San Diego, CA, Oct. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The DIII-D National Fusion Facility is this week celebrating the outstanding personnel who work at the facility. In a new video introducing the facility, its mission and its staff, six individuals from General Atomics (GA) and collaborating user institutions describe their experiences working at DIII-D. Please CClick here to watch the video.
“The DIII-D National Fusion Facility is one of the cornerstones of US research efforts in fusion energy. Our science program is among the best in the world, but our people are what really make us shine.” said dr Richard Buttery, director of the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. “We are incredibly fortunate to have the very best talent here, from early-stage researchers to world-renowned leaders in our field. I’m proud to be able to introduce just a few of our outstanding employees who help tell the story of our facility, our mission and most importantly, our team.”
In the video you can see:
- dr Shawn Tang (Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge Associated Universities)a scientist researching helicon waves as an additional source of propulsion power in fusion plasma
- dr Igor Bykov (General Atomic Research)a researcher in the operations group of DIII-D who oversees the experiments during the scientific research campaigns
- dr Julius Damba (postdoctoral researcher, University of California, Los Angeles)a diagnostician studying turbulence in the DIII-D plasma to make fusion energy more efficient
- dr Alicia Dautt-Silva (General Atomic Research)an engineer working in robotics to enable longer run times and faster maintenance in future fusion machines
- dr Dinh Truong (postdoctoral fellow, Sandia National Laboratory)a scientist who studies plasma fluctuations and turbulence to improve efficiency
- Mr. Rigo Brambila (General Atomics)a technician who maintains the DIII-D gyrotron complex, one of the main heating systems used to generate fusion plasma at the facility
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