Tuesday 28 February 2017 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Department of Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road
About
Speaker: Professor Ian Chapman, CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority
Professor Chapman will discuss the UK Fusion Programme, present an integrated design for a nuclear fusion power plant and the challenges that remain in order to realise nuclear fusion as a source of sustainable energy, as well as future opportunities in the field. Professor Chapman’s primary research interests lie in understanding and controlling macroscopic instabilities in fusion plasmas, with a view to developing techniques for plasma control. We look forward to hearing his perspectives on nuclear fusion power and its potential for the future.
About the speaker: Professor Ian Chapman is a Fellow of the Insitute of Physics and CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. His research spans experiments on a number of fusion devices worldwide as well as developing leading numerical modelling tools. He has over 110 publications, and his research has been recognised with a number of international awards.
Free for members, £3 for non-members. Membership can be purchased on the door for £12.
This talk is part of the SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society series.