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York Fusion Society
Newcastle University Nuclear and Fusion Society
Applied Nuclear & Fusion Science Society
MancheSTAR Fusion Society
Project Plasma
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York Fusion Society

University of York

Established 2025
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About This Society

We are the York Fusion society – advancing student engagement in fusion through collaboration with researchers, industry, and hands-on experimental projects, including the development of a plasma toroid device.

Contact Information

Alexandra Hepplewhite

uoyfusionsoc@yorksu.org

Society Information
University Address

York Plasma Institute, Church Lane, York, YO10 5DD

Established Year

2025

Current Members

50 members

Status
Approved & Active
Available Facilities

Plasma Toroidal Device (in progress); Fusor (planned)

Previous Collaborations

UKAEA; MancheSTAR

Funding Sources

University of York Student Union grants

Quick Stats

50

Members

2025

Established
Committee Structure
Executive Leadership

Our core leadership team driving the society forward

#1
Alexandra Hepplewhite
Alexandra Hepplewhite
President
University of York
#2
Scheherazade Butler
Scheherazade Butler
Vice President
University of York
#3
Ciara Malcolm De Martin
Ciara Malcolm De Martin
Secretary
University of York
Committee Members

Our dedicated committee members supporting various initiatives

Lucy Steel
Lucy Steel
Treasurer
University of York
Samuel Novak
Samuel Novak
Outreach Officer
University of York
Rhoen Eate
Rhoen Eate
Events Officer
University of York
William Herring
William Herring
Events Officer
University of York
William Seeley
William Seeley
Inclusions Officer
University of York
Stellar Aphelion
Stellar Aphelion
Marketing Officer
University of York
Marthen Gabriel
Marthen Gabriel
Technical Officer
University of York

Member Profile

Samuel Novak

Samuel Novak Status

Samuel Novak

Active Member

Member of York Fusion Society

Contact Member
Joined Feb 2026
Academic Details

University of York

PhD in Plasma Science and Fusion Energy

Year 1

About Me

My PhD is focusing on developing new methods and modelling software to investigate fully non-inductive start up for spherical tokamaks

No bio provided.


Public Contributions

Type Title Date Submitted Actions
Event Formula Fusion 2026 Mar 17, 2026 View
Research Focus Areas
Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Inertial Confinement Fusion
Plasma Physics
Fusion Materials Science
Fusion Energy Engineering
Computational Fusion Physics
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Alexandra Hepplewhite
York Plasma Institute, Church Lane, York, YO10 5DD

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