HEDSA Annual General MeetingWednesday, November
13th12:30PM - 2:00PMGovernor's Square 10
Agenda
12:30PM-12:40PM Alec Thomas, HEDSA Steering
Committee
12:40PM–1:00PM Steve Gitomer, Plasma Physics, Physics
Division, National Science Foundation
1:00PM-1:20PM Ann Satsangi and Sean Finnegan, Office
of Fusion Energy Sciences, Department of Energy
1:20PM-1:40PM Lois Buitano, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy
1:40PM-2:00PM General Discussion
is the association of academic and
small businesses engaged in High
Energy Density Science
•HEDSA...was formed in 2005 and currently has ~ 60
active members from academia and small
businessadvocates for new initiatives to maintain the
health of High Energy Density Science and related
workforce in the United Statesserves as a point of contact
for scientists in the field to communicate with sponsoring
agencies for High Energy Density Science reminds those
in government that there is a substantial academic and
small business community in High Energy Density Science
HEDSA Steering committee (20122013):
•Alec Thomas (U. Michigan) Chair
•Dave Hammer (Cornell U.) Vice Chair
•Todd Ditmire (U. Texas, Austin)
•Mahadevan Krishnan (Alameda) Treasurer
•Alla Safronova (U. Nevada Reno)
•Howard Milchberg (U. Maryland)
HEDSA Steering committee (20132014):
•Dave Hammer (Cornell U.) Chair
•Chris McGuffey (UC San Diego) Vice Chair
•Mahadevan Krishnan (Alameda) Treasurer
•Paul Keiter (U. Michigan) Secretary
•Alla Safronova (U. Nevada Reno)
•Bedros Afeyan (Polymath Inc.)
HEDSA Activities (2012-2013):
•Organized petition in support of HEDLP
HEDSA Activities (2012-2013):
•Organized petition in support of HEDLP
•Informed staffers about High Energy Density Laboratory
Physics
HEDSA Activities (2012-2013):
•Organized petition in support of HEDLP
•Informed staffers about High Energy Density Laboratory
Physics
•Met with representatives from the Office of Management
and Budget
HEDSA Activities (2012-2013):
•Organized petition in support of HEDLP
•Informed staffers about High Energy Density Laboratory
Physics
•Met with representatives from the Office of Management
and Budget
•Wrote letters on behalf of the community in support of
HEDLP to
•DOE-SC leadership
•NNSA leadership
•Senators and congresspersons
HEDSA Activities (2012-2013):
•Organized petition in support of HEDLP
•Informed staffers about High Energy Density Laboratory
Physics
•Met with representatives from the Office of Management
and Budget
•Wrote letters on behalf of the community in support of
HEDLP to
•DOE leadership
•NNSA leadership
•Senators and congresspersons
•Enabled communication between OFES and the
community through a newsletter
HEDSA New Initiatives (2013-2014):
•Authoring a document with recommendations for the
HEDLP field
•A glossy brochure to highlight the achievements of
HEDLP for each member of HEDSA
•Creation of a new ex-officio steering committee member
- the Chair of the Student Body of HEDSA
•In charge of student affairs
•Please nominate (including self-nominations) a dynamic
individual for this position
•The newsletter will continue on a triannual basis,
highlighting news and views but useful information such
as job postings, funding calls, conferences, etc. will be in
a members-only version
Remarks and questions
•We need your help to grow the HEDLP community
•Join HEDSA! - www.hedsa.org
•It is critical that we attract the best and brightest
students to HEDLP
•HEDSA supports the development of a vigorous,
productive and competitive HEDLP program
•Please tell us your thoughts on how HEDSA can help
and what we should be doing?
We need to communicate that
university and small business research
programs are critical
• University research programs are crucial for educating
and training the next generation of scientists for highenergy density physics
• Universities and small businesses have unique
opportunities to explore new ideas and research directions
• The health of University research depends on the
availability of competitive funding opportunities