The 13th annual Erasmus Mundus Training Course (EMTRAIC) took place from Monday, December 1st to Friday, December 12th at IPP, organized by Dr. Jordan Cavalier.
This year, 22 students in their second year of the Fusion-EP master participated in the event.
They were mentored by scientists coming mostly from the Fusion Plasma Division, working on various
topics, including:
- Experiments on GOLEM and the plasma lab (collaboration with Czech Technical University)
- Experiments on Langmuir and emissives probes (collaboration with MatFyz, Charles University)
- Experiments at the Plasmatron for the STEAM project (cross division collaboration with the Material Engineering department)
- Data analysis of actual experimental data measured on the COMPASS tokamak
- Experimental tests of probe cables for COMPASS-U
- Simulations for COMPASS-U
- External collaborators coming from Hungary and Italy came to supervise a group of students, give a talk about their actual research activities and to strengthen the collaboration between the IPP and their home laboratories.
What is EMTRAIC in short?
EMTRAIC is a two-week training school for the 2nd year master Fusion-EP students to get a
practical experience with fusion research. Unlike traditional schools that focus primarily on
lectures, EMTRAIC students are assigned to active scientific research projects currently underway
at the IPP. Working in small teams of 2 or 3, students collaborate throughout the event, under the
guidance of experienced scientists. On the final day, participants present their findings to a
large audience. Within a month after the event, the students also write an article-like report,
mimicking the day to day experience of a fusion scientist (working with data, presenting the
results, writing an article). As part of the Fusion-EP curriculum, the students work during EMTRAIC
is evaluated.
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