Dr. Troy Carter joins us to share his journey into fusion energy, the activities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the cutting-edge MPEX system. We explore how MPEX will test materials for future fusion reactors under extreme plasma conditions and why it’s key to making fusion power a reality.
About the guest
Troy Carter was named Director of the Fusion Energy Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Troy oversees the division’s world-class technical capabilities in plasma physics, fusion materials, and fusion technologies. He is responsible for developing major projects such as the Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment, or MPEX, and ORNL’s research contributions to the international ITER experiment.
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