… student. He saw the institute evolve from an exclusively fusion-focused ‘family’ inhabiting a medieval castle to a … situated on a modern university campus. As interim head of fusion research, Westerhof is now preparing the next round of evolutions. Interim head of fusion research Egbert Westerhof Fusion research at DIFFER …
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… Kool: Control of novel power exhaust solutions in nuclear fusion Published on March 05, 2026 Power exhaust is one of … heat over a larger area. Kool: “MAST-U is one of the first machines built for researching alternative exhausts.” The … only improve the ability to handle extreme heat, but also reduce the demands on the exhaust control systems that are …
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… with (inter)national academia and industry." Focus on Fusion Energy and Solar Fuels In the coming years, DIFFER … maintain its strong focus on the two research themes of Fusion Energy and Solar Fuels . Building on the institute's … are equally good for DIFFER’s established research theme on Fusion Energy. With its in-house linear plasma generator …
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… Dutch Fusion Day 2025: engage, explore and innovate Mark your … DIFFER in Eindhoven hosts the second edition of the Dutch Fusion Day! Building on the success of the edition in 2024, … this year’s edition is about exploring new opportunities in fusion for your business. Throughout the day, industry , …
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… Seminar: ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor (book presentation) Attend this seminar? … the registration form to attend . Abstract: ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor The presentation will be about the first book published on ITER, the ongoing fusion energy megaproject―one of the most ambitious …
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… How do we protect the wall of a fusion reactor? ‘By simply looking with a camera we can … English tokamak experiment MAST-U (UKAEA, Culham) the heat-reducing capabilities of alternative exhaust shapes are … By combining information from multiple cameras, we can deduce what processes (such as collisions between plasma …
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… DIFFER Seminar: On the way towards a fusion power plant – achievements and challenges Attend this seminar? Use the registration form to attend . Fusion is the only primary energy source which is currently … limited waste with no long-term repository needs. Recently, fusion has been demonstration at the two largest …
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… PhD Defense: Jos Scholte tested liquid metal to protect fusion reactor walls Published on June 03, 2025 Future fusion power plants will need wall materials that do not … He successfully defended his PhD thesis on 3 June 2025. Fusion reactor divertors must endure heat loads of tens of …
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… on September 15, 2015 When the hot, dense plasma in a fusion reactor hits the reactor's exhaust wall, dust … data will feed into improved models for dust motion in the fusion reactor ITER. Article Highly resolved measurements … of magnetized plasmas A. Shalpegin et.al.*, Nuclear Fusion * This work was carried out under Eurofusion Enabling …
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… DIFFER Seminar: Optimizing fusion power plant design with integrated simulation using … framework designed for the holistic simulation of fusion power plant facilities. Developed in the Julia … integrates first-principle analysis, machine learning, and reduced models to address the intricate physics and …
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… of liquid metals as a plasma-facing material in nuclear fusion devices Jos Scholte will defend his PhD thesis … the conditions for fusion to occur. This effect can be reduced by reducing the pores of the sponge, which forms a physical … the conditions for fusion to occur. This effect can be reduced by reducing the pores of the sponge, which forms a …
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… Ray Chandra will defend his thesis Plasma exhaust for fusion reactors: numerical simulation and comparison with … was achieved by injecting cold gas which greatly reduced the heat flow. Understanding how the cold gas can be … Ray Chandra investigated the physics governing the reduction of heat by the cold gas using computer simulations …
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… Jonathan Citrin Photo: DIFFER JET established a fusion energy record. How exciting was this campaign for … and engineers will be needed. Do you think that people educated in your field will work for ITER in the future? “I … will facilitate model validation for ITER simulations by reducing machine dependence of the modeling workflows and …
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… DIFFER seminar: Powering the Future: Fusion & Plasmas, the FESAC Long Range Planning Report … A long-range plan has been created by the US Department of Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) to … of California Website https://plasma.physics.ucla.edu/ Go to the Events page. …
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… Seminar: SPARC and the high-field path to fusion energy Attend this seminar? Use the registration form to attend . The MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center is partnering with Commonwealth Fusion Systems … & Fusion Center, Massachusetts USA Website https://psfc.mit.edu Go to the Events page. …
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