Post-Doctoral Scholars and Visiting Scholars
Name | Title | Affiliated Institution | Visiting Date | Recent Title/Affiliation |
Taghavi, Kaveh | Assoc. Development Engineer (Training) | UCLA | September 1983- May 1985 | Quantitative research analyst at Vanguard |
Youssef, Mahmoud Z. | Senior Research Engineer | UCLA | September 1983- 2020 | CSUN |
Tillack, Mark S. | Principal Development Engineer | UCLA | October 1983- November 1994 | Principal investigator at ARIES, Laser Matter UCSD |
Shin, Kazuo | Visiting Assistant Research Engineer | Kyoto University, Japan | November 1983-March 1985 | |
DiMelfi, Ronald J. | Assoc. Development Engineer | Argonne National Lab (ANL) | January 1984-July 1984 | |
Kleefeldt, Klaus | Visiting Assistant Research Engineer | Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center, Germany | March 1984-September 1984 | |
Seki, Yasushi | Vising Research Engineer | Japanese Atomic Energy Institute | April 1984-July 1984 | |
Madarame, Haruki | Visiting Associate Research Engineer | University of Tokyo, Japan | April 1984-March 1985 | Up-to-date |
Oyama, Yukio | Visiting Assistant Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Japan | April 1984-March 1985 | |
Reimann, Jorg | Visiting Research Engineer | Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center, FRG | January 1985-September 1985 | Mechatronics Engineer at HELLA |
Nakagawa, Masayuki | Visiting Research Engineer | Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute | January 1985-January 1986 | |
Hadid, Ali H. | Assistant Development Engineer | UCLA | August 1985-August 1987 | Chief Engineer, Lockeed-Martin |
Ikeda, Yujiro | Visiting Associate Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Japan | November 1985-October 1986 | Up-to-date |
Raffray, A. Rene | Senior Development Engineer | UCLA | November 1985-December 1998 | Head of Blanket Division, ITER |
Iizuka, Takayuki | Visiting Assistant Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Japan | February 1986-February 1987 | |
Awazu, Keisuki | Visiting Assistant Research Engineer | Daido Steel Co., Nagoya, Japan | June 1986-December 1987 | |
Fujimura, Kaoru | Visiting Assistant Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Japan | February 1987-February 1989 | Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics |
Watanabe, Yoichi | Associate Development Engineer | UCLA | February 1987-March 1989 | |
Walnier, J. L. | Visiting Research Engineer | CEN/SCK, Belgium | Jun-87 | Retired |
Gorbis, Zinovy | Associate Development Engineer | Lead Engineer, Kurchotev Institute, USSR | Jan-95 | Engineer |
Chou, Philip | Associate Development Engineer | XXX | Dec-90 | |
Kumar, Anil. | Senior Development Engineer | UCLA | Sep-97 | |
Ying, Alice | Deputy Director | UCLA | February 1988-Present | Deputy Director at UCLA |
Hashizume, Hidetoshi | Visiting Assistant Research Engineer | University of Tokyo, Japan | May 1988-April 1989 | Dean of Engineering, Tohaku Institute of Technology, Japan |
Kunugi, Tomoaki | Visiting Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute | February 1989- February 1991 | Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University; professor at Zhejiang University, China |
Azam, Saber | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute de Genie Atomique, Switzerland | August 1989- September 1989 | |
Kosako, Kazuaki | Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute | September 1989- December 1989 | |
Yokomine, Takehiko | Visiting Research Engineer | Osaka University | September 1990- March 1991 | Professor at Kyoto University; dept of nuclear engineering |
Takase, Kazuyuki | Visiting Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute | January 1991- February 1993 | |
Tehranian, Fatollah | Senior Development Engineer | UCLA | June 1992- May 1995 | Engineer- Independent Contractor |
Maynard, Charles W. | Professor | University of Wisconsin | January 1993- February 1993 | University of Wisconsin |
Takeda, Tetsuaki | Visiting Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute | February 1993- July 1994 | |
