MSc in Fusion Energy

1. Department of Physics MSc in Fusion Energy Greg Tallents Co-ordinator, MSc

2. Geoff Pert (EUV Lasers, fluids) Academic staff Matt Reinke (exp Tokamak) Erik Wagenaars (low temp Plasmas) Howard Wilson (plasma instabilities NTMs, ELMs and transport) Greg Tallents (EUV lasers) Bruce Lipshultz (exp Tokamak Physics) Kieran Gibson (Thompson scatter, spacecraft protection) Timo Gans (low temp Plasmas) Nigel Woolsey (laboratory Astro, fast Ignitor …) Ben Dudson (simulation of ELMs) Deborah O’Connell (low temp. Plasmas) John Pasley (fast ignitor fusion) Chris Ridgers (high irradiance laser-plasmas) Roddy Vann (magnetic diagnostics, Vlasov codes)

3. 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).

4. Governing structures for the MSc Many lectures are also taken by Fusion Doctoral Training Network students:

5. Overall course structure

6. 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 students during the ‘Frontiers of Fusion’ Workshop (10 credit MSc module) outside the York Plasma Institute (YPI).

7. 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

8. 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]

9. 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/

10. Dedicated FLS (Fusion Learning Studio) Dr John Pasley lecturing on fast ignition fusion (inertial confinement) in the FLS. Fees for home students are £6200 (2013/14) All MSc students have a laptop and deskspace provided for the year in the FLS. All MSc in Fusion Energy are allocated a pastoral care supervisor from the YPI staff and have a supplied laptop for the course duration. All MSc only courses are presented in the YPI, FLS