Erasmus Winter Event 2016

 

The European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics (FUSION-EP) is a unique programme in the EU by the combination of engineering sciences and a dedicated study of various disciplines of physics. The /integration of FUSION-EP is evident from multiple components during the course curriculum, in particular the joint modules. These include - for the second master year students - a two-week Joint Experimentation and Analysis Session (EMTRAIC) on the COMPASS Tokamak at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPP) in Prague, Czech Republic, and a two-week Joint Practicum in February at the CEA Cadarache in France.

 

This year, the event took place from the 15 ^th to 26 ^th February. A visit to the ITER site on February 15 was also organized. The event was attended by 38 students. Roughly half of them were French and a half came from the Erasmus Mundus European Master. The latter students were those who also participated in EMTRAIC at the COMPASS tokamak (the winter course EMTRAIC was held in December 2015 at IPP in Prague).

 

The students were spread over 10 tasks, investigating different fields of Physics encountered in tokamaks, from material testing to theoretical models. Several tasks consisted in remote operation of the COMPASS tokamak from France.

 

The topics were strongly related to the current research programme of the COMPASS tokamak, such as:

 

Education of young researchers is one of the most important elements of the COMPASS operation.