential of this concept for fusion power generation.
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Uses toroidal plasma magnetic confinement devices to create a series
of closed toroidal magnetic surfaces or "bottles" used to confine and
heat plasmas.
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