IPPLM Prof. Agata Chomiczewska and Dr. Natalia Wendler from the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) will give a lecture entitled "Nuclear fusion - breakthrough research results that can change the future of energy" during the 8th Silesian Science Festival in Katowice.
The Festival will take place on December 7-9 at the International Congress Centre in Katowice and will be the culmination of the entire year of celebrations of awarding Katowice the title of European City of Science 2024. Participants of the event will have as many as 20 thematic stages and nearly 1,000 scientific activities, including lectures, workshops and shows.
Prof. Chomiczewska and Dr. Wendler will perform on Sunday, December 8, at 2:55 p.m. in the Conference Room - Science Corner Stage: room no. 6.
Both speakers are outstanding specialists in the field of nuclear fusion, actively participating in international research and events popularizing science. They are part of an international team of researchers who have achieved a breakthrough in nuclear fusion in recent years by experimenting on the world's largest tokamak JET in the UK, setting a world energy record.
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Prof. Agata Chomiczewska - habilitated doctor of physical sciences, professor at the IPPLM, head of the Department of Thermonuclear Plasma Research and the Laboratory of Plasma Research Using Spectroscopic Methods at the IPPLM.
The main areas of her research include thermonuclear fusion, with particular emphasis on the study of plasma impurities using spectroscopic methods in systems with magnetic confinement of plasma. Since 2016, she has been the national coordinator of research on European experimental tokamak thermonuclear devices located in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Germany and Japan. Since 2024, she has been a member of the project board of the Fusion Science Department program operating as part of the EUROfusion consortium.
Prof. Chomiczewska is the author or co-author of over 200 scientific publications. She also actively participates in the organization of international scientific conferences and events popularizing issues related to thermonuclear fusion.
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Dr. Natalia Wendler – engineer, doctor of physical sciences, assistant professor at the Department of Fusion Plasma Research at the IPPLM, science populariser.
From the beginning of her professional career, as part of the EUROfusion consortium, she has been involved in research mainly related to plasma impurities on many international experimental devices, such as the JET tokamak (Joint European Torus) in England, ASDEX Upgrade (Axially Symmetric Divertor Experiment) in Germany, TCV (Tokamak à configuration variable) in Switzerland, the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany or LHD (The Large Helical Device) in Japan.
Dr. Wendler is the author or co-author of almost 100 research publications. In addition to her research activities, she is involved in the popularization of science by conducting workshops, giving lectures and participating in various events and science festivals.
Program of the Silesian Science Festival: https://slaskifestiwalnauki.pl/program
For more information please visit: Śląski Festiwal Nauki Katowice
Source: Śląski Festiwal Nauki Katowice
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