Proxima Fusion’s Magnet R&D Program at PSI - a European Fusion Effort

Monday 29 Jun 2026, 13:30 → 16:00 Europe/Zurich

WHGA/001 (Auditorium )

Proxima Fusion is a European company developing fusion power plants. The company is developing high-temperature superconducting magnets for its stellarators in collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI). This colloquium will present Proxima Fusion’s technology roadmap and PSI’s HTS research activities in the CHART Programme, as well as summarize key engineering challenges and milestones in their collaboration.

 

13:30 → 13:45 Welcome coffee

13:45 → 13:50 Introduction

Speaker: Mike Seidel (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)

13:50 → 14:05 Proxima Fusion Overview

Speaker: Lucio Milanese (Proxima Fusion)

Introduction to Proxima Fusion_LMilanese.pdf

14:05 → 14:25 CHART magnet R&D; Synergies with Proxima Fusion and PSI facilities

Speaker: Douglas Martins Araujo (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)

2026_06_29_CHART_Magnet_R_D_DAraujo_BAuchmann.pdf

2026_06_29_CHART_Magnet_R_D_DAraujo_BAuchmann.pptx

14:25 → 14:45 Proxima's HTS Magnet Program at PSI

Speaker: Martin Kubie (Proxima Fusion)

15:00 → 16:00 Optional visit to laboratory at WWHA

Speaker: Tym Pakulski (Proxima Fusion)