Audrey Saltzman is a graduate student in the MFE Integrated Modeling Group. Her thesis work is on optimizing fusion reactor design by leveraging Bayesian optimization to directly start from physics-based transport models. Audrey has a strong interest in the designing fusion power plants to be economical. Altator, a glass toroidal outreach device recently added to the center, was constructed by a team of graduate students she helped lead. Her mentorship roles have included UROP projects, Fusion Reactor Design (22.63) and the Nuclear Energy: Science, Systems and Society Online Course (22.011x). Audrey is passionate about making the plasma physics community welcoming to women and gender minorities and engages in many outreach activities.
B.S., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021
Core modeling and integrated modeling for tokamak design
Graduate Research Fellow, National Science Foundation (2021 – )
Ida M. Green Fellow (2021-2022)