Faglige nøgleord: fusion, energy, electromagnetism, plasma, microwaves
Oplæg tilgængeligt på: Engelsk, tysk (og dansk i en spørgerunde)
I am working towards making fusion a sustainable energy source for the future. Fusion has the potential to complement renewable energies while avoiding the production of greenhouse gases and long-lived nuclear waste.
At DTU, we are developing a method of measuring some of the most relevant parameters inside the plasma of a fusion machine, such as the temperature. While this has been demonstrated on experimental devices, my project specifically focuses on the challenging environment of a burning plasma in an actual reactor, such as the DEMOnstration Power Plant of the EU.
In explaining fusion energy and our measurement technique, I will cover the underlying nuclear reactions and the interaction of microwaves with plasmas, as well as potentially some special relativity. My aim is to explain these concepts clearly enough for students to understand them, and I am flexible regarding the level of detail I go into.
I have considerable experience in teaching high school students from co-organising an annual summer school on astronomy and astrophysics for young people in Germany. In the courses I teach there, students always seem to enjoy the way I break down complicated concepts into more understandable parts.