Teaching and Supervision

Persons that I supervised or co-supervised are listed in the following.

Postdocs

1. Haowei Zhang Non-linear simulation of plasma core instabilities with extended full MHD models. Postdoctoral Researcher (since 08/2023)

2. Rohan Ramasamy Non-linear MHD modelling of stellarator fusion plasmas with a focus on soft beta limits. Postdoctoral Researcher (since 04/2023). EUROfusion Researcher Grant 01/2024–12/2025

3. Weikang Tang Quantitative validation of non-linear shattered pellet injection simulations against ASDEX Upgrade experiments. Postdoctoral Researcher (since 08/2022)

4. Francesco Vannini Simulations of vertical plasma instabilities and runaway electron loads in EU-DEMO. Postdoctoral Researcher (since 05/2022)

5. Andres Cathey Predictive simulations ELMy, ELM-free and small-ELM regimes in tokamak plasmas. Postdoctoral Researcher (since 5/2021). EUROfusion Researcher Grant 03/2022–02/2024

6. Javier Artola Predictive simulations for VDEs and disruptions. Postdoctoral Researcher (4/2021 till 12/2021).

7. Konsta Särkimäki Kinetic Runaway Electron dynamics interacting with MHD fields. Postdoctoral Researcher (1/2021 till 01/2023).

8. Ihor Holod Code and numerics developments in the JOREK non-linear MHD code. Postdoctoral Researcher (9/2019 till 6/2021). – co-funded position of Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and Max Planck Computing and Data Facility (MPCDF)

9. Vinodh Bandaru Non-linear simulations of natural and mitigated disruptions including Runaway Electron dynamics. Postdoctoral Researcher (10/2016 till 12/2022). EUROfusion Researcher Grant 2018/2019. ITER Research Project 9/2020—12/2022.

10. Dmytro Meshcheriakov Non-linear simulations of internal plasma instabilities. Postdoctoral Researcher (1/2018 till 09/2018)

11. Francois Orain ELM dynamics and ELM control by RMPs: towards quantitative comparisons of non-linear modeling with experiments. Postdoctoral Researcher (02/2015 till 12/2017). EUROfusion Researcher Grant 2016/17.

PhD Students

1. Raffaele Sparago 3D plasma 3D wall modelling of halo currents and electro-magnetic disruption forces (working title). Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (ongoing). Jointly funded by Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and ITER Organisation.

2. Carl Rogge Non-linear simulations of the stellarator plasma response to pellet injection (working title). University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany (ongoing). – co-supervision

3. Shi-Jie Liu 3D hybrid kinetic-fluid modelling of runaway electrons and disruptions (working title). Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (ongoing). PhD student with CSC Fellowship 2023-2026.

4. Felix Antlitz Hybrid kinetic-fluid modelling of energetic particle interactions with fusion plasmas (working title). Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (ongoing).

5. Zhe Liang Non-linear modelling of pedestal instabilities in tokamak fusion plasmas (working title). Guest PhD student with CSC Fellowship 2022-2024.

6. Hannes Bergström Hybrid kinetic-fluid modelling of relativistic electrons and resulting wall loads in tokamak disruptions (working title). Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (ongoing).

7. Verena Mitterauer Simulations of the plasma response to resonant magnetic perturbation fields (working title). Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (ongoing).

8. Nina Schwarz Non-linear magneto-hydrodynamic simulations of hot and mitigated vertical displacement events and validation against experiments in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (submitted).

9. Fabian Wieschollek Non-linear simulations of the interaction of pre-existing magnetic islands in tokamak plasmas with massive deuterium injection for disruption mitigation. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 2023). online at Technical University Munich

10. Rohan Ramasamy Equilibrium and initial value problem simulation studies of nonlinear magnetohydrodynamics in stellarators. Technical University Munich, Germany (finished 2022). online as IPP Report 2022-11

11. Nikita Nikulsin Models and methods for nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic simulations of stellarators. Technical University Munich, Germany (finished 2021). online as IPP Report 2021-20

12. Andres Cathey Non-linear magnetohydrodynamic simulations of edge localised modes (ELMs). Technical University Munich, Germany (finished 2021). online as IPP Report 2021-14

13. Francisco Javier Artola Such Free-boundary simulations of MHD plasma instabilities in tokamaks. Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France (finished 12/2018). [Document at Aix-Marseille University] – co-supervision

14. Isabel Krebs 3D Nonlinear Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Macroscopic Internal Instabilities in Tokamak Plasmas. Technical University Munich, Germany (finished 08/2017). [Document at TU Munich] – co-supervision

Master Students

1. Patrik Rac
   GPU porting of the sparse matrix construction of the JOREK non-linear MHD code (working title). Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland (ongoing).

