Experiments


Numerical simulations & theory

  • Prof Jeremy Chittenden
    Physics of dense plasmas, inertial confinement fusion, magnetised liner fusion, fusion ignition and burning plasmas

  • Dr Brian Appelbe
    Inertial and magneto-inertial confinement fusion (MagLIF)


Recent alumni

  • Dr Francisco Suzuki-Vidal - Lead Scientist at First Light Fusion Ltd (Dr Suzuki-Vidal is also an Academic Visitor at Imperial's Plasma Physics group)
  • Dr Jack Hare - MIT (US)
  • Dr Thomas Clayson - Magdrive Ltd (UK)
  • Dr James Pecover - First Light Fusion Ltd (UK)
  • Dr Guy Burdiak - First Light Fusion Ltd (UK)
  • Dr Nicolas-Pierre Niasse - First Light Fusion Ltd (UK)
  • Dr George Swadling - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (US)
  • Dr Louisa Pickworth - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (US)
  • Dr Gareth Hall - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (US)
  • Dr Jonathan Skidmore - First Light Fusion Ltd (UK)
  • Dr Adam Harvey-Thompson - Sandia National Laboratories (US)
  • Dr David Ampleford - Sandia National Laboratories (US)
  • Dr Chris Jennings - Sandia National Laboratories (US)
  • Dr Andrea Ciardi - Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (France)
  • Dr Simon Bott-Suzuki - University of California, San Diego (US)

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