Invited Session: Education, Public Engagement, and Workforce Development

Presentations

• Navigating the Science Funding Landscape: Role of Multi-sector Partnerships

  ORAL · Invited

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Asmeret Berhe

    UC Merced

  Authors

  • Asmeret Berhe

    UC Merced

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• Plasma NET: A Summary of Engagement Activities and Resources

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:30 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Shannon Greco

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  Authors

  • Shannon Greco

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • Evdokiya G Kostadinova

    Auburn University

  • Brean E Prefontaine

    Duke University

  • Zack Pruett

    American Physical Society

  • Arturo Dominguez

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Jen Tuttle Parsons

    American Physical Society

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• Incorporation of Dialogic Learning in STEM Classrooms

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:42 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Marisa E Petrusky

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Marisa E Petrusky

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Dusty Martinez

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Kachine S Kulick

    University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Strengthening the computational physics research pipeline through community-centered learning and mentorship

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:54 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Hannah R Hasson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Evan Gonzalez

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Hannah R Hasson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Alyssa L Hayes

    University of Tennessee

  • Landry Horimbere

    University of Maryland College Park

  • Shailaja Humane

  • Matt Ketkaroonkul

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Kassie Moczulski

    University of Rochester

  • Sara D Negussie

    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • David A Schaffner

    Bryn Mawr College

  • Joshua Tanner

    University of California Irvine

  • Imani Z West-Abdallah

    University of Rochester

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• Partnering to Improve Diversity in the Fusion Workforce: Year two of three

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:06 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Ranganathan Parthasarathy

  Authors

  • Ranganathan Parthasarathy

  • Nicholas L Wolff

    Lane College

  • Melanie Van Stry

    Lane College

  • Nathan Das

    Lane College

  • Theodore Mathias Biewer

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Robert Duckworth

    ORNL

  • Steve Damo

    Fisk University

  • Bryan Kent Wallace

    Fisk University

  • Lin Li

    Tennessee State University

  • David C Donovan

    University of Tennessee

  • Livia Casali

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

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• Experience, Perspectives, and Practices for Community and Public Engagement: Insights From US Based Fusion Energy Device Developer Professionals

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:18 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Jared C Owens

  Authors

  • Jared C Owens

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• Ionospheric Reentry of LEO Satellites Impacts GPS Accuracy: Teaching Introductory Plasma Physics to STEM K-12 Students

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:30 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Ronald H Freeman

    Journal of Space Operations Communicator

  Authors

  • Ronald H Freeman

    Journal of Space Operations Communicator

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