26th Topical Conference on High TemperaturePlasma Diagnostics
June 7 – 11, 2026
Hosted by the MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center
Conference Topics
Development of instrumentation, experimental and analytical techniques, and machine learning for:
- Magnetic confinement fusion
- Inertial confinement fusion
- High-energy-density plasmas
- Space plasmas
- Astrophysics
- Industrial applications
Important Dates
| Nomination of Invited Talks Deadline | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Abstract Submission Opens | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Registration Opens | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Abstract Submission Closes | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Early Registration Closes | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Regular Registration Closes | May 1, 2026 |
| Conference | Jun 7 – 11, 2026 |
| RSI Paper Submission Closes | Jul 1, 2026 |
Scientific Committee:
- Luis Delgado-Aparicio (PPPL)
- Theodore Biewer (ORNL)
- Calvin Domier (UC-DAVIS)
- Johan Frenje (MIT)
- Gareth Hall (LLNL)
- Eric Harding (SNL)
- Suk-Ho Hong (GA)
- Yongho Kim (LANL)
- Christine Mariscal (GA)
- John Rice (MIT)
- Terry Rhodes (UCLA)
- Michael Rosenberg (LLE)
- David Smith (UW-Madison)
- George Vavakis (ITER IO)
- Zhehui (Jeph) Wang (LANL)
Local Organizing Committee
- Johan Frenje (Chair)
- John Rice (Co-chair)
- Jessica Coco (Conference Planner)
- Ernie Doeg (Event Coordination)
- Maria Gatu Johnson (Tech. Program)
- Alex Tinguely (Tech. Program)
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