• Angus Wylie

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    In a fusion power plant, the blanket (the first structure surrounding the plasma) is a critical component since it has to withstand extremely severe operating conditions while insuring tritium self-sufficiency,...

  • Ella Fox-Widdows

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    After studying for my MPhys in Mathematics and Physics at the University of York, I decided to apply for the Fusion CDT and will be studying tokamak divertor plasmas at...

  • Steven Thomas

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    I graduated with a BSc in physics from the University of Manchester in 2011. I spent the next few years working mainly as a maths and physics tutor for GCSE...

  • Oliver Marshall

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    Having spent the last year working towards an MSc in Fusion Energy at the University of York I am now a PhD student  supervised by Dr Lee Margetts and Dr...

  • Matthew Selwood

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    I am a PhD student within the Fusion CDT, based in the York Plasma Institute supervised by Dr. Chris Murphy. Previously read MSci in Chemical Physics with Industrial Experience at...

  • Simon Chislett-McDonald

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    The main focus of the project I will be undertaking is to develop, analyse, cost and optimise new designs for an optimised fusion energy tokomak. The designs will incorporate more...

  • Matthew Dunn

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    I graduated with an MPhys from the University of York in 2017, and am now completing a PhD in plasma science and fusion energy, as a Fusion CDT student. My...

  • Michael Mo

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    I am an aeronautical engineering graduate from the University of Bristol, and my research will be on ‘Metrology for in-situ industrial plasma processing’. I will be based at the University...

  • James Lolley

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    My PhD, supervised by Dr Erik Wagenaars and Prof Greg Tallents, focuses on the interactions between high-power lasers and solids, specifically ablation – the conversion of solid material to plasma....

  • Joe Owen

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    I completed my undergraduate degree at Keele University, studying Physics with Mathematics. Upon completion I enrolled on the MSc in Fusion Energy at York, which I thoroughly enjoyed! It gave me...