Fusion Focused
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!
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
S2 E12: Bibake Uppal
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 b…
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 diagnostic…
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 jour…
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…
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!) a…
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…
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 bern…
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 fr…
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 a…
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 un…
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 physic…
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://kyotofusioneer…
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 diagnos…
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 fusio…
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 cy…
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…
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 researc…
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 F…
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 superco…
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 UK…