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Theoretical physicists working at a blackboard collaboration pod in the Beecroft building.
Credit: Jack Hobhouse

Dr Richard Nies

Leverhulme-Peierls Fellow

Research theme

  • Plasma physics

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  • Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics

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  • Theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics at RPC
richard.nies@physics.ox.ac.uk
Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, room 50.29
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My research focuses on theoretical plasma physics relevant to nuclear fusion. I am especially interested in the turbulence that arises at the extreme temperatures required for fusion reactions. Understanding and ultimately controlling this turbulence is key to improving energy confinement in fusion reactors. To address these challenges, I study how flows and reactor geometry influence turbulent behaviour, using a mixture of analytical theory and numerical simulations.

Research interests

Plasma Physics, Turbulence, Flows, Stellarators

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