Hartmut Zohm

Hartmut Zohm studied Physics at Karlsruhe University, and got his diploma in Physics in 1988 with a work on theoretical solid state physics. Then, he recieved his PhD in Physics at Heidelberg University in Experimental Plasma Physics in 1990, followed by a Habilitation in Experimental Physics at Augsburg University in 1996.
In 1991 and 1992, he was assigned to General Atomics in San Diego, CA, USA and in 1996 – 1999 he was a Professor for Plasma Research in the Faculty for Electrotechnical Engineering at Stuttgart University where he headed the Plasma Heating Group, Institut für Plasmaforschung.

Since 1999, he is a Director at Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik where he heads the Department Tokamak Scenario Development (ASDEX Upgrade tokamak experiment), and since 2002, he is a honorary Professor at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich in Physics.
In 2013 he was a visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (Physics).
Awards:
1991 Otto-Hahn-Medal (Max-Planck-Society)
2014 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research (APS)
2016 Hannes Alfvén Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Plasma Physics (EPS)
2016 Fellow of the APS, Division of Plasma Physics (APS)

Scientific interest:
Prof. Hartmut Zohm main field of interest are the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability of fusion plasmas, but he has also worked on other aspects of magnetically confined fusion plasmas. He is also involved in the European studies for a demonstration fusion power plant (DEMO).