PhD theses
- Xavier Sáez (2016). “Particle-in-Cell Algorithms for Plasma Simulations on Heterogeneous Architectures”.
Supervisor: José María Cela (UPC, Spain)
Co-Supervisor: Alejandro Soba (CSC/CONICET, Argentina)
- Daniel Gallart (2019). “Computational analysis of Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency Heating for JET Experiments”.
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain)
Co-supervisor: Prof. Lluís Batet (UPC, Spain)
- Allah Rakha (2019). “Analysis of energetic particle-driven Alfvénic instabilities in tokamak and stellarator plasmas using three dimensional numerical tools”.
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain)
Co-supervisor: Dr. Jean-Marie Noterdaeme (Ghent University, Belgium)
- Tomas Bensadon (In Progress). “Analysis of ITER performance with different heating schemes using predictive integrated plasma modelling”.
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain)
Co-supervisor: Prof. Lluís Batet (UPC, Spain)
PhD students
- Mátyás Aradi (2020-2022). “Atomic Beam Probe Synthetic Diagnostic And Its Application in Fusion Plasmas.”
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain)
Co-supervisor: Dr. Shimpei Futatani (UPC, Spain)
MSc theses
- Daniel Gallart (2015). “Computational Analysis of Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency Heating for DEMO”.
Programme: Nuclear Engineering Master Course at UPC, Spain.
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain)
- Carles Riera (2016). “Development of a Deterministic Neutron Transport Code Based on the Alya System at Barcelona Supercomputing Center”.
Programme: Modelling for Science and Engineering at UAB, Spain.
Supervisors: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain) and Prof. Lluís Batet (UPC, Spain)
- Felipe Nathan de Oliveira (2017). “Non linear electromagnetic stabilization of microturbulence by fast ions” .
Programme: Nuclear Engineering Master Course at UPC, Spain.
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain).
- Marc Eixarch (2017). “Atomistic ab-initio simulations of defects in materials under extreme conditions”.
Programme: Modelling for Science and Engineering at UAB, Spain.
Supervisors: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain) and Dr. Stephan Mohr (BSC, Spain).
- Alba Gordó (2018). “Computational study of defects in tungsten-crystals by means of density functional theory”.
Programme: Modelling for Science and Engineering at UAB, Spain.
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain) and Dr. Stephan Mohr (BSC, Spain).
- Oriol Fernández (2021). “Experimental validation of a new HPC modelling tool for High Temperature Superconductivity”.
Programme: Modelling for Science and Engineering at UAB, Spain.
Supervisor: Dr. Mervi Mantsinen (BSC/ICREA, Spain) and Dr. Jose Lorenzo (BSC, Spain).
BSc theses
- Marc Fuster (2018). “Application of the edge-based finite element method for fusion plasma simulations”.
Degree: Physics at UAB, Spain.
Supervisors: Shimpei Futatani and Daniel Campos.
- Eric Planas (2020). “Modelling and simulation of plasma heating using ICRF waves in JET tokamak”.
Degree: Physics Engineering at UPC, Spain.
Supervisors: Dani Gallart and Mervi Mantsinen.
- Gerard Castro (2021). “Fast ion populations during ion cyclotron resonance frequency heating in tokamaks”.
Degree: Mathematics and Physics at UAB, Spain.
Supervisors: Mervi Mantsinen, Dani Gallart and Jordi Manyer
Student internships
- Marta Florido (2019). UPC, Spain.
- Adam Teixidor (2019). UPC, Spain.
- Lara San Martín (2020). UPC, Spain.
- Donato Jimenez (2021). UPC, Spain.
- Eoin Kearney (2021). University of Edinburgh, UK.
- Paolo Settembri (2021). University of L’Aquila, Italy.
- Marina García Romero (2022). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
- Guillem Joseph (2022). Sorbonne University, France.
- Ruth Mora (2022). CFIS-UPC, Spain.
- Arda Erbasan (2022). METU, Turkey.
- Dominik Freinberger (2022). TU Wien, Austria.
- Jorge Suárez Recio (2022). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain.
High School research projects
- Ruth Mora (2020). Col·legi Sant Andreu, Badalona.