ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT0991899

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT0991899

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fusion Energy and the Physics of Burning Plasmas. The world faces a global energy crisis. Our standard of living, which is largely powered by base-load electricity supply, is unsustainable. Fusion power is a near zero greenhouse gas technology, which promises millions of years of base-load electricity, free from weapon proliferation. This promise has galvanised the international community to accelerate fusion development by committing to the next-step technology-enabling $16 billion experiment, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). In anticipation of ITER, this fellowship will foster growth of Australian fusion research, and address a grand science challenge facing ITER: how do we maintain burn in the face of potentially damaging plasma instabilities? The answer will affect both ITER and the viability of fusion power.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-02-2010

End Date: 14-02-2014

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $686,400.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Dynamical Systems | Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics | Simulation And Modelling | Plasmas And Electrical Discharges

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Higher education | Nuclear | Physical sciences |

Other Keywords

Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics | Dynamical Systems | Higher education | Nuclear | Physical sciences | Plasmas And Electrical Discharges | Simulation And Modelling

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