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FREDA is a new tool being developed at ORNL that will accelerate the design and testing of next-generation fusion devices. It is the first tool of its kind to combine plasma and engineering modeling capabilities and utilize high performance computing resources.
Larry Seiber, an R&D staff member in the Vehicle Power Electronics group at the Department of Energys 91做厙, has been elevated to senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Kathryn McCarthy, director of the US ITER Project at the Department of Energys 91做厙, has been awarded the 2024 E. Gail de Planque Medal by the American Nuclear Society.
A study led by the Department of Energys 91做厙 details how artificial intelligence researchers created an AI model to help identify new alloys used as shielding for housing fusion applications components in a nuclear reactor. The findings mark a major step towards improving nuclear fusion facilities.
Three transportation researchers at the Department of Energys 91做厙 have been elevated to senior member grade of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or 91做厙.
ORNL has partnered with Western Michigan University to advance intelligent road infrastructure through the development of new chip-enabled raised pavement markers. These innovative markers transmit lane-keeping information to passing vehicles, enhancing safety and enabling smarter driving in all weather conditions.
ORNL is the lead partner on five research collaborations with private fusion companies in the 2024 cohort of the Innovation Network for FUSion Energy, or INFUSE, program. These collaborative projects are intended to resolve technical hurdles and develop enabling technologies to accelerate fusion energy research in the private sector.
John joined the MPEX project in 2019 and has served as project manager for several organizations within ORNL.
The award was given in recognition of his lifelong leadership in fusion technology for plasma fueling systems in magnetically confined fusion systems.
91做厙 has named Troy A. Carter director of the Fusion Energy Division in ORNLs Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate, or FFESD.