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- … van Berkel receives Vidi for holistic control system for fusion reactor Published on July 01, 2022 DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel receives a prestigious Vidi … prevailing thought was: let's make sure we can maintain a plasma first. According to Van Berkel, refueling a fusion …Relevance34.058
- … alternative divertors with implications for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) On 5 March 2026 Bob … Summary Control of novel power exhaust solutions in nuclear fusion. Power exhaust is one of the key challenges in nuclear fusion development. In his PhD research, Bob Kool explored the control of power exhaust in …Relevance34.043
- … the Netherlands Professor emeritus Theoretical Plasma Physics, Physics and Astronomy Department, Utrecht … a pressure jump Authors: Hans Goedbloed and Stefaan Poedts (Research Notes of the AAS, 8, 60, 2024) … as laboratory applications focused on harnessing controlled fusion energy. This introduction to magnetohydrodynamics …Relevance33.322
- … Bridge builder Tony Donné looks back on career as a fusion researcher Published on December 13, 2023 Tony Donné … career. Image In 1980, you completed your degree in physics cum laude at the University of Utrecht and then … Tony Donné has devoted his entire working life to fusion research. First in scientific roles in the Netherlands, and …Relevance32.439
- … Our research Within the Plasma Material Interactions group we … of materials under the conditions expected in future fusion reactors, and how they can themselves influence the … of the confined plasma in high-performance discharges in tokamaks. When they travel down the magnetic field lines …Relevance32.395
- … IEEE Outstanding Student Paper Prize (OSPP) for DIFFER researcher Chris Orrico Published on December 17, 2024 … MPC Strategies for Fueling and Density Control in Fusion Tokamaks’. The prize was presented by the technical … short term, so that the machines run better. Of course the physics and mechanical design fundamentals are crucial, but …Relevance31.669
- … EUROfusion Engineering Grant for Hari Varadarajan: “Energy … a fascination to me” Published on November 28, 2024 DIFFER researcher Hari Varadarajan receives a 2025 EUROfusion … machines, to understand how we actually do it: “Although physics is interesting, I feel more like an engineer in that …Relevance31.426
- … Jonathan Citrin: “I want to help build the cathedral of fusion” Published on July 12, 2022 Jonathan Citrin, leader … in the area of nuclear fusion and the beauty of his research field. Jonathan Citrin. (c) Bram Lamers/DIFFER … to Israel, where he completed high school and studied physics. In 2009 he moved to the Netherlands to start his …Relevance30.077
- … PhD defense: Thomas Bosman learned to control fusion exhaust in three shots Published on April 30, 2025 … heat load is too high for any material to handle. Fusion researchers want to manage the exhaust by puffing cooling … DIFFER, Bosman used the insight that while the underlying physics of the fusion exhaust may be complex, the way the …Relevance29.699
- … PhD defense: Ray Chandra DIFFER PhD researcher Ray Chandra will defend his thesis Plasma exhaust for fusion reactors: numerical simulation and comparison with … for future fusion reactors. Ray Chandra investigated the physics governing the reduction of heat by the cold gas …Relevance29.52
- … 2024 (3rd prize) Published on March 25, 2025 Postdoctoral researcher Lizan Kivits has won the prestigious DISC PhD … elements plays a crucial role in this process. Impact on fusion energy research For designing controllers for plasma in fusion energy, the dependencies between various …Relevance29.484
- … Research Control of the heat and particle exhaust The extreme conditions in a nuclear fusion reactor result in high heat and particle loads on the … and control Particle injection is fundamental for tokamak operation and connects to many control problems … wall is cooled via controlled impurity gas injection. This research focuses on the systematic dynamic characterization …Relevance28.884
- … milestone in the relocation of this unique experiment for fusion wall materials. Magnum-PSI will be fully operational … Lamers / DIFFER Wall materials for an artificial sun Fusion research aims to turn the process which powers the sun into … and beyond. External users like ITER, the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab and the European Horizon2020 consortium for …Relevance28.211
- … First Dutch Fusion Day in Eindhoven: ‘We need Dutchness to make fusion … like VDL, VNO-NCW, ASML, TNO, Next Step Fusion, Demcon and Plasma Matters BV. Image Visitors attending the first Dutch … is pursuing active engagement with relevant and interested research institutions and industries throughout Europe, …Relevance28.081
- … PhD defense Gijs Derks 'Dynamic exhaust modeling for fusion reactors'. On 2 March 2026 Gijs Derks will defend his … : Egbert Westerhof and Sven Wiesen Summary Developing plasma exhaust models for the operation of fusion power … In an effort to harness fusion energy on Earth,the fusion research community builds experimental reactors that trap …Relevance28.004