2. Mate Szucs
   Detachment and burn-through in small-ELM regimes (working title). Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (ongoing).

3. Yu-Chih Liang
   Simulations of the plasma interaction with impurity puffing, scrape-off layer and divertor (working title). Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (ongoing).

4. Laura Messfeldt
   Simulations of Argon massive gas injection triggered runaway electron formation in ASDEX Upgrade (working title). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany (ongoing).

5. Fiona Wouters
   Implementing and testing source terms for kinetic 3D simulations of runaway electrons in tokamak plasmas (working title). Technical University Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (ongoing).

6. Jasper van Tongeren
   Simulating the dynamics of deuterium and impurity puffing in a tokamak plasma towards the formation of an X-point radiator. Technical University Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (finished 10/2023). master thesis online at TU/e

7. Lana Rekhviashvili
   Studies of Collision Operators and Applications in Tokamak Plasmas. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 02/2023). master thesis as IPP report. Primary supervisor: Zhixin Lu.

8. Lorenz Meier
   Numerical simulations of the access to QH-Mode in ASDEX Upgrade. Technical University Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (finished 08/2022). master thesis online at TU/e

9. Timo Bogaarts
   Hybrid MHD-kinetic simulations of energetic particle driven instabilities in JOREK: development and applications. Technical University Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (finished 07/2022). master thesis online at TU/e

10. Verena Mitterauer
    Non-linear simulations of the penetration of error fields into tokamak plasmas. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 07/2021). master thesis online as IPP Report 2021-16. FuseNet Master Thesis Prize 2022

11. Nina Schwarz
    Vertical Displacement Events in ASDEX Upgrade. University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany (finished 11/2020). master thesis online as IPP Report 2020-14

12. Fabian Wieschollek
    Non-linear MHD simulation of mode locking and disruption onset in tokamaks. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 05/2019).

13. Isabel Krebs Non-Linear reduced MHD Simulations of Edge-Localized Modes in Realistic ASDEX Upgrade Geometry. Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (finished 09/2012).

Bachelor Students

1. Hamza Ouerfelli Dynamic of supra-thermal ions during edge localized mode crashes in tokamak plasmas. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 10/2020).

2. Cindy Greisle Anisotroper Wärmetransport in nicht-linearen MHD-Simulationen. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 08/2019).

3. Felix Neumann Instabilitäten am Rand von Tokamak H-mode Plasmen in Gegenwart lokalisierter Störungen. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 08/2018).

4. Lukas Krumpeck Effects of 3D Error Fields on Particle Transport in Tokamak Plasmas. Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany (finished 08/2018).
   
   

5. Nina Schwarz Towards the self-consistent implementation of active and passive coils for non-linear magnetohydrodynamic simulations of tokamak plasmas. Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany (finished 07/2017)

Working Students and Interns

1. Till Wagner (2024, 8 months, part time)

2. Bas Slotema (2023/24, 3 months)

3. Bridget McGibbon (2023, 3 months)

4. Yu-Chih Liang (2023, 3 months)

5. Michail Marios Skyllas (2022, 3 months)

6. Hannah Roettgen (2022, 2 months)

7. Johannes Reinking (2022, 4.5 months)

8. Bohdan Glisevic (2022, 1.5 months)

9. Hassan Moussawi (2022, 6 months)

10. Hugo Corvoysier (2022, 4 months)

11. Nassim Maaziz (2021, 3 months)

12. Maxwell Rosen (2021, 6 months; primary supervisor: Zhixin Lu)

13. Lana Rekhviashvili (2021, 2 months; primary supervisor: Zhixin Lu)

14. Richard Nies (2019, 3 months)

15. Lukas Krumpeck (2018/2019, 3 months, part time)

16. Andrea Alejandra Gonzalez Galvan (2018, 6 weeks)

17. Richard Nies (2018, 2 months)

18. Fabian Wieschollek (2018, 2 months)

19. Gerard Oosterwegel (2017, 2 months)

20. Nina Schwarz (2017, 2 months)

21. Derya Taray (2014-2016, 12 months in part time)

22. Nina Wenke (2013, 3 months)

23. Christian Meggle (2011, 6 weeks)

24. Isabel Krebs (2010, 2 months)

25. Gerd Meisl (2009, 6 weeks)

Lectures and Tutorials

• Occasional substitutions for plasma physics lecture given by S. Günter / P. Lauber. Technical University Munich (since 2009).

• Various undergraduate and graduate practicals. Technical University Munich (2008-2009).

• Visitor tours including an introduction to plasma physics and fusion research. IPP Garching (2007-2009).

• Robotics courses for school students. TUMlab, Technical University Munich (2008).