JP Allain Press Releases Policy, Research & Education

October 24, 2024. DIII-D National Fusion Facility Achieves Historic Operational Milestone on the Road to Developing Fusion Energy. Globe Newswire
September 20, 2024. After Latest ITER Delay, Senators Quiz Fusion Experts over Commercial Reactor Timelines. AIP Science and Policy News
September 19, 2024. Full Committee Hearing to Examine Fusion Energy Technology Development. United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources.
September 19, 2024. Senators probe global competition in fusion energy deployment. ANS Newswire
September 19,2024. Department of Energy Announces $5.65 Million for Research on High Energy Density Plasmas. DOE Office of Science
September 19, 2024. The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race. CNN
August 28, 2024. Inside China’s race to lead the world in nuclear fusion. Nature
August 8, 2024. Department of Energy Announces $4.6 Million to Fund Public-Private Partnerships for Fusion Research. DOE Office of Science News
July 12, 2024. Is China Getting Ahead in the Race for Commercial Nuclear Fusion? Energy Central News
July 8, 2024. China Outspends the U.S. on Fusion in the Race for Energy’s Holy Grail. The Wall Street Journal
July 8, 2024. Fusion is real, and it’s now. Nuclear Newswire, American Nuclear Society
June 6, 2024. DOE Announces New Decadal Fusion Energy Strategy. Department of Energy
June 6, 2024. Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces More Than $180 Million to Advance Implementation of its Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy. The White House
June 4, 2024. FIRE: The DOE’s new plan for “building bridges” to fusion energy, Nuclear Newswire, American Nuclear Society
May 30, 2024. Leader of Fusion Energy Sciences office within the US Dept of Energy Visits Plasma Lab, Columbia Engineering
April 8, 2024. Nuclear Fusion Is Not A Moonshot But An Attainable Goal. Forbes
April 3, 2024. Virtual Press Briefing. Fusion: Is Commercialization in Sight?The United States Energy Association (USEA)
February 16, 2024. New DOE fusion head sketches out vision. APS News, Science Policy Highlights, March 2024 (Volume 33, Number 2)
February 16, 2024. Building Bridges in Fusion Energy Sciences, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany (Second Article)
February 13, 2024. Associate director of the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science shared a vision where public-sector organizations like PPPL work with private industry partners to advance the commercialization of fusion energy. Instagram – Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
February 12, 2024. Bridging science and technology gaps to bring fusion power to the grid, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory News
January 2, 2024. New DOE Fusion Head Sketches Out Vision, FYI Science Policy News, American Institute of Physics – AIP
December 20, 2023. The DOE is set on “building bridges” to a fusion energy future, Nuclear News, American Nuclear Society
December 19, 2023. DOE Office Introduces Vision to Advance Fusion Energy S&T Goals, ExecutiveGov News.
December 14, 2023. DOE’s Office of Science Releases Vision Outlining the Path to Advancing Fusion Energy Science and Technology, NewsWise
December 13, 2023. Building Bridges: A Vision for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, presented during the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, Office of Science, Department of Energy
December 7, 2023. DOE Announces $42 Million for Inertial Fusion Energy, Energy.gov News
November 6, 2023. Fusion Energy Caucus gets firsthand look at PPPL’s research during recent visit. PPPL News.
November 3, 2023. Department Of Energy Funds Projects To Use Quantum Information Science For Fusion Energy Sciences, The Quantum Insider
October 30, 2023. DOE Announces $11.4M for Research on Quantum Information Science for Fusion Energy Sciences, HPCWire
October 11, 2023. IAEA Conference to Advance Global Fusion Agenda, Launch Outlook Report, International Atomic Energy Agency
September 14, 2023. LLNL’s Jupiter Laser Facility funding renewed for additional research in discovery science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
September 7, 2023. U.S. team taps AI to boost fusion energy output, Optics.Org
September 5, 2023. 7 Projects to Receive DOE Funding for AI-based Fusion Energy Research, ExecutiveGov
August 31, 2023. Department of Energy announces $29 million for research on machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data resources for fusion energy sciences, EurekAlert, AAAS
August 24, 2023. Basic Plasma Science Research to Receive $9.96 Million in Funding, AZO Quantum
August 16, 2023. Energy Department Putting $112M Into Fusion Energy Research Projects, MeriTalk
August 15, 2023. US shovels cash into supercomputers hoping to stoke fusion future, The Register News.
