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Organisation

As FuseNet’s full name dictates, our highest governing body is the General Assembly, which consists of one delegate for each of our member institutions. The General Assembly ultimately decides on the course of the association. To flesh out the long-term plan of action, the General Assembly has appointed a Board of Governors. While the Board of Governors decides on the long-term plans, the day-to-day functioning of the association is in the hands of the Executive Office that keeps the association running and executes plans of the board of governors.

Additionally, two advisory bodies are in place that advise the Board of Governors both solicitedly and unsolicitedly. On matters of academic importance, the Board of Governors is advised by the Academic Council, which is explicitly tasked with providing a forum of discussion on fusion education in Europe. To voice the students’ concerns and help the Board of Governors better adapt to the needs and wishes of students, there is the Student Council, comprised of fusion graduate and PhD students across Europe.

 

Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is appointed by the General Assembly and charged with determining the course of FuseNet. With advice from the Academic Council and the Student Council, they set the plans and goals of our association.

Roddy Vann
Chair
University of York, United Kingdom
Jana Brotánková
Secretary of the Board
Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Peter Beyer
Aix Marseille Université, France
Rafael Juarez
National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain
Aneeqa Khan
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Lidia Piron
Università di Padova-Centro Ricerche Fusione, Italy
Carlos Hidalgo
CIEMAT, Spain
Alf Köhn-Seemann
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Eleonora Viezzer
University of Seville, Spain

Academic Council

The Academic Council is one of the two permanent advisory bodies of FuseNet. It is charged with advising the board on all matters related to academia. The Council's members are all associated to a FuseNet member institution, and are well-balanced across various fields of expertise and across Europe. The Academic Council forms a broad forum for discussion on fusion education.

Paolo Ricci
Chair
École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) - Swiss Plasma Center, Switzerland
Daniela Boso
Università di Padova-Centro Ricerche Fusione, Italy
Roger Jaspers
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Igor Jex
Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Kate Lancaster
University of York, United Kingdom
Emanuele Poli
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Germany

Student Council

The Student Council is one of the two permanent advisory bodies of FuseNet. It is charged with advising the Board of Governors on those matters that are of interest to students. The Council consists of both MSc and PhD students from member institutions across Europe. The Council predominantly convenes digitally, but it also has at least one physical meeting each year. Should you wish to contact the Student Council, you can send them an email them at student.council@fusenet.eu.

Luigi Bana
Chair
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
James Tufnail
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Arnaud Lafay
Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden
Felicity Maiden
University of York, United Kingdom
Eleonora Agus Poletti
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Vojtech Smolik
Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Christian Avanzato
University of Tuscia, Italy

Fusenet Executive Office

The FuseNet Executive Office is charged with the day-to-day tasks involved in running an association. It handles all administrative tasks, such as funding applications and (co)organises many events. The FuseNet Executive Office reports to the board of governors.

Darío Andrés Cruz Malagón
Executive Officer
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Myra van Nunen
FuseNet Office Manager
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
David Becker
Content Manager
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Bjorn Brockhoven
Website Admin
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Claudia Spaan
Website Admin
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands