[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Colloquium today at 14:00

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Thu 2023-12-14 at 14:00

Location:  Auditorium/ Hybrid  

Speaker:   Myles Hildebrand (General Fusion)

Title:     Update on Progress Towards Commercializing Magnetized Target Fusion at General Fusion

Abstract: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/68852325686?pwd=dlZkUEloWllhSU9rTmgxdmtFN0Q0Zz09
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Meeting ID: 688 5232 5686
Passcode: 765745
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General Fusion's Director of Strategic Partnerships, Myles Hildebrand, will give an overview of
Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) research at General Fusion and where it exists in the landscape of
various fusion energy research concepts. General Fusion's proposed solutions to four long-standing
barriers to commercial fusion will be highlighted. This overview will include past experimental work and validation of subsystems including proof-of-concept explosive plasma compression tests, various piston-based compression systems, power plant relevant plasma injectors and plasmas formed in the presence of liquid lithium. The extensive diagnostic development that is underway to support experimentation, including collaborations with various entities will be summarized. Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) - the new MTF machine that is designed to achieve fusion conditions by 2025, and progress toward scientific breakeven by 2026 will be presented. The path towards commercialization will also be discussed.
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Myles Hildebrand studied at McGill University, earning an M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, working on an Implosion Driven Launcher that used explosives to push well-characterized projectiles to 10 km/s. Myles began working at General Fusion in 2016 on the development of a novel explosive plasma
compression scheme. Following that, he has worked in many different areas of the company including
neutron diagnostics, Bayesian magnetic reconstruction and various other plasma diagnostics. Myles is
currently Director, Strategic Partnerships - responsible for strategic partnerships with research
institutions, national labs, universities, and industrial partners around the world. In this position, he ensures that all General Fusion's partnerships create value by progressing the technical development of their magnetized target fusion technology while also providing strategic benefit for public and private funding.
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The speaker is meeting with interested students and postdocs after his talk (~15:15) in the cafeteria.


Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk. BYO Cup/Mug.

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