August 15, 2023. DOE invests $112 million in computational fusion energy research, Nuclear News, American Nuclear Society
August 14, 2023. Department of Energy Announces $112 Million for Research on Computational Projects in Fusion Energy Sciences, Newswise
August 2, 2023. Department of Energy Announces $28.5 Million for LaserNetUS, Office of Science, Department of Energy
July 26, 2023. $4.6 Million Awarded to Advance Fusion Energy, AZO Materials
July 26, 2023. DOE Announces $4.6M for Research on Public-Private Partnership Awards to Advance Fusion Energy, HPCWire
June 27, 2023. SC’s New Associate Director for Fusion Energy Sciences, Office of Science, US Department of Energy
May 16, 2023. Penn State’s Jean Paul Allain to lead DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Program, Penn State News
May 16, 2023. FES Leadership Announcement, Office of Science, US Department of Energy
April 14, 2023. Nuclear Engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award. Penn State News
February 9, 2023. Coming to a campus near you: Nuclear micro reactors. Associated Press, NBC News
December 20, 2022. PIMA Nuclear Alliance seeks “revolutionary” change in nuclear industry. ANS Nuclear Cafe, NuclearNewswire
Fall, 2022. NUCLEUS Magazine. Issue #3, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering, Penn State College of Engineering
December 14, 2022. Energy expert at Penn State talks about historic fusion reaction breakthrough. Newswatch 16 WNEP-TV
December 10, 2022. From Rust Belt to Green Belt – Penn State leads nuclear research alliance, PIMA. Sciencesprings
December 7, 2022. From Rust Belt to Green Belt, Penn State leads nuclear research alliance. Pennsylvania News
December 7, 2022. From Rust Belt to Green Belt: Penn State leads nuclear research alliance. Penn State College of Engineering News
October 27, 2022. Nuclear Engineer appointed to national fusion energy advisory committee. Penn State Engineering News
May 23, 2022. Westinghouse and Penn State to explore advancing sustainable micro-reactors. BIC Magazine
May 23, 2022. Penn State, Westinghouse partner to advance science, nuclear engineering innovations. Pennsylvania Business Report
May 19, 2022. Westinghouse and Penn State to explore Deploying Micro Nuclear Reactors. Westinghouse Nuclear
May 19, 2022. Westinghouse and Penn State to explore advancing sustainable micro-reactors. Penn State Engineering News
May 19, 2022. Westinghouse and Penn State to Explore Deploying Micro Nuclear Reactors. Bloomberg
May 19, 2022. Penn State wants a Westinghouse eVinci microreactor on campus. ANS Nuclear Newswire
April 25, 2022. Nuclear Power – Is it othe Future? Happy Valley Industry
January 13, 2022. Penn State Expanding On-Site Nuclear Reactor. Spaces4Learning
January 11, 2022. Penn State College of Engineering to Expand On-Campus Nuclear Reactor. Onward Penn State
December 15, 2021. Nuclear Engineering Innovation Commons, Penn State University, IIDA Design Award, Best of Education < 30k s.f. (2021). R3A Architecture
November 19, 2021. Penn State Breazeale Reactor expands in size and in opportunities. Penn State College of Engineering News
Fall 2021. NUCLEUS, At the Nexus of Nuclear Engineering. Issue #2. Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering, Penn State College of Engineering
September 8, 2021. Penn State nuclear engineering to open new collaboration learning space. Penn State News
July 21, 2021. Nuclear science, engineering spark collaborations across Penn State and beyond. News Central Cite
May 19, 2021. Earthtalks: Head of nuclear engineering looks to stars for clean energy. Earthtalks: Head of nuclear engineering looks to stars for clean energy. Penn State News
April 13, 2021. MSE Seminar with Jean Paul Allain: “Emerging Challenges and Solutions for the Plasma-material Interface in Future Advanced Nuclear Fusion Reactors”, Department of Materials Science and Engineering – Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Florida
October 9, 2020. Nuclear engineering department head speaks on fusion pilot plant panel. Penn State College of Engineering News
Fall 2020. NUCLEUS, The Future of Nuclear Engineering, Issue #1. Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering, Penn State College of Engineering
September 29, 2020. Nuclear engineer receives $3.6 million in grants to improve reactors. Penn State News
August 18, 2020. Penn State to lead $30 million university research alliance. EurekAlert! AAAS
May 27, 2020. Jean Paul Allain: Then and now, EurekAlert! AAAS
May 27, 2020. Jean Paul Allain: Then and Now. News Wise
May 22, 2020. Jean Paul Allain: Then and Now/2010 Early Career Award Winner. Office of Science, US Department of Energy
January 24, 2020. The future of nuclear engineering at Penn State and beyond. Penn State College of Engineering, Engineering Penn State magazine.
November 26, 2019. Nuclear Engineering Department Head Contributes to International Think Tank. Penn State College of Engineering News.
August 1, 2019. JP Allain chosen as Nuclear Engineering Head at Penn State. NPRE Illinois News
May 28, 2019. Head named for Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State. Penn State College of Engineering News.
