Simon Chislett-Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

• Technical lead for the STEP small test coil programme.• Technical lead for multiple STEP and UKAEA Materials dept. superconductor investigations into the effects of room temperature and cryogenic neutron and gamma irradiation on high temperature superconductors' critical properties, both post and during irradiation. • Responsible officer for UKAEA Materials research facility's 14 T Quantum Design DynaCool Physical Properties Measurement System - the UK's only "hot" PPMS.

Durham, England, United Kingdom

• Used and developed the PROCESS systems code to model next-generation tokamak power plant designs with superconducting magnets: - Wrote an updated Nb-Ti model with added flexibility for using different Nb-Ti based alloys.- Wrote the REBCO model that is being used in the initial design assessment phase for the UK's £220 million STEP programme. ⠀⠀- Introduced a secondary cost model in that calculates the cost of the superconducting cables in the industry standard $/kAm. •… Show more • Used and developed the PROCESS systems code to model next-generation tokamak power plant designs with superconducting magnets: - Wrote an updated Nb-Ti model with added flexibility for using different Nb-Ti based alloys.- Wrote the REBCO model that is being used in the initial design assessment phase for the UK's £220 million STEP programme. ⠀⠀- Introduced a secondary cost model in that calculates the cost of the superconducting cables in the industry standard $/kAm. • Ran a measurement campaign to determine the effects of field angle and copper matrix thickness on ITER specification Nb-Ti strands using a physical properties measurement system (which formed a significant part of the PROCESS Nb-Ti model). Show less

Durham, England, United Kingdom

• Demonstrated to, supervised and assisted with 3rd year undergraduate workshop classes in condensed matter physics. • Marked 3rd year condensed matter physics annual progress tests.

Villigen, Aargau, Switzerland

• Assisted with the manufacture of a diffusion bonded joint between two "react and wind" niobium-3-tin cables.• Investigated the reduction in hoop stress and induction upon moving PF3 and PF4 of the 2019 DEMO baseline from outside the TF coils to inside them.

Phd, Applied Superconductivity For Fusion Applications

Thesis entitled: "Designing a Fusion Power Plant with Superconducting Training Magnets" Supervised by Prof. D. P. Hampshire, Mr Michael.

Mphys, 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Durham University Brass Band, Just Love, University College Rugby Football Club • Completed an experimental.