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2026 Doctor Hooding Ceremony
Congratulations to the three newest doctors from CPMI and Illinois Plasma Institute. On Thursday May 14th, Christian Williams, Daniel O’Dea, and Tag Choi had their hooding ceremony at State Farm Center. Congratulations and good luck to them!
Tokyo Electron visit to CPMI
The Center for Plasma-Material Interactions had the honor of hosting representatives from Tokyo Electron (TEL) for a tour on campus in the Nuclear Radiation Lab. Tokyo Electron is a leading company in the semiconductor industry that manufactures the equipment that produces those semiconductors. Illinois and TEL have been collaborators since 2020 through the Illinois Plasma […]
A visit to the 6th US-Japan Workshop
Last week Daniel Andruczyk, Brady Moore, and Kenta Kawashimo attended the 6th US-Japan Workshop on “Power and Particle Control in a Steady-State Magnetic Fusion DEMO Reactor by Liquid Metal Plasma Facing Components” which was hosted at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Toki Japan. The conference was held from February 18th – 20th. This is […]
Professor David Ruzic wins the IUVSTA Prize for Technology
Congratulations to Professor Ruzic for his remarkable achievement in receiving the IUVSTA (The International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications) Prize for Technology! This prestigious award is only given out once every three years, one for technology and one for science. Not only does it require the support of a winner’s own society, but […]
Congratulations Dr. Steven Stemmley for his PhD!
On Tuesday March 26, 2024, Steven Stemmley held his final doctoral defense. His presentation on the “Liquid Lithium Loop Development For Open Surface Plasma Facing Components” earned him the completion of his PhD. Congratulations to Dr. Steven Stemmley for his PhD! Professor Dr. David. N. Ruzic was his advisor.
Congratulations Dr. Andrew Shone for his PhD!
On Monday March 25, 2024, Andrew Shone held his final doctoral defense. His presentation on the “Helium Retention Induced by In-Operando Lithium Evaporation” earned him the completion of his PhD. Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Shone for his PhD!
NPRE professor David Ruzic and his IPI
NPRE professor David Ruzic and his Illinois Plasma Institute have been featured in the Fall 2023 issue of Limitless, The Grainger College of Engineering‘s biannual magazine. In the article, Ruzic talks about IPI’s mission to “rethink existing pathways to commercialization of new technologies developed in academic research settings.” Read the story here: https://grainger.illinois.edu/…/illinois-plasma-institute
CPMI and IPI graduate students will present their research
CPMI and IPI graduate students will present the posters in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on March 22, 2024 at 4pm. They will either highlight a research project or provide a summary of all the research group’s activities. They will present “Fusion Liquid Metal Research”, “The Illinois […]
CPMI Researchers will be part of a landmark program
The researchers of Center for Plasma Material Interactions (CPMI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) will be part of a landmark program announced by the Department of Energy to support private companies in bringing fusion energy toward technical and commercial viability. As part of the DOE’s multimillion-dollar Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program, selected companies will team […]