PDW2008: Plasma Device Workshop 2008
23-27 June 2008
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Prof. John Verboncoeur
johnv @ nuc.berkeley.edu
PTSG.berkeley.edu/~johnv
Workshop Overview:
Basic Course
23-25 June
Particle-in-cell fundamentals
PTSG suite of PIC codes
Applications to sheath and device physics
Course registration: US$1600 before 01Jun, US$2000 after 01Jun
Advanced Course
25-27 June
Assistance setting up your research problem, submitted in
advance. This will include custom input files, with some initial runs to determine numerical requirements, and discussion on problem modeling and scaling. Capacity is limited due to the need for individual attention
and significant preparation.
Prequisites: must have taken the Basic Course previously; advance registration required.
Course registration: US$3400 must register before 01June
About Prof. Verboncoeur
The instructor, Prof. Verboncoeur, currently leads the Plasma Theory and Simulation Group at the University of California at Berkeley, which produces the PTSG code suite used in the course. He has taught plasma simulation workshops more than 10 times in the past 15 years. The PTSG code suite is in use by over 1000 users worldwide with over 250 publications in the last decade. Prof. Verboncoeur also heads the new Computational Engineering Science (CES) Program at UC-Berkeley, and teaches several novel courses in multidisciplinary modeling and simulation techniques.
Registration Information:
Contact Prof. Verboncoeur (johnv @ nuc.berkeley.edu) to register and receive electronic payment information. Students attending with their research advisor can receive a significant discount for both courses (predicated on working on the same problem in the advanced course).
Registration includes course materials for the related course, CDs of the PTSG code suite, and a banquet dinner on 25 June, with live musical entertainment by Prof Kuhn and Carol Verboncoeur.
Innsbruck Information
Accomodations: tba
Travel: tba