Posts By: Ruth Lowman

  • Teambuilding for new Fusion CDT first years

    In weeks 4 to 6 of the autumn term, the Fusion CDT first years from all the partner universities came together for three weeks of lectures at York Plasma Institute....

  • Outreach success in Scarborough

    Fusion CDT members from several years engaged in outreach at the Scarborough Science & Engineering Week on the 11th and 12th of October 2022. Local students flocked to the Sundome every...

  • Fusion Postgraduate Open Day at Culham – Weds 7th December 2022

    Each year the Fusion CDT collaborates with UK Atomic Energy Authority to organise an open day for prospective postgraduate students. While Fusion is the headline topic, this spans many research areas that encompass plasma...

  • Congratulations Matthew Selwood!

    Congratulations to Matthew Selwood, a York Fusion CDT student who successfully defended his thesis at viva in July 2022. Matthew’s thesis is entitled, “Coded Aperture Imaging: novel approaches to high-energy...

  • Prize winning posters for Emma

    Congratulations to Emma Hume, a University of York Fusion CDT student currently in her fourth year. Emma was awarded second place for the Best Student Poster Competition at the High...

  • Congratulations Sam!

    Congratulations to Sam Ward, a York Fusion CDT student who successfully defended his thesis at viva in May 2022. Sam’s thesis is entitled, “Optimising energetic particle transport due to 3D...

  • Congratulations Eduardo!

    Congratulations to Eduardo Solis Meza, a York Fusion CDT student who successfully defended his thesis at viva in May 2022. Eduardo’s thesis is entitled “Study of extreme ultraviolet laser ablation...

  • Fusion Frontiers Week returns to the YPI!

    The Fusion Frontiers and Interfaces workshop took place at York Plasma Institute (YPI) from 25 to 29 April 2022. This annual workshop explores the frontiers of fusion research and the...

  • Congratulations Andrew!

    Congratulations to Andrew Malcolm-Neale, a York Fusion CDT student who successfully defended his thesis at viva in 2021. Andrew’s thesis is entitled “Experimental Search for Signatures of Zonal Flow Physics...

  • Congratulations Greg!

    Congratulations to Greg Smith, a York Fusion CDT student who successfully defended his thesis at viva in 2021. Greg’s thesis is entitled “Negative ion production in low temperature hydrogen plasmas”...