DOE Milestone Awardee Physics Basis III

Presentations

• Investor Perspectives on the DOE Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 9:30 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 9:45 AM

  Presenters

  • Scott C Hsu

    • Lowercarbon Capital

  Authors

  • Scott C Hsu

    • Lowercarbon Capital

  • Clea Kolster

    • Lowercarbon Capital

  • Matt Trevithick

    • Leitmotif

  • Malcolm Handley

    • Strong Atomics

  • Julien Barber

    • Emerson Collective

  • Sam Wurzel

    • Fusion Energy Base

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• ARC Physics Basis Overview

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 9:45 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Jon C Hillesheim

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  Authors

  • Jon C Hillesheim

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

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• Performance and Transport in the ARC Tokamak

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 10:15 AM

  Presenters

  • Nathan T Howard

    • MIT PSFC
    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  Authors

  • Nathan T Howard

    • MIT PSFC
    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  • Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez

    • MIT PSFC

  • Joseph Hall

    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  • marco muraca

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Audrey Saltzman

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Aaron Ho

    • MIT
    • MIT PSFC
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jon C Hillesheim

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Alex J Creely

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Thomas H Eich

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

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• Power exhaust in the ARC fusion power plant

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 10:15 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 10:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Thomas Alfred John Body

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  Authors

  • Thomas Alfred John Body

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Thomas H Eich

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Tom Looby

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Sean B Ballinger

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Alex J Creely

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Philip B Snyder

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Jon C Hillesheim

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Nathan T Howard

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT PSFC

  • Rebecca L Masline

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Michael Robert Knox Wigram

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Magnetohydrodynamics Physics Basis for ARC

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 10:30 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 10:45 AM

  Publication: Planned paper in Journal of Plasma Physics: MHD Physics basis for ARC

  Presenters

  • Nils Leuthold

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Nils Leuthold

    • Columbia University

  • Nikolas C Logan

    • Columbia University

  • Daniel Alexander Burgess

    • Columbia University

  • Andrew O Nelson

    • Columbia University

  • Stuart Royce Sands Benjamin

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Arunav Kumar

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Christopher J Hansen

    • Columbia University

  • Carl Friedrich Benedikt F Zimmermann

    • Columbia University

  • Francesco Carpanese

    • Neural Concept

  • Alex J Creely

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Jon C Hillesheim

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • marco muraca

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Carlos Alberto Paz-Soldan

    • Columbia University

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• ARC Disruption Physics and Strategy

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 10:45 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 11:00 AM

  Publication: R. Sweeney, V. Riccardo, et al., ARC Disruption Physics and Strategy, Journal of Plasma Physics, 2025, in preparation

  Presenters

  • Ryan M Sweeney

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  Authors

  • Ryan M Sweeney

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Valeria Riccardo

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Anson E Braun

    • Columbia University

  • Cesar F Clauser

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Alex J Creely

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Thomas H Eich

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Ida Ekmark

    • Chalmers University of Technology

  • Abigail Feyrer

    • MIT

  • Christopher J Hansen

    • Columbia University

  • Jon C Hillesheim

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Tom Looby

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

  • Svetlana Ratynskaia

    • KTH

  • Raphael Schramm

    • Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

  • Roy Alexander Tinguely

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Hao Wu

    • Commonwealth Fusion Systems

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• The Vulcan program: experimental foundations for a Fusion Pilot Plant (FPP)

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 11:15 AM

  Publication: Physics Basis for the Fusion Pilot Plant Preconceptual Design report which is a key deliverable for the DOE's milestone program

  Presenters

  • Alison Ruth Christopherson

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  Authors

  • Alison Ruth Christopherson

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

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• Towards Predictive Modeling of Nonlinear Gas Optics for Xcimer's IFE Approach

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 11:15 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Milan Holec

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  Authors

  • Milan Holec

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Ernesto Barraza-Valdez

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Joshua D Ludwig

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation
    • Xcimer Energy

  • David Schmidt

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Warren Colomb

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Robert Ariniello

    • Xcimer Energy

  • Rochan Yakkundi

    • Xcimer Energy

  • Marcos Cebrian

    • Xcimer Energy

  • Andrey Mironov

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Conner Galloway

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

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• Hybrid target design for IFE

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 11:30 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 11:45 AM

  Publication: [1] C. Galloway and A. Valys, "IFE pilot plant with a low-cost, high-energy excimer driver and the HYLIFE concept," Submitted to Office of Fusion Energy Science: DE-FOA-0002809 (2022).
  [2] C. Thomas et. al., "Hybrid direct drive with a two-sided ultraviolet laser", Phys. Plasmas 31, 112708 (2024).
  

  Presenters

  • Cliff A Thomas

    • University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Cliff A Thomas

    • University of Rochester

  • Max Tabak

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mark Jude Schmitt

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • David S Montgomery

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • John L Kline

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Neil Alexander

    • General Atomics

  • Michael Farrell

    • General Atomics

  • Edward M Campbell

    • MCM Consultants

  • Conner Galloway

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Alison Ruth Christopherson

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

  • Alexander Valys

    • Xcimer Energy Corporation

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  Nov. 19, 2025, 11:45 AM – Nov. 19, 2025, 12:00 PM

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• Direct drive target designs for inertial fusion energy

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 12:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Debra Ann Callahan

    • Focused Energy

  Authors

  • Debra Ann Callahan

    • Focused Energy

  • Stefano Atzeni

    • Focused Energy

  • Matthias Brönner

    • Focused Energy

  • Arnaud Debayle

    • Focused Energy

  • Neil Dhir

    • Focused Energy

  • Jim Gaffney

    • Focused Energy

  • Javier J. Honrubia

    • Focused Energy
    • University Politecnica de Madrid

  • Alfonso Mateo

    • Focused Energy

  • Linh Nguyen

    • Focused Energy

  • Valeria Ospina-Bohorquez

    • Focused Energy Inc.

  • Pravesh K Patel

    • Focused Energy

  • J. Manuel Perlado

    • Focused Energy

  • Markus Roth

    • Focused Energy

  • Wolfgang R. Theobald

    • Focused Energy

  • Xavier Vaisseau

    • Focused Energy

  • Florian Wasser

    • Focused Energy

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• Overview of Pacific Fusion's Pulser-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy System

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 12:15 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Gary P Grim

    • Pacific Fusion Corp

  Authors

  • Gary P Grim

    • Pacific Fusion Corp

  • Alex Zylstra

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Shiva Sitaramen

    • Pacific Fusion Corp

  • Samuel J Langendorf

    • Pacific Fusion Corp.
    • Pacific Fusion

  • Patrick Adrian

    • Pacific Fusion
    • Pacific Fusion Corp.

  • Daniel Thorn

    • Zephyr-Spectral Inc.

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