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DIRECTED ENERGY
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
Directed Energy Education Workshop 2012 |
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30 November 2012 |
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Education is vital to the Directed Energy community. Fostering the professional growth of current workers in the field and
increasing the number of young, new members in the community are important DEPS educational goals. This was the twelfth
Workshop in a series of DE Education Workshops to advance these goals. The
Workshops considers current and future Directed
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University of New Mexico Ph.D. student Carrie Noren
at work in Air Force Research Laboratory laser lab
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Energy education programs around the country. Support for the Workshop has been provided by the High Energy Laser Joint
Technology Office and by DEPS.
The scope of the Workshop included:
- Programs from K-12 through graduate/post-graduate studies and technical vocational training
- Professional continuing education
- Student motivators (scholarships, fellowships, recognitions)
- Summer internship programs
- Curriculum development
The Workshop was held on Friday 30 November 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Albuquerque, NM. It immediately followed
the technical program of the
Fifteenth Annual Directed Energy Symposium, also held in Albuquerque on 26-30 November 2012.
Proceedings of the Workshop were included in the unclassified Symposium proceedings. Proceedings from
previous Workshops are available through the DEPS online store.
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Monday (Short Courses)
Introduction to High Energy Laser Systems
Beam Control for Laser Systems
Tuesday
Plenary session, morning
Student session, afternoon
DE Modeling & Simulation, afternoon
Wednesday
Laser Components, morning
DE Employment, morning
Energy, Power, Thermal, and RF Sources, afternoon
Thursday
Panel III / Special Speaker: Decker, morning
Beam Control I / RF Components, morning
Biological Effects, afternoon
RF DE Effects, afternoon
Friday
Beam Control III / Laser Components, morning
Education Workshop, afternoon (free)
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Preliminary Schedule
| 1300 |
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EL JTO Introduction, Don Seeley |
| 1310 |
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DEPS Educational Initiative Overview, Sam Blankenship |
| 1320 |
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Air Force Institute of Technology, Ashley Ungericht |
| 1350 |
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Naval Postgraduate School, William Colson |
| 1420 |
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Cranfield University, David James |
| 1450 |
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Break |
| 1510 |
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Colorado State University, Sandra Biedron |
| 1540 |
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University of Arizona, Pavel Polynkin |
| 1610 |
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HEL Center of Excellence, David Hostutler |
| 1640 |
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Webcasting
The Education Workshop, along with several portions of the Annual Symposium were availble via webcast.
Organizing Committee
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