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Overview

M.L. Walker is affiliated with General Atomics in the United States and has focused their research on several fields related to engineering and physics. The scientist's main fields of study include Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with strong emphasis on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

The research primarily revolves around magnetic confinement fusion and superconducting materials, as well as fusion materials and technologies. Key topics of interest include:

  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Plasma Diagnostics and Applications

M.L. Walker has contributed to a series of research papers published in notable venues such as Fusion Engineering and Design and Nuclear Fusion. Selected recent papers include:

  • ITER plasma control system final design and preparation for first plasma, 2021, Nuclear Fusion
  • Modelling, design and simulation of plasma magnetic control for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP), 2023, Fusion Engineering and Design
  • Strategy to systematically design and deploy the ITER plasma control system: A system engineering and model-based design approach, 2024, Fusion Engineering and Design
  • Advances and challenges in KSTAR plasma control toward long-pulse, high-performance experiments, 2020, Fusion Engineering and Design
  • High precision strike point control to support experiments in the DIII-D small angle slot divertor, 2020, Fusion Engineering and Design

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Fusion Engineering and Design, Nuclear Fusion, SSRN Electronic Journal, and has contributed to conferences including the 2022 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) and arXiv.

Frequent collaborators with M.L. Walker include David Humphreys, P.C. de Vries, L. Zabeo, G. De Tommasi, and W. Treutterer.

Best Publications

  • GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

    R. Abbott;R. Abbott;T.D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

  • Real time equilibrium reconstruction for tokamak discharge control

    J.R. Ferron;M.L. Walker;L.L. Lao;H.E. St. John

  • GWTC-2.1: Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

  • Active feedback stabilization of the resistive wall mode on the DIII-D device

    M. Okabayashi;M. Okabayashi;J. Bialek;J. Bialek;M. S. Chance;M. S. Chance;M. S. Chu

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Method and apparatus for adapting multi-band ultra-wideband signaling to interference sources

    Michael L. Walker;David S. Furuno;Stephan W. Gehring;Gerald D. Rogerson

  • Fusion, tokamaks, and plasma control: an introduction and tutorial

    A. Pironti;M. Walker

  • Experimental vertical stability studies for ITER performance and design guidance

    D.A. Humphreys;T.A. Casper;N. Eidietis;M. Ferrara

  • EAST plasma control system

    B.J. Xiao;D.A. Humphreys;M.L. Walker;A. Hyatt

  • RESISTIVE WALL STABILIZATION OF HIGH BETA PLASMAS IN DIII-D

    E.J. Strait;J. Bialek;N. Bogatu;M. Chance

  • Plasma current, position and shape feedback control on EAST

    Q.P. Yuan;B.J. Xiao;Z.P. Luo;M.L. Walker

  • Towards model-based current profile control at DIII-D

    Y. Ou;T.C. Luce;E. Schuster;J.R. Ferron

  • Design and simulation of extremum-seeking open-loop optimal control of current profile in the DIII-D tokamak

    Y Ou;C Xu;E Schuster;T C Luce

  • Development of ITER-relevant plasma control solutions at DIII-D

    D. A. Humphreys;J. R. Ferron;M. Bakhtiari;J. A. Blair

  • Commissioning and initial operation of KSTAR superconducting tokamak

    Yeong-Kook Oh;W.C. Kim;K.R. Park;M.K. Park

  • Overview of KSTAR initial operation

    M. Kwon;Y.K. Oh;H.L. Yang;H.K. Na

  • Observation of gravitational waves from two neutron star-black hole coalescences

    R. Abbott

  • Ultra-wideband radar system using sub-band coded pulses

    Michael L. Walker;David S. Furuno;Naiel K. Askar;Gerald D. Rogerson

  • Stabilization of the external kink and control of the resistive wall mode in tokamaks

    A. M. Garofalo;A. D. Turnbull;E. J. Strait;Max E Austin

  • Method and apparatus for data transfer using a time division multiple frequency scheme supplemented with polarity modulation

    Gerald D. Rogerson;David S. Furuno;Stephan W. Gehring;Michael L. Walker

  • Stabilization of the resistive wall mode in DIII-D by plasma rotation and magnetic feedback

    M. Okabayashi;J. Bialek;M. S. Chance;M. S. Chu

  • RESISTIVE WALL STABILIZATION OF HIGH BETA PLASMAS IN DIII-D

    Ej Strait;J Bialek;N Bogatu;M Chance

  • ACTIVE FEEDBACK STABILZATION OF THE RESISTIVE WALL MODE ON THE DIII-D DEVICE

    M. Okabayashi;J. Bialek;Chance;Chu

Frequent Co-Authors

D.A. Humphreys
D.A. Humphreys General Atomics (United States)
R.J. La Haye
R.J. La Haye General Atomics (United States)
M. Davier
M. Davier University of Paris-Saclay
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Richard O'Shaughnessy
Richard O'Shaughnessy Rochester Institute of Technology
David Coward
David Coward University of Western Australia
Paul D. Lasky
Paul D. Lasky Monash University
Laura Cadonati
Laura Cadonati Georgia Institute of Technology

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