Research Visit to Kansas State University by Prof Dr Saw Sor Heoh and Prof Dr Lee Sing of IPFS and INTI International University –May-June 2010

Kansas State University (KSU) Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering had commissioned. a Plasma Focus machine (the KSU PF) which was designed using the Lee model code. (INTI UPFLF)

At the invitation of KSU the INTI-IPFS team visited KSU during the period 21 May-8 June to run a collaborative research workshop using the KSU PF and the Lee model code.

The research workshop was attended by the following:

Prof Ali E Abdou, Head of the KSU PF Group

Dr Phillip Brian Urorowski of KSU,

Dr Humberto Torreblanca of INTEL Portland

and Graduate Assistants Mohamed Ismail and Amged Mohamed

Prof Saw starting the Workshop with Workshop participants (L-R) Dr Urorowski, Instructions at Opening Session Amged, Prof Ali Abdou, Dr Torreblanca & Mohamed with Prof Lee listening to

Prof Saw at Opening Session

In conjunction with and in additional to the Workshop, research sessions were carried out on the KSU PF at different pressures and with different gases. Analysis of some data was carried during the period. Data was also collected for future analysis. A rogowski current coil, a voltage probe and a 4-channel soft x-ray spectrometer were assembled by Prof Dr Saw and Prof Ali Abdou during the research period.

Starting a research session in the PF Lab Prof Saw discussing standardizing the probes

Prof Lee showing the assembly of Visit of Prof John English (Dean of Mech

a N-laser & Nuclear Engineering) to the Lab

KSU Plasma Focus Facility Soft X-ray Spectrometer

During the period Prof Dr Saw and Prof Dr Lee were also given tours of the KSU TRIGA Mark II research reactor and the nuclear detector fabrication facilities.

Lecture at UNL

On 27^th May, at the invitation of Prof Jeffrey Shields, Prof Dr Saw and Prof Dr Lee made a visit to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and gave a talk to the College of Engineering. The title of the talk was “Plasma Focus Research at INTI University College”. Prof Dr Saw and Prof Dr Lee also met UNL Chancellor Perlman, and several senior staff of UNL including Assoc V C for Academic Affairs David Wilson, and Assoc Dean of Engineering for Acad Affairs, College of Engineering, Prof Ray Moore. They were also given an interesting tour of facilities in Mechanical Engineering including weed control by flaming, surgical robots, magnetic materials and nanostructures.

With Chancellor Perlman of UNL With Prof Jeffrey Shields of Department of Engineering

Former INTI students drove Prof Jeffrey Shields introducing Prof Saw

us from KSU, Manhatten, Kansas to start off the Invited Lecture

to UNL, Lincoln, Nebraska

Prof Saw lecturing at UNL Prof Lee lecturing at UNL