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It was amazing to see the work being done on this last year when it was still in pieces! Even though I've moved on in my career from Boeing, I'll be…
It was amazing to see the work being done on this last year when it was still in pieces! Even though I've moved on in my career from Boeing, I'll be…
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Out today: Helion secures Large Broad Scope License from the Washington Department of Health. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gRf9U79c
Out today: Helion secures Large Broad Scope License from the Washington Department of Health. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gRf9U79c
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🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I am thrilled to announce that I have joined DCVC! 🌱🚀 The opportunity to work alongside such a talented team dedicated to…
🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I am thrilled to announce that I have joined DCVC! 🌱🚀 The opportunity to work alongside such a talented team dedicated to…
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Experience & Education
Publications
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Fundamental Scaling of Adiabatic Compression of Field Reversed Configuration Thermonuclear Fusion Generators with Magnetic Energy Recovery
65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
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Fundamental Scaling of Adiabatic Compression of Field Reversed Configuration Thermonuclear Fusion Plasmas
Journal of Fusion Energy
Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasmas are plasma devices that have demonstrated that through magnetic compression they can be heated to thermonuclear fusion conditions in the parameter space of an energy-producing generator Kirtley et al. (IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2021). Of particular interest, FRCs are high-beta, in that the plasma particle kinetic energy is in balance with an externally applied magnetic field at all stages of operation. The following work will show that a…
Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasmas are plasma devices that have demonstrated that through magnetic compression they can be heated to thermonuclear fusion conditions in the parameter space of an energy-producing generator Kirtley et al. (IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2021). Of particular interest, FRCs are high-beta, in that the plasma particle kinetic energy is in balance with an externally applied magnetic field at all stages of operation. The following work will show that a cylindrical approximation for the energy and particle distribution within an FRC can, within 11%, match the fusion performance results of both full Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations as well as all robust, modern theoretical spatial and energy distribution models. Further, by using the simplified cylindrical model, detailed fusion reaction, radiation, and energy transport equations are now numerically-tractable and can be modelled over a wide parameter space. In the second section of this work, a detailed numerical model will be presented with the key theoretical performance of the compression of high-beta fusion plasmas in both deuterium–tritium (D–T) and deuterium–helium-3 (D–He-3) fuels. As will be shown, a high-beta D–He-3 plasma outperforms a low-beta D–T fuel and can theoretically yield a net-positive fusion generator.
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Helion Energy: Supplemental Discussion of Helion Device Safety Case
NRC Public Meeting on Fusion Regulation
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Thermonuclear Field Reversed Configuration plasmas in the Trenta prototype
IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering
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Vacuum vessel and divertor design and results of 16 month operation of the Trenta Magneto-Inertial Fusion prototype
IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering
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Overview of Staged Magnetic Compression of FRC targets
American Physical Society, 2018
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Cost Modeling and Design of Field-Reversed Configuration Fusion Power Plants
American Physical Society, 2017
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EP Test Standards: Fabrication, Calibration, Usage of Magnetic Flux Probes with Application to Electric Propulsion Testing
International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2013
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Magnetoshells: Plasma Aerocapture for Manned Missions and Planetary Deep Space Orbiters
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts Spring Symposium (2013).
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A Magneto‐Inertial Fusion Driven Rocket
International Conference on Plasma Science, 2012.
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Fusion Based on the Inductively-Driven Lithium Liner Compression of an FRC Plasmoid
Technology of Fusion Energy
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Target FRC Formation and Foil Liner Implosion Demonstrations for the Foil Liner Compression Experiment
APS Division of Plasma Physics, V. 56, N. 16. 2011.
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Macron Formed Liner as a Practical Method for Enabling Magneto-Inertial Fusion
Journal of fusion energy
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The Electrodeless Lorentz Force Thruster
International Electric Propulsion Conference
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A Field Reversed Configuration Plasma Device for Space Propulsion
Joint Army Navy NASA AirForce Conference
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Wall Protection for the MICF Fusion Propulsion System
STAIF
Patents
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Advanced fuel cycle and fusion reactors utilizing the same
EU EP3103119 A2
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Apparatus, systems and methods for establishing plasma and using plasma in a rotating magnetic field
US 20120031070
Projects
Honors & Awards
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Climate Action 30
Business Insider
30 of the top global leaders working toward climate solutions in 2023
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Wall Street Journal CEO Council
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Number of the Week
Science Magazine
100,000,000°C is Science Magazine's number of the week, referencing Helion's record-breaking #fusion fuel temperatures for a private company.
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25 People Shaping the Future in Tech
Rolling Stone
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40 under 40
Puget Sound Business Journal
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Y Combinator S14
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Cleantech Open National Winner - Energy Generation
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NASA Institutes for Advanced Concepts Fellow
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National Science Foundation Fellow
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Languages
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Russian
Elementary proficiency
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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Fusion Industry Association
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Seattle Electric Vehicle Association
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American Nuclear Society
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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Electric Rocket Propulsion Society
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Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Engineering Honor Society)
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Lifetime Member
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Regal Air
Student & Pilot
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