Both social and educational events occur regularly, see below.
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Slide 1: Plasma Physics Colloquium
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Slide 2: Poster symposium
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Slide 3: Student seminar in plasma physics

Plasma Physics Colloquium

Poster symposium

Student seminar in plasma physics
Educational Events

A weekly student-led seminar series highlights current trends in plasma/fusion and adjacent research.

External speakers come approximately every week during the semester to present research and programmatic topics in the plasma/fusion field.
A list of speakers can be found here:

An annual undergraduate poster symposium is carried out for students conducting summer research at the plasma lab.
The 2023 event was documented here:
https://www.apam.columbia.edu/inaugural-plasma-physics-summer-student-poster-symposium
Students, staff, and faculty attend the annual American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) annual meeting, documenting their progress in research.
2023 activity is documented here:
https://www.apam.columbia.edu/columbia-students-and-scientists-shine-annual-meeting-plasma-physics
2022 activity is documented here:
https://www.apam.columbia.edu/columbia-university-plasma-physicists-2022-aps-dpp-meeting
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Slide 1: Columbia Alumni Reunion Dinner 2022
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Slide 2: Columbia Alumni Reunion Dinner 2023
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Slide 3: Glacier National Park
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Slide 4: Rocky Mountain National Park
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Slide 5: Paul Group Retreat

Columbia Alumni Reunion Dinner 2022

Columbia Alumni Reunion Dinner 2023

Glacier National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Paul Group Retreat
Social Events
Once per month the Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Students society hosts a happy-hour in the department or offsite, with catered food and beverages.


Every year during the APS-DPP annual meeting, students and alumni of the plasma program at Columbia meet to enjoy dinner together.

Group retreats are conducted by PI groups, usually after the APS-DPP meeting.