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Prof. Dennis G Whyte
Hitachi America Professor of Engineering
Primary DLC
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
MIT Room:
NW17-288
(617) 253-1748
whyte@psfc.mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/whyte.html
Assistant
Kristina Souza
(617) 253-7232
souzakm@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Fusion Energy and Power Plant Design
Role of Innovation in Fusion
Plasma-Material Interactions
Boundary Plasmas
Nuclear Fusion and Fusion Technology
Magnetic Fusion Energy
Research Summary
Professor Whyte's research falls into the following areas:
(1) Magnetic Fusion Energy: Boundary plasma physics, advanced plasma confinement regimes in tokamaks, plasma diagnostics, mitigation of disruption damages
(2) Plasma-Surface Interactions: basic physics of plasma-material interfaces, dynamic measurement techniques for material evolution under plasma bombardment, implications of plasma-surface interactions in magnetic fusion reactors
(3) Accelerators and Surface Analysis: low-energy nuclear scattering techniques for material analysis and damage, development of in-situ surface diagnostic methods for magnetic fusion
Recent Work
Projects
March 15, 2018
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Laboratory for Innovation in Fusion Technologies (LIFT)
Principal Investigator
Dennis Whyte
November 7, 2016
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Magnetic Fusion Energy -- High-Field Pathway to Fusion Power
Principal Investigator
Dennis Whyte
Video
3.17.22-Madrid-Dennis-Whyte
March 17, 2022
Conference Video
Duration: 46:16
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Dennis Whyte
Director, MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center
Hitachi America Professor of Engineering
Professor, Nuclear Science & Engineering
3.17.22-Madrid-Roundtable
March 17, 2022
Conference Video
Duration: 44:40
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Moderator
Klaus Schleicher
Director
MIT Corporate Relations / Industrial Liaison Program
Panelists
Dr. Sergey Paltsev
Prof. Dennis G Whyte
Dr. Howard J. Herzog
Dr. Peter Godart
2021-RD-Dennis-Whyte
November 18, 2021
Conference Video
Duration: 29:45
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Dennis Whyte
Director, MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center
Hitachi America Professor of Engineering
Professor, Nuclear Science & Engineering
4.13.21-Energy-Dennis-Whyte
April 13, 2021
Conference Video
Duration: 16:23
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Dennis G. Whyte
Director, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Hitachi America Professor of Engineering
2020 Energy Dennis G Whyte & Brandon Sorbom
May 13, 2020
Conference Video
Duration: 43:28
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2020 Energy Dennis G Whyte & Brandon Sorbom
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Ms. Chao Wang
Postdoctoral Associate
Brandon Nils Sorbom
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Prof. Mingda Li
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