Driving the innovations needed to bring fusion power to the grid
Engineering technologies that turn fusion concepts into real-world devices
Exploring the fundamental physics of the fourth state of matter
Understanding how fusion plasmas interact with, stress, and alter materials
Studying how matter reacts to extreme temperature and pressure
Turning breakthrough fusion and plasma research into practical technologies

Niels is a Ph.D. candidate in the physics department at MIT and works in the HEDP group supervised by Dr. Chikang Li. He is interested in studying high energy density plasmas in the lab to answer questions in astrophysics and inertial confinement fusion.
B.A. Physics and Mathematics, Oberlin College, 2023
Laser-driven experiments and simulations of the nonlinear evolution of the ion Weibel instability; laser-driven shock experiments relevant to astrophysics; high energy density plasma and inertial confinement fusion diagnostics