S2 E3: Dr Nick Hawker

In episode twelve of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Bibkae Uppal, Head of Kyoto Fusioneering America, about how his passion for communication led to a career in business in the fusion industry, his role at Kyoto Fusioneering and KF's recently published white paper entitled "Kyoto Fusioneering’s Approach to Accelerating Commercial Viability"! Read the white paper here: https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/whitepaper Get your fusion focused merch here! : https://fusionfocused.bigcartel.com/ Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In episode eleven of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Professor Anne White, about her role at MIT and how it has evolved over her career, millimetre wave diagnostics, the pros and cons to different fusion approaches, diversity and the importance of attracting a diverse cohort at MIT and being pro-nuclear as a result of being pro-environment! Get your fusion focused merch! : https://fusionfocused.bigcartel.com/ Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In episode ten of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Rosie Barker, experimental scientist at First Light Fusion, about FLF's approach to fusion, Rosie's academic journey, her role at First Light and how she got interested in fusion! New fusion focused merch: https://fusionfocused.bigcartel.com/ Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In episode nine of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Maria Morbey, PhD student at DIFFER, about Maria's research into liquid metals, why she got into fusion, and her work as the Chair of the FuseNet Student Council! New fusion focused merch: https://fusionfocused.bigcartel.com/ Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In episode eight of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Eleanor Tubman, a lecturer at Imperial College London, (recorded in 2022 before she started her new role!) about Ellie's work at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, her research and the international collaboration opportunities she's had and getting outdoors and sailing in California! Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In episode seven of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Cyd Cowley, PhD student at the University of York/CCFE, (recorded in mid 2022 before I joined CFS!) about Cyd's collaboratory project working on divertor modelling for SPARC at the PSFC, magnetics diagnostics at W7-X, fusion news and why science communication is important for fusion and the Oxford Shakespeare festival! Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In episode six of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Steffi Diem, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about her research into electron bernstein waves, the need for diversity in fusion, and her very interesting hobby!! Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In episode 5 of the second series of Fusion Focused, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Humberto Torreblanca, Research Scientist at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), about his career from low temperature plasma research to working on fusion plasmas at DIII-D and TCV, his passion for mentoring and outreach, and his trip across Switzerland on his e-bicycle! Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In this episode of the Fusion Focused podcast, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Jane Hotchkiss, co-founder & president of Energy for the Common Good (https://energycommongood.org), about her exciting and varied career, how she got involved with the fusion industry, and why fusion is needed for an environmentally stable and peaceful future. Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

In this episode of the Fusion Focused podcast, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Nick Hawker, co-founder & CEO of First Light Fusion (https://firstlightfusion.com/), about his career from being an undergraduate student at Oxford to starting his own company, First Light Fusion. We also discuss the news announced last year that First Light demonstrated their first fusion reaction using their projectile fusion technology. Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09