… To investigate this, we use modelling and do experiments with Magnum-PSI , one of the research facilities at DIFFER.” … route to get where he is today. “Before starting my PhD path at the University of Bristol, I worked as an … op te bouwen. Auteur: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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… intended for real-time core density profile control with pellet fueling in nuclear fusion tokamaks. Previous … loop After finishing his master, Chris started as a joint PhD candidate between the Energy Systems and Control Group … 7, pp. 1897-1902, 2023 Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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… paper An analytical force balance model for dust particles with size up to several Debye lengths (Damien Aussems et … forced onto the surface by a shifting force balance. From fusion dust to battery electrodes Although the work took its … Sanden, and T.W. Morgan DOI: /10.1063/1.5001576 Go to the News page. …
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… first experimental campaign in its new location. Magnum-PSI with its connection to the Ion Beam Facility (beam line … intense plasma's expected at the exhaust of these future fusion reactors. With its plasma beam confined by the newly … a problem and is performing flawlessly. Definitely happy news for me." Plans for the experimental campaign In March, …
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… extreme heat fluxes encountered. In Nature Communications , PhD candidate Stein van Eden and colleagues at DIFFER and … van de Sanden, T.W. Morgan doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00288-y With preparations for the ITER fusion project ongoing, some … tin exposed to dense plasma (link: YouTube) Go to the News page. …
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… on materials, processes, and systems in the fields of fusion and chemical energy. In the years 2023 to 2028 we … we invest in new facilities and we enhance our relations with academia, applied research, industry, and society. … used to design our high-end instruments, integrate various plasma controllers, and derive supervisory controllers. …
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… PhD Defense: Yu Li DIFFER researcher Yu Li will defend his PhD … thesis titled "Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Tungsten Under Fusion-relevant Hydrogen Plasma Loads" on 18 June 2021 from 11:00 - 12:00 CEST. The … DIFFER researcher Yu Li will defend his PhD thesis titled "Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Tungsten …
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… EUROfusion signs Horizon Europe Grant Agreement Published on … and achievements during an in-person event early 2022. With the signing of the official Grant Agreement on 15 … renewable energy from solar and wind (in combination with storage) currently being developed, and would produce …
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… hassle’ Published on December 15, 2020 It was a practical with a calorimeter – how do you heat up a litre of water – … Marco de Baar, director of DIFFER and Van Berkel’s PhD supervisor back then, recognises that idiosyncrasy: … & Control, group leader Matthijs van Berkel Go to the News page. …
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… PhD defense: Artur Perek DIFFER PhD researcher Artur Perek will … A power-plant class device would have to sustain and withstand a burning fusion plasma releasing gigawatts of … Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne More information DIFFER news article : From trusting your intuition to strict …
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… PhD defense Jos Scholte: The viability of liquid metals as a plasma-facing material in nuclear fusion devices Jos Scholte will defend his PhD thesis … times the energy per reaction as the combustion of coal, without emitting any greenhouse gasses. This is the process …
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… 2021 Egbert Westerhof started out at DIFFER in 1983 as a PhD student. He saw the institute evolve from an exclusively … says Westerhof.“The wall of the reactor will have to withstand even bigger forces from the plasma, for instance. … and elegant solution, since in a fluid state the metal renews itself automatically, which makes it more resilient.” …
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… fusion’s promise as a source of clean energy, he says. ‘But with my first plasma physics course, my fascination shifted … and global visibility, provide international exposure to PhD students and postdocs, and open the floodgates to new, … can either improve or reduce reactor performance. Go to the News page. …
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… and multi-physics aspects for magnetic confinement fusion science. Central to the IM group’s activity is to develop plasma transport modelling integration concepts for the … regions of interest span across the central plasma-core, with plasma temperatures of the order 100.000.000 °C, and …
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… PhD defense Bob Kool: Control of novel power exhaust solutions … demonstrated the first active control system in combination with alternative divertors. At the same time, the research … (open access as of 6 September 2026) Article Innovation News Network (October 2025): ‘Advanced control strategies …
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