News Archive

August 18, 2021

Steven Jepeal wins second place prize in Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D awards

MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) graduate student Steven Jepeal has been awarded a Second Place prize in the 2021 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards.

PSFC News

August 9, 2021

New leadership for PSFC High-Energy-Density Physics division

After 45 years at MIT’s PSFC and 15 years heading their High-Energy-Density Physics (HEDP) Division, Senior Research Scientist Richard Petrasso has stepped down to pursue new research interests.

PSFC News

July 9, 2021

After overseeing three years of research and development, Brian LaBombard is ready to test a toroidal field model coil (TFMC), a prototype for those that will be used in the new fusion experiment, SPARC.

PSFC News

Amy Watterson illuminated by the glow of her computer screen

July 7, 2021

Model engineer

Since joining the SPARC project, Mechanical Engineer Amy Watterson has honed her modeling skills to prepare fusion magnets for a crucial test.

PSFC News

July 2, 2021

Emvolon raises $1.5 million seed funding to evolve distributed chemical production

Emvolon, cofounded by PSFC Principal Research Scientist Leslie Bromberg, will explore converting wasted natural gas at flare sites into usable chemicals for use industrial applications or as a fuel.

The Engine

June 24, 2021

Wired for Success

MIT engineer, Vinny Fry is preparing to help test SPARC’s Toroidal Field Magnet Coil (TFMC), a scaled prototype for the HTS magnets that will surround the tokamak’s toroidal vacuum chamber to confine the plasma.

PSFC

June 21, 2021

Quaise Inc's drilling technology could allow geothermal to power the world

PSFC Senior Research Scientist Paul Woskov is contributing to new plasma drilling technology for accessing carbon-free geothermal energy.

Eurekalert! / AAAS

June 14, 2021

DIII-D researchers continue to improve innovative operating regime for fusion reactors

PSFC research scientist Theresa Wilks and DIII-D colleagues are studying how to use advanced control algorithms to protect the walls of fusion devices without degrading performance.

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