Malang, Siegfried | Group Leader | KfK, Germany | Nov-93 | |
Sharafat, Shahram | Principal Development Engineer | UCLA | January 1994- November 1995 | UCLA |
Jun, Insoo | Research Engineer | UCLA | July 1994-1996 | Group Supervisor/ Principal Scientist at NASA/JPL |
Ho, Shu K. | Assistant Research Engineer | UC Berkeley | January 1995- January 1996 | Northrop Grumman |
Morley, Neil | National Magnetic Fusion Fellowship Scholar | DOE/UCLA | January 1995- December 1996 | VP Data Science/ Analytical Product Development at Neustar Inc. |
Tejedor, Cecilia | Visiting Research Engineer (France) | XXX | Jul-96 | |
Malang, Siegfried | Group Leader | ZFK, Germany | Aug-96 | |
Morley, Neil | Research Engineer | UCLA | 1997- June 2001 | VP Data Science/ Analytical Product Development at Neustar Inc. |
El-Azab, Anter | Senior Development Engineer | UCLA | March 1997- August 1998 | Professor, Purdue University |
Kunugi, Tomoaki | Visiting Research Engineer | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute | Aug-97 | Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University; professor at Zhejiang University, China |
Gulex, Karani | Associate Development Engineer | University of Tennessee/ UCLA | March 1998-1999 | CEO of private company, Turkey |
Uchimoto, Tetsuya | Visiting Research Engineer & Assistant Prof. | University of Tokyo | April 1998- March 1999 | |
Vandenplas, Paul | Visiting Research Engineer | Laboratory for Plasma Physics, Brussels | Aug-98 | |
Smolentsev, Sergey | Associate Development Engineer/ Assoc. Prof. | St. Petersburg State Technical Univ. | October 1998- December 2000 | |
Huang, Hulin | Staff Research Associate | UCLA | April 1999- January 2003 | Professor, Nanjing University, China |
Kunugi, Tomoaki | Visiting Research Engineer | Kyoto University, Japan | Jun-99 | |
Pena Valdes, Luis A. | IAEA Fello | University of Chile | Mar-00 | Professor, University of Chile |
Satake, Shin-ichi | Assistant Professor | Toyama University | July 2000-September 2000 | Professor, Tokyo University of Science |
Yuki, Kazuhisa | Research Associate | Tohoku University | September 2000- November 2000 | |
Smolentsev, Sergey | Senior Development Researcher | UCLA | January 2001- 2019 | UCLA |
Sreenivasan, Binod | Associate Development Engineer | UCLA | April 2001- October 2001 | |
Ichimiya, Koichi | Visiting Researcher/ Professor | Yamanashi University | July 2001- August 2001 | |
Morley, Neil | Adjunct Professor/ Assoc. Research Engineer | UCLA | July 2001- Present | VP Data Science/ Analytical Product Development at Neustar Inc. |
Yamaoka, Nobuo | Visiting Researcher | Osaka University | August 2001- October 2001 | |
Ni, Mingjiu | Assistant Development Engineer | UCLA | September 2001- May 2008 | Professor, Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Japan |
Tajima, Yu | Visiting Researcher | Tohoku University | October 2001- January 2002 | |
Yuki, Kazuhisa | Research Associate | Tohoku University | July 2002- August 2002 | Professor, Univ. of Kyoto, Japan |
Cuevas, Sergio, Sr. | Sr. Researcher | National Autonomous University of Mexico | July 2002- July 2003 | Professor, Univ. of Mexico |
Miraghaie, Reza | Associate Research Engineer | UCLA | August 2002- August 2004 | |
Sze, Dai Kai | Visiting Scientist | Argonne National Laboratory | Jul-03 | UCSD |
Satou, Manabu | XXX | Tohoku University | Feb-04 | |
Malang, Siegfried | Fusion Science & Tech. Expert | XXX | Mar-04 | |
Calderoni, Pattrick | Research Engineer | UCLA | April 2004- March 2006 | Division Head, Idaho National Laboratory |
Miya, Kenzo | Visiting Professor | International Institute of Universality | May-04 | Professor and Institute President |
Hong, B.G. | XXX | Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute | May-04 | |
Jun, Insoo | Visiting Scientist | NASA JPLL | Jun-04 | Group Supervisor / Principal Scientist at NASA/JPL |
Lee, G.S. | XXX | Korea Basic Sciences Institute | Jun-04 | Deputy Directory General, ITER |
Mamalis, Thanos | XXX | National Technical Univ. of Athens, Greece | Jul-04 | |
