Both social and educational events occur regularly, see below.
Educational Events
A weekly student-led seminar series highlights current trends in plasma/fusion and adjacent research.
External speakers come approximately every week during the semester to present research and programmatic topics in the plasma/fusion field.
A list of speakers can be found here:
An annual undergraduate poster symposium is carried out for students conducting summer research at the plasma lab.
The 2023 event was documented here:
https://www.apam.columbia.edu/inaugural-plasma-physics-summer-student-poster-symposium
Students, staff, and faculty attend the annual American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) annual meeting, documenting their progress in research.
2023 activity is documented here:
https://www.apam.columbia.edu/columbia-students-and-scientists-shine-annual-meeting-plasma-physics
2022 activity is documented here:
https://www.apam.columbia.edu/columbia-university-plasma-physicists-2022-aps-dpp-meeting
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Slide 1: Columbia Alumni Reunion Dinner 2022
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Slide 2: Columbia Alumni Reunion Dinner 2023
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Slide 3: Glacier National Park
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Slide 4: Rocky Mountain National Park
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Slide 5: Paul Group Retreat
Social Events
Once per month the Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Students society hosts a happy-hour in the department or offsite, with catered food and beverages.
Every year during the APS-DPP annual meeting, students and alumni of the plasma program at Columbia meet to enjoy dinner together.
Group retreats are conducted by PI groups, usually after the APS-DPP meeting.