Egemen

Kolemen

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Research interests: Application of dynamics and control theory to experimental plasma physics, primarily to address the challenges of fusion reactor design. Designing and implementing novel control techniques for fusion reactors. Reduction of heat flux to fusion reactor vessels using advanced magnetic divertor configuration, detachment, and radiation control; and disruption avoidance against instabilities.

Portrait of Egemen Kolemen. — Egemen Kolemen. Photo by David Kelly Crow

Stabilizing fusion reactions is a learning process — for AI systems and the engineers who design them

Andlinger Center conference unpacks AI’s double-edged role in the clean energy transition

Man speaks near podium while pointing at a scientific graphics on a screen. — Egemen Kolemen describes how he has used artificial intelligence to increase stability in the reactions that power nuclear fusion as a source of clean electricity. Photos by David Dooley/Fotobuddy

Initiative aims to make Princeton a leader in AI accelerated engineering

An artist rendering of a tokamak surrounded by equations and calculations. — Illustration by Bumper DeJesus

AI approach elevates plasma performance and stability across fusion devices

Three men stand in a hallway. — Left to right: study authors Ricardo Shousha, Egemen Kolemen, and Azarakhsh Jalalvand stand in Maeder Hall. Photo by Adena Stevens

Using AI to wrangle fusion energy

Three men pose in front of a cement wall. — Left to right: study authors Azarakhsh Jalalvand, Egemen Kolemen, and Ricardo Shousha stand in the Andlinger Center. Photo by Adena Stevens

Engineers use AI to wrangle fusion power for the grid

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Solving problems in energy, combustion, fluids, lasers, materials science, robotics and control systems, and nuclear security

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Decarbonizing the world while increasing energy access worldwide

Egemen Kolemen