Satake, Shin-ichi | XXX | Kyoto, University | August 2004- September 2004 | |
Sato, Satoshi | XXX | JAERI | Sep-04 | |
Enoeda, Mikio | XXX | JAERI | Sep-04 | |
Sharma, Amit Raj | XXX | Institute for Plasma Research, India | October 2004- | |
Moreau, Rene | XXX | Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble | November 2004- December 2004 | |
Kunugi, Tomoaki | XXX | Kyoto University | Nov-04 | Professor at Zhejiang University; Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University |
Yokomine, Takechiko | XXX | Kyushu University | January 2005- February 2005 | |
Nakaharai, Hiroyuki | XXX | Kyushu University | January 2005- April 2005 | |
Malang, Siegfried | Fusion Science & Technology Expert | XXX | February 2005- March 2005 | |
Sheffield, John | XXX | University of Tennessee | Apr-05 | |
Cuevas, Sergio | XXX | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | April 2005- June 2005 | |
Allam, Mahmoud | XXX | Nile University | May-05 | |
Satake, Shin-ichi | XXX | Tokyo University | Aug-05 | |
Nakaharai, Hiroyuki | XXX | Kyushu University | September 2005- December 2005 | |
Messadek, Karim | Senior Development Engineer | UCLA | September 2005- June 2011 | Founder and CEO of KMMK Solutions |
Malang, Siegfried | Fusion Science & Technology Expert | UCLA | Nov-05 | |
Moreau, Rene | Grenoble | XXX | November 2005- December 2005 | |
Yoon, Han-Ki | XXX | Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble | December 2005- February 2006 | |
Shin-ichi, Satake | XXX | Dong-eui University, Korea | Jun-06 | |
Buhler, Leo | Leader, Liquid Metal/MHD | IKET | Jul-06 | |
Mistrangelo, Chiara | Scientist | Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, IKET | Jul-06 | |
Nakaharai, Hiroyuki | XXX | Forshungszentrum Karlsruhe, IKET | July 2006- August 2006 | |
Malang, Siegfried | XXX | Kyushu University | July 2006- August 2006 | |
Sahin, Sumer | Fusion Science & Technology Expert | XXX | July 2006- August 2006 | |
Yokomine, Takechiko | XXX | Gazi University | Aug-06 | |
Yamamoto, Yoshinobu | XXX | Kyushu University | August 2006- September 2006 | |
Hashizume, Hidetoshi | XXX | Nagoya University | August 2006- September 2006 | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Japan |
Satake, Masaaki | XXX | Tohoku University | March 2007- June 2007 | |
Ito, Yasumasa | XXX | Kyoto University | Jul-07 | |
Satake, Shinichi | XXX | Tokyo University of Science | July 2007- August 2007 | |
Ueki, Yoshitaka | Ph.D. Student | Kyoto University | July 2007- September 2007 | |
Zaccari, Nicola | Visiting Scholar | University of Pisa, Italy | July 20067- September 2007 | |
Fumizawa, Motoo | XXX | Shonan Institute of Technology (Japan) | Aug-07 | |
Ebara, Shinji | XXX | Kyushu University | Sep-07 | |
Kunugi, Tomoaki | XXX | Kyoto University | Sep-07 | |
Huang, Hulin | XXX | Nanjing University of Aeronautic and Astronautics, China | September 2007- December 2007 | |
Szilard, Ronaldo | Director | Nuclear Science & Engineering Division, Idaho Nat’l Lab | 2008-2010 | |
Ahn, Mu-Young | PhD, Senior Researcher | TBM Technology Team, ITER KOREA | Oct-08 | |
Zaho, Yan | Research Assistant from China | XXX | October 2008- June 2009 | |
Liu, Haibo | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | October 2008- February 2013 | |
Beltran Morales, Alberto | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | October 2010- August 2012 | |
Li, Feng-Chen | Visiting Research Engineer | Harbin Institute of Technology, China | April 2011- April 2013 | |
Yuki, Kazuhisa | Visiting Scholar | Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, Japan | July 2011- September 2011 | |
Yokomine, Takehiko | Associate Professor | Kyoto University | Jan-12 | |
Aoyagi, Mitsuhiro | PhD, Student | Tohoku University | June 2012- August 2012 | |
Zucchetti, Massimo | Visiting Professor/ Researcher | Polytechnic University of Engineering, Torino, Italy | September 2012- December 2012 | |
Ueki, Yoshitaka | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | November 2012- January 2014 | |
