Master’s degree program
Intake 2011-2012
Department of Applied Physics
TU/e: a good choice!
- High quality of education and research
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university rankings
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universities
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in the Netherlands
Explore your mind, be THE INNOVATOR
More information about Science and Technology
of Nuclear Fusion
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the Applied Physics department
tel. +31 (0)40 247 4415
e-mail: [email protected]
www.tue.nl/masterprograms/stnf
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The following brochures are available
(in printed version or downloadable as pdf):
- general information brochure Master’s degree programs
- information brochures per Master’s degree programs
No rights may be derived from this information.
Study possibilities
- Full-time
- Part-time (by arrangement)
Degree
- Master of Science (MSc)
Language
- English
Times of entry
- At the beginning of each semester
Duration
- 2 years (120 ECTS)
Departments involved
- Applied Physics
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Edition September 2010.
Program: 1st year
Electives:
- compulsory courses: 10 ECTS
- specialization courses: 17 ECTS
- other (optional) courses: 14 ECTS
Internship: 19 ECTS
Program: 2nd year
Final internship: 60 ECTS
www.tue.nl/masterprograms
Science and Technology
of Nuclear Fusion *
Explore your mind, be THE INNOVATOR
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) offers
you the choice of 27 Master’s programs. In this
brochure about Science and Technology of Nuclear
Fusion you can read about: the content of the
program, the requirements for admission and the
graduation specializations. The information should
help you to decide if Science and Technology of
Nuclear Fusion is the right track for you.
Unlimited Source of Energy
The worldwide collaboration on the development
of nuclear fusion as a safe, clean and inexhaustible
energy source is now culminating in the
construction of the large test reactor ITER. ITER gives
the science and the engineering of nuclear fusion a
major boost. ITER will also need a new generation
of highly trained engineers and scientists for its
operation.
Where innovation starts
The Master’s track
Fusion education at the TU/e centers on the
combination of plasma turbulence control,
advanced measurement technology, control
systems technology, plasma-surface interaction
and microwave technology. Theory, modelling and
experimentation are all important and represented.
Internship opportunities
Approximately two-thirds of the special Master’s
track consists of internships. These internships
can be of a theoretical or practical nature, but
a combination of both is also possible. The
entire second year of the special Master’s track
consists of a final internship, during which you
will independently complete a major project.
While doing this, you will see that the knowledge
and skills you have gained are essential for the
successful completion of your project.
* This is a special Master’s track which is formally a track
of the Master’s degree program Applied Physics.
PhD student Bram van Gessel
“What I like about physics is its exactness. The fact that you can draw firm
conclusions from experimental results in combination with (mathematical)
theories makes physics one of the most important sciences as far as I’m
concerned. My specialized field was plasma physics, and my graduation
project was about reproducing the experimental results of an American
scientist. Those results were very controversial, but potentially very important.
In the Applied Physics department there are a lot of partnerships between the
research groups and companies such as Philips and ASML. That means research
results can quickly be put into practice. I’m now working on my PhD. I enjoyed
my graduation work so much that I’m doing a four-year research project with the
same research group in which I graduated.”
Research profile of the department Applied
Physics
Research carried out by the Applied Physics
department focuses primarily on nano-engineering
of functional materials, transport physics and
plasmas and radiation. A total of twelve research
groups are working on these research areas. Each
group spans the entire ‘chain of knowledge’, from
fundamental to application-oriented research.
This means that as a student you will be able to
follow your own interests within each track, with
the choice for a more experimental, numerical, or
theoretical approach.
“There are a lot of partnerships
between the research groups and
companies”
Requirements for admission
There are a number of general requirements for
admission to Master’s degree programs and special
Master’s tracks:
• You must have a relevant Bachelor’s degree
(or equivalent), based on a program of sufficient
academic level and quality to enable you to
complete the TU/e Master’s degree program or
special Master’s track to which you wish to be
admitted.
• You must be able to demonstrate sufficient
command of the language in which the program or
track is taught. All TU/e Master’s degree programs
and special Master’s tracks are taught in English.
• To prove sufficient command of the English
language you should submit an Academic IELTS
or TOEFL test. For the scores or exemptions,
you can contact the International Relations Office
([email protected]) or visit www.tue.nl/masterprograms.
• There may be additional specific requirements
for specific programs or tracks, also depending
on the nature of your prior education.
For more information: www.tue.nl/masterprograms.
Graduation options
In the special Master’s track of Science and
Technologie of Nuclear Fusion it is possible to do
graduation projects in each of the key areas of
fusion research or a combination of them: plasma
turbulence control, advanced measurement
technology, control systems technology, plasmasurface interaction and microwave technology.
This spans the entire ‘chain of knowledge’, from
fundamental theories and modelling, right up to
constructing, executing and analyzing experiments.
Graduation projects in many cases are carried
out in associated groups in the Netherlands (the
Student Thijs Clevis
“During my Bachelor’s in Applied Physics at TU/e I did an internal
internship in the CQT - Coherence and Quantum Technology - research
group. I became very interested in the field of plasmas, which is why I feel
very much at home doing the Master’s in Applied Physics. The problemoriented, analytical thinking appeals to me a lot. As well as that, this
Master’s gives you the freedom to choose electives in completely different
areas. That means I can develop my knowledge in whatever field I want. And
the department is all about progress; you’re always thinking about the next
step. What my own next step will be? No idea. But in any case I’d like to use my
knowledge and inspiration to help society make the right choices, whatever the
field may be.”
FOM Institute of Plasma Physics), Europe (the
Joint European Torus JET, all major national fusion
laboratories, and the imminent international fusion
reactor ITER) and the world.
Graduated... and then?
The fusion track is naturally the perfect preparation
for a career in international fusion research. Now
that the construction of ITER is starting, a new
generation of bright and well-trained fusion
researchers and engineers is needed. But the
skills and competences learned in the special
Master’s track of Science and Technologie of
Nuclear Fusion are applicable in a much wider
field. It is an interdisciplinary field in which many
specific competences are brought together. In the
Netherlands there are also about 30 companies - a
wide variety, but generally high-tech - actively
involved in (preparatory) work for ITER. One
example is Remote Handling.
Why study Science and Technology of Nuclear
Fusion in Eindhoven?
Eindhoven University of Technology has now
selected fusion as one of its high profile areas. TU/e
is the only university in the Netherlands that offers
this track. The curriculum is harmonized with other
universities in Europe that offer education in fusion,
through the European Fusion Education Network
FUSENET that is being coordinated by TU/e. Fusion
research is accelerating, ITER needs well-trained
engineers: the special Master’s track offers the
perspective of a career in a highly international,
exciting research field, with a clear societal
orientation.
“The department of Applied Physics is
all about progress”