MIT researcher Alex Tinguely has contributed to a fusion breakthrough with the JET tokamak at the Culham Center for Fusion Energy, leading a group that uses a specially designed antenna to measure Alfvén waves. The measurements can help researchers understand how these waves can degrade fusion performance in devices that are fueled by a mix of deuterium and tritium.
Abhilash Mathews, a graduate student at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, has been testing the accuracy of a reduced plasma turbulence model in a new way: he combines physics with machine learning.
Rachel Bielajew, PhD student in MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, is researching magnetic confinement fusion. Her work in plasma confinement, transport, and turbulence in tokamaks has applications in tokamak design. She is also passionate about helping make a better world through science and community action.