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June 19, 2019

Anne White named head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Fusion energy and turbulence modeling expert will succeed Dennis Whyte as Department Head, effective July 1.

School of Engineering

June 14, 2019

Cody Can (PhD ’17) named the winner of the 2019 Raymond Andrew Prize

Thach (Cody) Can (PhD ’17), a former member of Professor Robert Guy Griffin‘s research group, has been selected as the winner of the 2019 Raymond Andrew Prize.

Department of Chemistry

May 7, 2019

Steering Fusion’s “D-turn”

PSFC research scientist Alessandro Marinoni researchers at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have discovered promising evidence that reversing the conventional shape of the plasma in the tokamak chamber can create a more stable environment for fusion to occur, even under high pressure.

PSFC

April 16, 2019

Talking fusion at the MIT Energy Conference

On April 4 the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) joined Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) at the MIT Energy Conference Tech Showcase, to demonstrate the magnetic and plasma properties that underlie fusion technologies.

PSFC

April 9, 2019

New concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks

Heavy trucks such as these 18-wheelers contribute a significant fraction of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. MIT researchers say these emissions could be drastically reduced by using flex-fuel plug-in hybrid powertrains instead of diesel engines.

MIT News

March 13, 2019

Vinod Khosla: “Focus on the consequences of success”

On March 6, Khosla described his thoughts on entrepreneurship, personal development, and how to tackle the world’s most challenging problems. Khosla stressed the importance of taking chances, trying new things, and being unafraid of failure.

MIT News

February 25, 2019

Looking Forward to Fusion

Fusion power has been a tantalizing prospect for decades, promising a source of endless carbon-free energy for the world. MIT’s PSFC, in collaboration MIT alumni-led company CFS, is poised to use materials breakthroughs to build the first fusion device that generates more energy than it consumes, bringing commercial fusion energy within practical reach in the near future.

Spectrum

February 11, 2019

Bose grants for 2018 fund research at the frontier of discovery

PSFC's Nuno Loureiro is one five receiving the prestigious award. The supported innovative projects challenge established norms and have the potential to be world-changing.

Resource Development/MIT

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