MSc in Fusion Energy

Greg Tallents

Co-ordinator, MSc

Department of Physics

Academic staff

GregTallents(EUV lasers)

NigelWoolsey(laboratoryAstro, fastIgnitor …)

John Pasley(fast ignitorfusion)

Howard Wilson (plasmainstabilities NTMs, ELMsand transport)

KieranGibson(Thompsonscatter, spacecraftprotection)

BenDudson(simulation of ELMs)

Roddy Vann (magneticdiagnostics, Vlasov codes)

GeoffPert(EUVLasers,fluids)Erik Wagenaars

(low tempPlasmas)

Chris Ridgers (high irradiance laser-plasmas)

Timo Gans(low tempPlasmas)

BruceLipshultz(exp TokamakPhysics)

DeborahO’Connell(low temp. Plasmas)

MattReinke(exp Tokamak)

Lecturing staff in the Plasma and Fusion group

• Professor Greg Tallents, Co-ordinator of the MSc (lecturing part-of ‘Advanced plasmas’).

• Professor Howard Wilson, Director of the York Plasma Institute (lecturing ‘Plasma physics for fusion’).

• Dr Kieran Gibson, MSc Admission Tutor (laboratory MFE).• Dr Nigel Woolsey (laboratory IFE).• Dr Roddy Vann (laboratory MFE).• Dr John Pasley (lecturing ‘Fusion (IFE)’.• Dr Ben Dudson (lecturing ‘Fusion (MFE)’ and laboratory MFE).• Dr Chris Ridgers (lecturing part of ‘Advanced plasma physics’).• Professor Timo Gans (lecturing part of ‘Advanced plasma physics’).• Erik Wagenaars (laboratory IFE).

Governing structures for the MSc

BoS

DTC

ProgrammeOrganisingCommittee

PastoralCaresupervisor

Students

ExternalAdvisoryCommittee

MSc Board ofExaminers

MSc in Fusion EnergyQuality and standards

Many lectures are also taken by Fusion Doctoral Training Networkstudents:

Overall course structure

Teaching details• The summer research project starts about week 5 in term 3 (3.5) with a

project report due in early September 2012.• The ‘Fusion technology’ module will be lectured in week 2 of term 2.

Lecturers will be largely outside experts. Assessment will be largely by open book exam in week 3.1.

• The ‘Frontiers of fusion workshop’ module will be presented in week 3.4. Poster component of laboratory presented here. Reports on the workshop due week 3.6.

• Laboratory classes are held in term 1 and 2. Assessment is continuous (+ poster in FoF workshop).

• Other lectured modules are given during terms 1 and 2 with examinations at the beginning of term 2 for modules finishing in term 1, and the beginning of term 3 for modules finishing in term 2.

Lecturers and studentsduring the ‘Frontiers of Fusion’Workshop (10 credit MSc module)outside the York Plasma Institute(YPI).

Documentation

• Timetable – available online• Handbook for MSc in Fusion Energy (also

contains detailed syllabuses for the MSc modules)- available online

• The VLE is used to convey teaching information

Electives

• Electives are optional modules of 10 credit value each.

• Student must elect two modules.• Modules available are

– ‘High performance computing’ [term 1]– ‘Astrophysical plasmas [term 1]– ‘Fluid dynamics [term 2]– ‘Statistical methods in experimental physics’ [term 2]– ‘Radiation and matter’ [term 2]

Your MSc

• Problem questions are set for core lectured courses (due Fridays – no marks if late).

• The problem questions are worth 15% in the final assessment for each module.

• Students need to achieve 50% in EACH module to pass the MSc.

• Re-sits will be available in up to 40 credits. Compensation rules also apply.

• The project is worth 60 credits. Laboratory is 30 credits. The ‘Fusion’ module is worth 20 credits. All other modules are 10 credits. Total for the MSc is 180 credits.

• Circumstances affecting performance or progression: need to submit a mitigating circumstances form- available at - http://www.york.ac.uk/physics/internal/learning/illness-and-absence/

Dedicated FLS (Fusion Learning Studio)

Dr John Pasley lecturing on fast ignition fusion (inertial confinement) in the FLS.

All MSc students have a laptop and deskspace provided for the year in the FLS.

All MSc only courses are presented in the YPI, FLS

All MSc in Fusion Energy are allocated a pastoralcare supervisor from the YPI staff and have a supplied laptop for the course duration.

Fees for home students are£6200 (2013/14)