Stony Brook University
Harriman Hall, Room 137
7:30 pm, Friday, October 06, 2023
The Promise of Terrestrial Fusion
Prof. Michael Zingale
Stars are powered by thermonuclear fusion—converting light nuclei into heavier ones, releasing an enormous amount of energy in the process. For decades, scientists have sought to replicate this power source for commercial generation. Recent advances have brought us close to a net energy gain, but there is still much work to do. In this talk, we will discuss the promise of commercial fusion and the challenges that must be overcome to make it a reality.
Prof. Zingale is a Professor of Astronomy in Stony Brook's department of Physics & Astronomy. He joined the Department in 2006, coming most recently from a postdoctoral position at the University of California at Santa Cruz. His research is in modeling stellar explosions and the basic physics therein, and developing algorithms for performing supercomputer simulations of astrophysical fluid flow.
