CoffeeBreakDown

A dynamic conversation with Dr. Josefine Proll, an expert on sterallator plasma turbulence. We cover some conceptual components of stellerator fusion devices and turbulence optimization. The conversation then shifts towards a critical look at scientific culture, the metrics of judging scientists and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We introduce ourselves and we share our ideas about the CoffeeBreakDown project. * How did we decide to start a YouTube channel? * What is the aim of this project? Share with us your opinion about this video by commenting down below. Or send us an email at: ► aaron.ho@coffeebreakdown.eu ► luca.vialetto@coffeebreakdown.eu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

* What is the future of plasma research? * Is research driven by fundamental science or applications? With discuss about these topics (and much more) in a lively conversation with host Luca and guests Tiago Dias and Maik Budde. Tiago and Maik are PhD students at the Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon) working on low temperature plasma modelling and diagnostics. Maik and Tiago share also with us th...

A lively conversation about science communication with guests, Ekaterina Matveeva and Tobias Jesche, the hosts of technical presentation platform about fusion science and technology platform, Fusion-EP Talks. We discuss their experiences of starting a new science communication platform and some of their motivation for doing so. They also graciously share the lessons and stories accumulated along t...

New episode with host Luca and guest Prof. Savino Longo. Savino is full professor of chemistry at the University of Bari (Italy) and he is expert of computer models for plasma physics and chemistry. The episode starts by introducing low temperature plasma science. Then, Savino guides us through some of the applications that exploits plasma technology for enabling a future based on electricity. Oth...

The fourth episode of our podcast, with host Luca and guest Giovanni Mocellin. Giovanni recently obtained his PhD on particle physics at Aachen university (Germany) spending part of the time doing research at CERN in Geneva. The discussion starts off by introducing the concept of elementary particles. Then, Giovanni guides us through the wonders of CERN laboratories and the importance of fundament...

Our third pilot podcast, with host Aaron and guest Marion Smedberg. Marion just successfully completed her Master's studies concerning statistical database analysis of plasma turbulent transport simulations. The conversation starts off with a discussion about receiving and giving proper feedback, a continuation of previous offline conversations that we have had. From there, it briefly touches many...

Our second pilot episode, with host Aaron and guest Ralf Mackenbach. Ralf is currently in the second year of his PhD studies in fusion plasma device optimization, specifically attempting to minimize turbulence in stellerators. The conversation starts off with a bit about fusion plasmas, goes into the overview of Ralf's work so far, and finishes with some concerns about the state of scientific comm...

Our first pilot podcast, with host Aaron and guest Michele Marin. Michele is currently finishing up his PhD thesis in tokamak fusion plasma simulations, specializing in particle transport physics. The conversation starts off with a bit about fusion plasmas, goes into the overview of Michele's PhD studies, moves into opinions on fusion plasma simulations, and finishes with some light banter about t...