Fusion Focused – Details, episodes & analysis

In episode eleven of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Professor Anne White, about her role at MIT and how it has evolved over her career, millimetre wave diagnostics, the pros and cons to different fusion approaches, diversity and the importance of attracting a diverse cohort at MIT and being pro-nuclear as a result of being pro-environment!

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In episode ten of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Rosie Barker, experimental scientist at First Light Fusion, about FLF's approach to fusion, Rosie's academic journey, her role at First Light and how she got interested in fusion!

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In this first episode of the Fusion Focused second series, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Richard Pearson, co-founder, chief innovator and UK director of Kyoto Fusioneering (https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/), about his education, research, varied career and co-founding Kyoto Fusioneering to develop technology for the fusion industry!

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In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Sam Gibson, a plasma Diagnostician at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, about her research using the motional stark effect diagnostic, Sam’s research collaborations in Australia and America and her research at CCFE going from an undergraduate summer intern to a plasma diagnostician!

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In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dario Cruz, a PhD student at Ciemat, Madrid! Here you can listen to their conversation about Dario’s research into materials for fusion, his role as the Chair of the Student council of FuseNet, the barriers to commercial fusion, and Dario’s favourite city he’s lived in throughout his educational career! 

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In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Ana Koller, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching. Here you can listen to their chat about Ion cyclotron resonance heating, decency within the fusion community, fusion education in the Balkan countries and how Ana became interested in Physics through watching the cartoon Discoveries unlimited!

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In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Fabio Federici, a PhD student at the University of York and based at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, where they discuss bolometry, fusion research activity in Italy, and the link between fusion scientists and people who love hiking!

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In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Ryoko Osawa, a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, and they discuss plasma simulations, fusion research in Japan, and Ryoko's experience starting a post doc at CCFE at the start of a pandemic! 

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In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Gudio Lange, the Training and Education Manager at EuroFusion. In this episode you can hear their conversation about Guido's work at FuseNet and EuroFusion, the Motional Stark Effect plasma diagnostic technique, and Guido’s research into the economics of fusion!

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In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Erica Salazar, a PhD student at the Massachusetts institute of Technology. They discuss Erica's research into high temperature superconductors, her work experience at General Atomics, ARC, SPARC and why it’s important for people from all backgrounds to get involved in fusion research!

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