Vetcha, Naveen | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | December 2012- January 2013 | |
Zhang, Chunbo | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | May 2013- August 2016 | |
Satake, Shin-ichi | Professor | Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, Japan | August 2013- September 2013 | |
Yokomine, Takechiko | Associate Professor | Kyoto University | September 2013- October 2013 | |
Pulugundla, Gautam | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | September 2013- 2018 | |
Courtessole, Cyril | Associate Development Engineer | XXX | November 2013- 2018 | |
Tian, Zhenfu | Visiting Professor/ Researcher | Fudan University, Shanghai, China | December 2013- October 2014 | |
Nicolotti, Iuri | Visiting Scholar | Politechnico di Torin, Italy | January 2014- July 2014 | |
Ulrickson, Michael | Visiting Researcher/ Lecturer | Sandia National Laboratory | Feb-14 | |
Shishido, Hiroki | Visiting Graduate Research | Tohoku University, Miyahi, Japan | February 2014- March 2014 | |
Sharma, Deepak | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | May 2014- July 2014 | |
Shrivastava, Aroh | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | May 2014- August 2014 | |
Sahu, Srikanta | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | May 2014- February 2015 | |
Panchal Maulikkumar | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | July 2014- October 2014 | |
Rai, Sudhir | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | August 2014- November 2014 | |
Malang, Siegfried | Visiting Research Engineer | formerly Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany | Nov-14 | |
Zhang, Hongjie | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | January 2015- X | |
Bright, Riscob | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | July 2015- September 2015 | |
Aggarwal, Deepak | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | August 2015- September 2015 | |
Ranjan, Ashish | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | August 2015- December 2016 | |
Kang, Christopher | Assistant Development Engineer | XXX | August 2015- X | |
Li, Feng-Chen | Principal Development Engineer | XXX | October 2015- April 2017 | |
Sahu, Srikanta | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | March 2016- April 2016 | |
Hong, Jintae | Visiting Research | Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea | May 2016- July 2016 | |
Chen, Lei | Visiting Scholar | University of Science and Technology, Hefei, China | May 2016- June 2016 | |
Panchal, Maulikkumar | Visiting Research Engineer | Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India | June 2016-August 2016 | |
Van Lew, Jon | Post-Doctoral Scholar | XXX | October 2016- X | |
Rapisarda Socorro, David | Visiting Research Engineer | CIEMAT Europe | Oct-17 | |
Kunugi, Tomoaki | Visiting Research Scholar | Kyoto University | Nov-17 | |
Calderoni, Pattrick | Visiting Research Engineer | INL (Lecture for 237D on Tritium Transport Models) | Nov-17 | |
Mike Jaworski | Visiting Research Engineer | Princeton Plasma Physics Lab | Nov-17 | |
Insoo Jun | Visiting Research Engineer | Space Radiation Physics at JPL/ Guest Lecturer for 237B | Dec-17 | Group Supervisor / Principal Scientist at NASA/JPL |
Caroline Sorensen | Visiting Graduate Student | MIT/ Lecturer about Flibe in areas of MHD Degradation on Heat Transfer | Dec-17 | |
Alessandro Venturini | Visiting Research Engineer | EUROfusion | January 2018- March 2018 | |
Marco Utili | Visiting Research Engineer | EUROfusion/ ENEA | Feb-18 | |
Massimo Valdisserri | Visiting Research Engineer | EUROfusion/ ENEA | Feb-18 | |
Andrea Malvagi | Visiting Research Engineer | EUROfusion/ ENEA | Feb-18 | |
Gautam Pulugundla | Provided lab expertise in HiMag and Insights to help future modelling effort | UCLA | Apr-18 | |
Carlota Soto Sanchez | Visiting Research Engineer | CEIT, Spain | April 2018- July 2018 | |
Sergejs Ivanovs | Visiting Research Engineer | Latvia | March 2019- December 2019 | |
Yang-il Jung | Visiting Research Engineer | S. Korea | Jul-19 |