Machine learning (ML) is rapidly growing in popularity as new tools for applying these techniques to plasma control are developed. You’ve probably seen numerous media mentions of those projects. ML is also incredibly helpful in data analysis and modeling. Just as our doctors might use ML to read our x-rays, today’s fusion researchers can use […]
Today’s Fact Sheet from the White House directly calls out fusion energy as one of the five near-term priorities for US efforts to advance clean energy technologies. We know the topics and challenges to solve, but we could sure use some more people on our teams!
Fusion Scientist Image from AI
The DALL-E 2 artificial intelligence system generates original images based on prompts. The four images below were generated by DALL-E 2 based on my prompt, “photo of a scientist advancing fusion energy research.” All four images show a scientist standing way too close to the device, with three of them being visibly harmed by the […]
Our lab made a video highlighting some of our team members. Go science!
A public preview of the proposed DIII-D National Fusion Facility 5-Year Research Plan is now available. Check it out if you are interested in fusion energy and want to see some of the important challenges we need to solve in the next five years. ?
MBA Thesis: Publicly Funded Research and Opportunities for Public-private Engagement in Fusion Energy
I successfully defended my MBA thesis during the Spring 2022 semester in the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University. This was a fascinating project for me, as I examined the U.S. Department of Energy’s User Facility program within the Office of Science. The resulting title of this thesis is, Assessment of Industry […]