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The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
Abstract
Fusion has progressed from the insight of Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington in 1920 and Fermi’s speculations in 1946 to the threshold of fusion burn at JET at Culham and soon in the international experiment ITER. The challenge of providing carbon free energy for the whole world is greater than ever. We need fusion. Professor Cowley will examine two key questions: What scientific questions must be resolved and how can we hasten the first fusion electricity?
Biography
Steven Cowley became Director at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) in September 2008 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in November 2009. He received his BA from Oxford University and his PhD from Princeton University. Professor Cowley’s post-doctoral work was at Culham and he returned to Princeton in 1987. He joined the faculty at the University of California Los Angeles in 1993, rising to the rank of Full Professor in 2000. From 2001 to 2003 he led the plasma physics group at Imperial College, London. He remains a part time professor at Imperial College.