Kenneth Lee
EPFL SPC-PB
PPH 277 (Bâtiment PPH)
Station 13
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 95 91
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PPH 277
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Website: https://spc.epfl.ch/
Research Interests
- Plasma physics and nuclear fusion
- Experimental tokamak physics
- Plasma boundary physics: edge, scrape-off layer, divertor
- Fusion power exhaust, divertor detachment
- Alternative divertor configurations
I am a PhD student at the Swiss Plasma Center, EPFL, advised by Prof. Christian Theiler. As part of the TCV tokamak experimental team, I work on plasma boundary physics and fusion power exhaust. My research focuses on the experimental investigation of alternative divertor configurations — using innovative magnetic shaping of the tokamak divertor to reduce the extreme heat fluxes that plasma-facing components in future reactors will need to withstand.
I am a main contributor to the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation Programme on Alternative Divertor Configurations (WPTE RT07), in collaboration with MAST-U, AUG, and WEST. I was a selected participant of the JT-60SA international school in 2024, on the topic "From JET to JT-60SA" covering the operation of two largest fusion experiments in the world.
I am a main contributor to the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation Programme on Alternative Divertor Configurations (WPTE RT07), in collaboration with MAST-U, AUG, and WEST. I was a selected participant of the JT-60SA international school in 2024, on the topic "From JET to JT-60SA" covering the operation of two largest fusion experiments in the world.
I serve as a teaching assistant for the graduate-level plasma physics course (PHYS-423 – Plasma I) on fundamental concepts of plasma fluid and kinetic theories, and have received the SB Dean’s Award for teaching excellence in 2025. Prior to EPFL, I read for an MMathPhys in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford. I was born and raised in Hong Kong.
Education
MMathPhys
| Mathematical and Theoretical Physics2019 – 2020 University of Oxford
BA
| Physics2016 – 2019 University of Oxford
Distinctions and awards
- SB Dean’s Award for teaching excellence (2025)
- Selected participant of JT-60SA International School: European cohort speaker representative (2024)
- St Hilda's College Prize in Physics (2020)