Energia
Professor Andrew Randewich joins First Light Fusion's Scientific Advisory Board
Professor Randewich joined AWE in 1997 where he worked on physics assessment, mathematical modelling, code development and research on space and DT laser plasmas and explosives ageing, before taking on a series of senior management roles. A Chartered Physicist, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Professor Randewich was appointed as a visiting Professor at Imperial College London in 2012.
Professor Randewich brings with him considerable directly relevant expertise and insight to First Light's Scientific Advisory Board. In particular, he was appointed AWE's Head of Plasma Physics in 2011. The Department's main role was using high power lasers to underwrite high energy density physics simulations. He was Asset Manager for the ORION laser, one of the largest science capital investments in the UK, and managed several other science facilities.
First Light's Advisory Board includes:
More information on the Advisory Board can be found here.
Gianluca Pisanello , Chief Operating Officer, +44 (0) 1865 807 670
Peter Ogden , +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
First Light Fusion was spun out from the University of Oxford in 2011 to address the urgent need to decarbonise the global energy system. First Light's inertial confinement approach aims to create the extreme temperatures and pressures required for fusion by compressing a target using a hypervelocity projectile. First Light's approach to fusion, which is safe, clean, and virtually limitless, has the potential to transform the world's energy system. Unlike existing nuclear, there is no long-lived waste, no meltdown risk, and raw materials can be found in abundance.