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Fusion Focused

Fusion Focused

By Ella Fox-Widdows

The Fusion Focused podcast aims to highlight inspiring experts within the Plasma Physics & Fusion Energy community, showcase the diverse careers available within the fusion field, talk with the guests about their scientific interests, and chat about why fusion is so cool!
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S2 E11: Prof. Anne White

Fusion FocusedNov 28, 2023

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S2 E11: Prof. Anne White

S2 E11: Prof. Anne White

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!


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Nov 28, 202354:44
S2 E10: Rosie Barker

S2 E10: Rosie Barker

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!


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Aug 28, 202325:22
S2 E9: Maria Morbey

S2 E9: Maria Morbey

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!

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Jul 24, 202320:54
S2 E8: Dr Eleanor Tubman

S2 E8: Dr Eleanor Tubman

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!

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Jul 10, 202340:08
S2 E7: Cyd Cowley

S2 E7: Cyd Cowley

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!

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May 07, 202348:51
S2 E6: Dr Steffi Diem

S2 E6: Dr Steffi Diem

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!!

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Apr 24, 202331:17
S2 E5: Dr Humberto Torreblanca

S2 E5: Dr Humberto Torreblanca

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!

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Apr 10, 202326:25
S2 E4: Jane Hotchkiss

S2 E4: Jane Hotchkiss

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.

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Mar 26, 202301:00:36
S2 E3: Dr Nick Hawker

S2 E3: Dr Nick Hawker

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.

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Mar 14, 202321:46
S2 E2: Dr Valerie Jamieson

S2 E2: Dr Valerie Jamieson

In this episode of the Fusion Focused podcast, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Valerie Jamieson, development manager of the Fusion Cluster (https://thefusioncluster.com/), about her particle physics research, career within science journalism and the future of fusion!


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Feb 27, 202326:24
S2 E1: Dr Richard Pearson

S2 E1: Dr Richard Pearson

In this first episode of the Fusion Focused second series, Dr Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Richard Pearson, co-founder, chief innovator and UK director of Kyoto Fusioneering (https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/), about his education, research, varied career and co-founding Kyoto Fusioneering to develop technology for the fusion industry!

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Feb 13, 202349:21
S1 E15: Dr Sam Gibson

S1 E15: Dr Sam Gibson

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows chats with Dr Sam Gibson, a plasma Diagnostician at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, about her research using the motional stark effect diagnostic, Sam’s research collaborations in Australia and America and her research at CCFE going from an undergraduate summer intern to a plasma diagnostician!

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Feb 07, 202224:31
S1 E14: Dario Cruz

S1 E14: Dario Cruz

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dario Cruz, a PhD student at Ciemat, Madrid! Here you can listen to their conversation about Dario’s research into materials for fusion, his role as the Chair of the Student council of FuseNet, the barriers to commercial fusion, and Dario’s favourite city he’s lived in throughout his educational career! 

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Jan 24, 202229:51
S1 E13: Dr Ana Koller

S1 E13: Dr Ana Koller

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Ana Koller, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching. Here you can listen to their chat about Ion cyclotron resonance heating, decency within the fusion community, fusion education in the Balkan countries and how Ana became interested in Physics through watching the cartoon Discoveries unlimited!

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Jan 10, 202229:37
S1 E12: Fabio Federici

S1 E12: Fabio Federici

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Fabio Federici, a PhD student at the University of York and based at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, where they discuss bolometry, fusion research activity in Italy, and the link between fusion scientists and people who love hiking!

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Dec 27, 202131:00
S1 E11: Dr Ryoko Osawa

S1 E11: Dr Ryoko Osawa

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Ryoko Osawa, a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, and they discuss plasma simulations, fusion research in Japan, and Ryoko's experience starting a post doc at CCFE at the start of a pandemic! 

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Dec 13, 202126:18
S1 E10: Guido Lange

S1 E10: Guido Lange

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Gudio Lange, the Training and Education Manager at EuroFusion. In this episode you can hear their conversation about Guido's work at FuseNet and EuroFusion, the Motional Stark Effect plasma diagnostic technique, and Guido’s research into the economics of fusion!

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Nov 29, 202126:33
S1 E9: Erica Salazar

S1 E9: Erica Salazar

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Erica Salazar, a PhD student at the Massachusetts institute of Technology. They discuss Erica's research into high temperature superconductors, her work experience at General Atomics, ARC, SPARC and why it’s important for people from all backgrounds to get involved in fusion research!

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Nov 15, 202136:56
S1 E8: Dr Nick Walkden

S1 E8: Dr Nick Walkden

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Nick Walkden, the Head of the Executive Office at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, where they discuss the role of the UKAEA Executive office, edge plasmas and plasma turbulence in fusion machines, and Nick gives some really great advice about ways of pursuing a career within the fusion field!

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Nov 01, 202129:56
S1 E7: Dr Kate Lancaster

S1 E7: Dr Kate Lancaster

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Kate Lancaster, a lecturer in the York Plasma Institute at the University of York. They chat about Kate’s research, laser plasmas, and feeling the fear and doing it anyway!

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Oct 18, 202142:11
S1 E6: Emre Yildirim

S1 E6: Emre Yildirim

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Emre Yildirim, a PhD student on the UK Fusion CDT programme at the University of Manchester, where they chat about Emre’s research into materials relevant for fusion machines, opportunities they've had to work with the Fusion Industry Association, and what a day in the life of a PhD student looks like!

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Oct 04, 202148:18
S1 E5: Dr Kirsty McKay

S1 E5: Dr Kirsty McKay

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Kirsty McKay, a lecturer at the University of Liverpool. Here you can listen to their conversation about Kirsty's research into atmospheric pressure plasmas, low temperature plasmas and how they are linked to fusion, Imposter Syndrome and the necessity for diversity within fusion, with a couple of contributions by George the Parrot!

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Sep 20, 202125:53
S1 E4: Laura Wheatley

S1 E4: Laura Wheatley

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Laura Wheatley, a PhD student on the UK Fusion CDT programme at the University of Oxford, where they talk about superconducting magnets, atom probe tomography, and why collaboration is so important for fusion research!

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Sep 06, 202125:60
S1 E3: Dr Alex Creely

S1 E3: Dr Alex Creely

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Alex Creely, the Head of Physics-Engineering Integration at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Listen here to their chat about plasma turbulence, Alex’s fusion internships around the world and the Commonwealth Fusion Systems approach to fusion! 

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Aug 23, 202133:14
S1 E2: Dr Aneeqa Khan

S1 E2: Dr Aneeqa Khan

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Aneeqa Khan, a research fellow at the University of Manchester, where they discuss how Aneeqa fell into fusion research, the importance of Tungsten in fusion research, and Aneeqa’s experience as a post doc at ITER. Hope you enjoy!

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Aug 09, 202122:40
S1 E1: Dr Melanie Windridge

S1 E1: Dr Melanie Windridge

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Melanie Windridge, the Communications Consultant for Tokamak Energy, UK Director of the Fusion Industry Association, and founder of Fusion Energy Insights. Listen here to their discussion about Melanie's PhD research into plasma stability, how Melanie got involved with science communication, her adventures in the arctic, the importance of getting more women involved in fusion and Melanie’s new venture Fusion Energy Insights.

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Jul 26, 202101:16:01
Fusion Focused S1: Trailer

Fusion Focused S1: Trailer

Welcome to Series 1 of the Fusion Focused podcast! The podcast that highlights inspiring experts within the fusion energy community and showcases the variety of diverse roles with the fusion field!

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Jul 19, 202101:36