March 28, 2019. JP Allain chosen among international experts for Colombian think tank. NPRE Illinois News
February 12, 2019. Estos son los miembros de la nueva Mision de Sabios. El Tiempo, Colombia
February 12, 2019. Cuatro exbecarios Fulbright integran la Mision de Sabios. Fulbright Colombia
February 9, 2019. Colombia launches int’l think tank aimed at spurring nation’s development. EFE-EPA
November 29, 2018. Eric Lang awarded best student paper at national fusion energy meeting. NPRE Illinois News
October 9, 2018. Allain Appointed ILEE Fellow. NPRE Illinois News
October 2, 2018. NPRE Researchers break ground examining materials within fusion reactors. NPRE Illinois News
August 20, 2018. Allain wins ANS Fusion Energy Division Technical Accomplishment Award. NPRE Illinois News
August 14, 2018. NPRE graduate student wins first place in ORNL poster session. NPRE Illinios News
December 15, 2017. Allain startup identifies spinal implants as market for plasma processing technology. NPRE Illinois News
October 25, 2017. Allain’s nanomaterials study may lead to understanding asteroid, moon origins. NPRE Illinois News
August 8, 2017. Allain, Meng, promoted to Full Professors in NPRE. NPRE Illinois News
April 3, 2017. Allain recognized with Dean’s Excellence in Research Award. NPRE Illinois News
February 27, 2017. Magnetic Healing of Brain Injury, Advanced Science News
November 27, 2016. Wired In: Jean Paul Allain, The News-Gazette
October 3, 2016. Allain Selected as Faculty Entrepreneurial Fellow to Innovate Bioactive Interfaces. NPRE Illinois News
October 3, 2016. Sistemas complejos y la creacion de nuevos materiales. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Metacampus, video institucional de charla científica.
September 19, 2016. PPPL researchers test device that analyzes components within a vacuum. Space Daily.
September 12, 2016. PPPL researchers successfully test device that analyzes components within a vacuum. (e) Science News
September 9, 2016. PPPL researchers successfully test new device that analyzes the surfaces of tokamak components within a vacuum. PPPL Weekly.
September 9, 2016. PPPL internship inspires grad student intern to pursue plasma physics. PPPL Weekly.
August 30, 2016. Engineering at Illinois announces next class of Faculty Entrepreneurial Fellows. Engineering at Illinois
August 1, 2016. Testimonio Fullbrighter estadounidense Jean Paul Allain. YouTube Fulbright Colombia
January 7, 2016. $ 1.1 M. DOE grant supports Allain group research in novel adaptive and self-healing materials for fusion energy NPRE Illinois News
March 3, 2015. NPRE Grad Student Sees Advantages in Hearing Impairment NPRE Illinois News
March, 2015. Pulsed Power Conference And Symposium On Fusion Engineering NPSS News, IEEE
February 19, 2015. Allain gains Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for Colombian Collaboration NPRE Illinois News
November 11, 2014. Allain establishing novel plasma processing system at MNTL MNTL News UIUC
October 22, 2014. Fermilab Colloquium – One West Speaker: Jean Paul Allain. Advanced Adaptive Nanomaterials Under Extreme Conditions: Current progress and challenges Fermilab Today. Colloquium Video
September 22, 2014. WEGA fusion experiment passed on to the USA Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik
August 11, 2014. NPRE Gains Major Plasma/Fusion Facility from German Institute NPRE Illinois News
April 30, 2014. Plasma-Liquid Surface Interactions in Magnetic Nuclear Fusion. Seminar PRISM, Princeton University
November 18, 2013. Fusion Foe Lends a Helping Hand- Recent experiments breathe new understanding into oxygen’s role in fusion devices.PPPL Weekly, APS Press Releases. p.4-5
Fall 2013. Plasma/Fusion Area Gains New Faculty.New-generation NPRE Illinois newsletter
September 19, 2013. Allain Returns to Alma Mater to Grow NPRE’s Plasma-Fusion Focus. NPRE Illinois News
February 2013. Harnessing fusion energy. Xsede
January 2, 2013. Mystery surrounding the harnessing of fusion energy unlocked. ScienceDaily
January 29, 2013. Research Unlocks Mystery Surrounding the Harnessing of Fusion Energy National Science Foundation
June 24, 2012. Purdue team takes aneurysm research to Nation’s capital The Crescent News
June 7, 2012. Researchers Develop Stent Coating to Treat Brain Aneurysms Qmed
May 24, 2012. Purdue takes research to Congress for Brain Mapping Day Indiana Economic Digest
May 23, 2012. U.S. Army funds Purdue University Research in Nanotechnology for Brain TreatmentAZoNano
September 19, 2011. Probe developed at Purdue monitors tokamak reactor linings Machine Design
August 26, 2011. Probe eyes interactions in nuclear fusion reactors, The Engineer, UK
Spring 2011. Purdue, Colombia forge strategic partnership Impact online
November 2, 2010. Purdue, Colombia forge scientific research partnership Purdue University News Services
July 27, 2010. Promise for nuclear fusion test reactors, findings show ScienceDaily
July, 2010. Assistant Professor Jean Paul Allain awarded Early Career Research Program grant from the DOE. Purdue University, Nuclear Engineering
Summer 2008. Engineering for the Future. Pg. 10. Purdue Nuclear – Engineering Impact