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Roger Jaspers is an Associate Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology and a part-time Guest Professor at Ghent University in Belgium. His primary research areas include the study of energetic particles in fusion plasmas, alternative fusion concepts, and plasma physics, with a focus on spectroscopic diagnostics and ion processes in fusion environments. His current research emphasizes the use of spectroscopic methods to diagnose ion populations in fusion plasmas, particularly regarding fusion-born alpha particles. Roger's group collaborates on international fusion experiments such as W7-X in Germany, JET in the UK, and KSTAR in Korea. He leads the scientific research and development for instrumentation initiatives like the CXRS system for ITER. A self-described 'fusion aficionado', Roger began his PhD in 1991 and has played a crucial role in organizing the interdisciplinary Fusion Master Program at TU/e since 2012. He is the chairman of the European Network on Fusion Education (FuseNet) and a member of the steering committee for the Erasmus Mundus Programme FUSION-DC, as well as an initiator of FusionAcademy. He has spent 15 years at FOM Rijnhuizen (currently DIFFER) and has conducted short visits to JET, primarily focusing on the study of relativistic electrons, spectroscopy, and magnetohydrodynamic transport. Roger has contributed extensively to scientific journals and conferences, authoring 90 peer-reviewed papers on topics including energy transport, rotation, magnetohydrodynamics, and instrumentation development.
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