COLLOQUIUM: DIII-D Recent Results and Future Direction

This talk will summarize recent progress on DIII-D with a focus on explaining the overall direction of work and relevance to the fusion energy path. This will cover topics such as preparation of operating scenarios for ITER and fusion energy, understanding transport optimization and rotation physics projection for burning plasmas, the role of impurities, ELM mitigation, and the interactions of energetic particles and 3D fields in fusion plasmas. Results will be presented in a context of overall program goals. This will lead to a discussion future directions of research and the possibilities for further collaboration to prepare the path for fusion energy.