2026 Cohort

  • Adrian Kisiel

    Probabilistic Digital Twins for Nuclear Engineering

    University of Manchester

  • Anastasis Adamopoulos

    Free-surface film flows of liquid metals under the influence of magnetic fields

    University of Manchester

  • Archie Price

    High Temperature Radiation Damage and Liquid-Lithium Corrosion in Fusion Breeder Blanket Materials

    University of Manchester

  • Devan Thaker

    Quantum Algorithms for Neutron Transport in Fusion Power Generation

    University of Manchester

  • Finlay Lloyd

    Effects of Hydrogen Isotope Exposure on the Performance of Fusion Breeder Blanket Materials

    University of Manchester

  • Harry Haines

    Effect of dissimilar Joining/Welding on Reduced Activation Ferritic-Martensitic (RAFM) Steels, W and Cu alloys for fusion reactors'

    University of Manchester

  • Samiul Shiam

    AI-Informed Control Strategies for Magnetic Confinement in Tokamaks

    University of Manchester

  • Stefan Oglinda

    Hydrogen Transport and Retention in Materials for Fusion Breeder Blankets

    University of Manchester

  • Uzair Patel

    One Twin, Many Secrets: Enabling Secure Multi-Stakeholder Digital Twins for Fusion Systems

    University of Manchester

  • Robson White

    Optimisation of a breeder blanket using machine learning and genetic optimisation algorithms

    University of Manchester

  • Alexander McDonald

    Manufacturing and structural integrity validation of dissimilar material bonds for tungsten component joining'

    University of Birmginham

  • Billy Elwart

    Spherical Tokamak Centre-Column Shield Designs: Mapping Failure at Metallic Support Structures and Ceramic Shield interfaces

    University of Birmingham

  • David Oblyschuk

    AI-Driven Accelerated Qualification of Fusion Reactor Materials & Components

    University of Birmingham

  • Ethan Fancies

    Ceramic Plasma Facing Components: Plasma-Wall Interaction Effects (PWIE) and Engineering Integrity

    University of Birmingham

  • Jacob Watkiss

    Design and Structural Integrity under fusion conditions of Water-cooled EU-DEMO divertor components

    University of Birmingham

  • Kieran Martin

    Engineering Structural Integrity and Structural Design Criteria of Dissimilar Metal Joints for Fusion Plasma Facing Components.

    University of Birmingham

  • Milan Yates

    Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Copper Alloys for Fusion Energy

    University of Birmingham

  • Red Mcarthy

    Mapping the engineering of plasma- and high heat flux induced failure modes in plasma-facing divertor components for future fusion reactors

    University of Birmingham

  • Ruth Bradford

    Lithium-6 for the nuclear fusion industry – complementing the valorisation of battery waste and securing supply for the UK’s energy sector.

    University of Birmingham

  • Shaun Connolly

    Manufacturing and high temperature mechanical evaluation of reduced activation W heavy alloys.

    Unniversity of Birmingham