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Ivo Furno is an accomplished researcher and professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) where he focuses on plasma physics and its applications. His extensive work has contributed to advances in plasma diagnostics, magnetic confinement fusion, and negative ion sources. He has published numerous articles in prestigious journals, including the Chemical Engineering Journal and Physical Review Letters, covering topics such as water recirculation in plasma-activated water reactors, surface degradation processes in humid air, and the dynamics of relativistic proton bunches in plasma. Furno has also been involved in several experimental programs at the TCV tokamak, studying edge plasma phenomena, and contributing to the understanding of plasma behaviors in fusion experiments. Additionally, he guides PhD students in a comprehensive curriculum emphasizing the connection between theoretical plasma physics and experimental diagnostics, preparing the next generation of scientists to tackle the challenges in fusion energy research.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne • Lausanne, Switzerland
Leading research in plasma physics and education in plasma diagnostics and fundamental physics.
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