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Fusion Veteran Martin Keilhacker Passes

March 11, 2016

It is with sadness that we report that fusion veteran Martin Keilhacker has passed away. Professor Keilhacker was director of JET from 1992 to 1999. This was the period of JET's first high performance deuterium-tritium experiment, during which the world records for fusion power and energy were established. His contributions to the European fusion programme, first at IPP Garching and then at JET, included also the development of the divertor as a means of reducing impurity contamination of the tokamak plasmas and, at ASDEX, leading to the discovery of the H-mode. After his retirement in 1999, Professor Keilhacker continued to be involved in energy policy, remaining a strong advocate for fusion. He will be remembered for his many positive contributions to fusion science and management.

Condolences may be sent via sibylle.guenter@ipp.mpg.de or lorne.horton@jet.uk