Graduate Student
Daniel (Dan) Korsun is a graduate student in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering with an appointment at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. His current research focuses on exploring the effects of radiation damage on REBCO high-temperature superconductors and how such damage will impact future fusion devices, such as the SPARC and ARC tokamaks. His research interests include fusion technology, superconducting magnet development, and advanced divertor development. Prior to starting graduate school, Dan worked on the SPARC Project as an undergraduate student at MIT, focusing on radiation damage in REBCO high-temperature superconductors and characterization of REBCO performance at fusion-relevant conditions. He also worked at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, where he worked on superconducting magnet development for the SPARC tokamak and further refinement of the ARC tokamak design.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Graduate (PhD) Student in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, focusing on Fusion Energy at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2020
SB in Physics with a Minor in Nuclear Science & Engineering
MIT SuperUROP Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar, 2018-2019
ARC Reactor Development Engineer, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Cambridge, MA, 2020
Superconducting Magnet Engineering Intern, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Cambridge, MA, Summer 2019
MIT SuperUROP Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar, 2018-2019
SULI Research Intern, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, MA, Summer 2018
Pending
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, NW17
Cambridge, MA 02139
info@psfc.mit.edu
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