William Seeley

Since 2020, I have studied at the University of Glasgow, where I completed an integrated Master’s degree in Mathematics and Physics. During my final year, I focused on the onset of columnar convection in spherical shells, contributing to research within the Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics group on convection-driven dynamos in planetary and stellar bodies. Throughout my degree, a combination of fluid mechanics and nuclear physics modules, together with literature reviews on Tokamaks, led me to pursue a research degree. Over the next four years with the Fusion CDT, I will undertake a PhD under the supervision of Dr David Dickinson, Dr Costanza Maggi, and Dr Francis Casson.

My project will focus on the transport of Tungsten impurities in Tokamaks. To further research in this field, I look to investigate how these impurities, which are sputtered from the first wall during Edge Localised Modes, travel through the pedestal region. Using data gathered from the now decommissioned JET and a range of modelling techniques from nonlinear gyrokinetics to quasilinear gyrofluids, we aim to create a model that will make predictions for STEP and ITER

My email is william.seeley@york.ac.uk

Supervisors

• Dr. David Dickinson