The
US National Academies has recently started the Decadal Assessment of Plasma
Science (http://nas.edu/plasma)
- Plasma 2020. As with the previous decadal assessment, Plasma 2010 (http://sites.nationalacademies.org/bpa/BPA_048210),
the Plasma 2020 report will provide an overview of accomplishments in
all fields of plasma science and technology during the previous decade,
and provide guidance on the most critical science
challenges leading to societal benefit to be addressed in the coming
decade. As with Plasma 2010, we expect the Plasma 2020 report to be
highly influential in establishing priorities for plasma focused agencies, both
in the US and internationally. The Plasma 2020 committee invites
the US and international plasma science and technology communities to submit
white papers addressing past accomplishments, future science challenges,
opportunities to provide societal benefit, needed interdisciplinary
collaborations and means to enhance careers in the fields of plasma science and
technology. The white papers will be a major source of input to the
committee. Instructions for submitting white papers are at the bottom of http://nas.edu/plasma.
Please submit white papers by February 15, 2019. Questions can addressed
to the study Director, Christopher Jones (cjjones@nas.edu)
or the co-chairs of the study.
All the best,