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- … Spearheading use of AI to unlock fusion energy Published on September 12, 2024 By launching 15 new research projects, EUROfusion is engaging data science … solar and wind. To achieve this, we need to address complex physics and engineering challenges, including understanding …Relevance22.531
- … 2024 (3rd prize) Published on March 25, 2025 Postdoctoral researcher Lizan Kivits has won the prestigious DISC PhD … Award 2024, securing the 3rd prize for her outstanding research. The award was presented by Prof. Dr. Ir. Ming Cao … elements plays a crucial role in this process. Impact on fusion energy research For designing controllers for plasma …Relevance22.371
- … Materials, processes, and systems for future energy DIFFER's research was, is and will be focused on materials, processes, and systems in the fields of fusion and chemical energy. In the years 2023 to 2028 we extend our research to other energy applications, we open our …Relevance22.321
- … A positive flow for researcher Mark Cornelissen: two publications in Nuclear Fusion journal Published on February 25, 2025 Recently, two … This experience sparked his interest in plasma physics and set the stage for his future endeavours. He … Cornelissen’s dedication and the significance of his research in the field of nuclear fusion. Cornelissen's …Relevance22.289
- … Liquid metal layer protects fusion reactor wall against incredible heat Published on … to win clean and sustainable energy from nuclear fusion, researchers need to protect the wall of their reactor … reactor exhaust or divertor . In the future fusion reactor ITER , the divertor will face a continuous particle …Relevance21.524
- … The protection of the wall of a fusion reactor: Data-driven models to control the heat … PhD candidate at DIFFER, conducted experiments on the TCV research tokamak at the Swiss Plasma Centre in Lausanne. These measurements provide a basis for similar research that could result in a model for energy-generating …Relevance21.338
- … 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 … tungsten blocks will be used as the armour material for the ITER divertor, but they may not be suitable for the first …Relevance20.922
- … 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 … Nederlands Matthijs van Berkel at one of the segments of ITER. © ITER/Sabina Griffith When Matthijs van Berkel …Relevance20.884
- … student. He saw the institute evolve from an exclusively fusion-focused ‘family’ inhabiting a medieval castle to a … business-like community committed to fundamental energy research and situated on a modern university campus. As … the first international plasma experiments in the large ITER tokamak in the South of France.These are planned to …Relevance20.818
- … and Fontys Hogeschool work together on divertor triage for fusion Published on October 31, 2025 The L.INT research group headed by professor Chris Lee, Divertor … at DIFFER, including Ivo Classen (group leader Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics). Chris focuses on sensor …Relevance20.465
- … 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 …Relevance20.392
- … Bouw fusiereactor ITER van start Published on July 28, 2020 "ITER is een … aan ITER Egbert Westerhof, hoofd van het onderzoeksthema Fusion Energy bij DIFFER: "Bij DIFFER hebben we de … bij an ITER via het Europese samenwerkingsverband EUROfusion , met onderzoek aan supergeleidende magneten vanuit …Relevance19.373
- … of eyes on runaway electrons Published on November 07, 2024 Fusion researcher Tijs Wijkamp received a EUROfusion Bernard Bigot … was looking for a challenging master’s programme in applied physics. I wanted to study a topic with a clear societal … Fusion researcher Tijs Wijkamp received a EUROfusion Bernard Bigot …Relevance19.344
- … 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 …Relevance19.03
- … April 16, 2020 By combining a deep understanding of plasma physics with machine learning techniques, DIFFER researchers developed a new ultrafast neural network model of the turbulent plasma in a fusion reactor. The neural network can accurately predict … of plasma physics with machine learning techniques, DIFFER researchers developed a new ultrafast neural network model …Relevance18.594