EVENT
2025 US-Japan FRC Workshop
FRC Workshop Overview
This workshop has developed from discussions on the high-beta characteristics of FRC (Field-Reversed Configuration) research, which has been pioneered by both Japan and the United States. This year’s workshop is co-hosted by TAE and UCI. A satellite workshop of APS-DPP 2025, the aim is to discuss the role of ions with large orbits in magnetically confined plasmas across magnetic confinement systems. Interested participants can learn more about registration and agenda at the link below.
Date: November 21 – November 22, 2025
Location: Irvine, CA UCI campus, ISEB room 1010 (see Google map)
Workshop fee:
- $150 for early registration (until Oct. 24th)
- $200 for late registration (after Oct. 24th)
Early registration payment link: Paypal or QR Code:
Abstract Submission
- Abstract submission deadline – Oct. 24, 2025
- Abstract template
- Please email your abstracts to FRC2025@tae.com
Program [Coming Soon]
Timetable: TBD
Oral Presentations: tentatively planned for 25 min talk + 5 min Q&A per presentation
Topics of Presentation/Discussion on FRCs (or alternative concepts):
- Experimental results
- Theory, modeling, and simulation
- Plasma diagnostics, data analyses, and tools
- Innovative alternative reactor concept
- Advanced fuels and/or material sciences for FRC-based (or alternative) reactor concepts
Contact Information
Organizers:
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Hiroshi Gota (TAE Technologies, US) – hiroshi@tae.com
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Tomohiko Asai (Nihon University, Japan) – asai.tomohiko@nihon-u.ac.jp
- Hiroshi Gota (TAE, Chair)
- Toshiki Tajima (TAE/UCI)
- Zhihong Lin (UCI)
- Tadafumi Matsumoto (TAE)
- Shuji Kamio (UCI/TAE)
General contract: FRC2025@tae.com