Murphy Materials Modelling Group

We perform atomistic simulations of materials in the Department of Engineering at Lancaster University. Led by Dr Samuel Murphy.

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Hello! This is the official Twitter account for the Murphy Materials Modelling Group (MMMG) at Lancaster University, led by Dr Samuel Murphy.

[Bay Fusion @bayfusionuk]

After a bit of a pause on Twitter, we are back and please to announce we are holding another Bay Fusion industry and public event on 27th June 2023 in Manchester - checkout our website for details - https://t.co/Xt56t8VZaz #bayfusionuk #UKAEA #fusion

[Andrew Holland @TheAndyHolland]

Great explainer video, @Energy_Zap !

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Interested in studying how neutron irradiation may damage high temperature superconducting magnets in fusion reactors, then check out this @UKAEAofficial funded PhD position at @LancsUniEng https://t.co/uCXvxKVy5x

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Also here is a group shot outside the Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE) building @UKAEAofficial

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Students from the ENGR428 Nuclear Fusion Engineering module @LancsUniEng on a tour of JET and RACE facilities at @UKAEAofficial. Thanks to Chris, Jordan and the team for giving us a great tour #fusion

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I love showing @LancsUniEng Chemical Engineers how to convert heat into work using a Stirling Engine. Shame it's only about 20% efficient though......... #thermodynamics

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James Simpson from @UKAEAofficial teaching on the ENGR428 Nuclear Fusion Engineering module at @LancsUniEng last week. The students really enjoyed hearing about plasma physics and operation of tokamaks #fusion

[DOE Office of Science @doescience]

Science #WordOfTheWeek: Future fusion reactors will require fuel. Deuterium-tritium fuel (made of isotopes of hydrogen) is a likely candidate. It reaches fusion conditions at lower temps than other elements and releases more energy than other reactions: https://t.co/2fjtpxdFTO

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Congratulations to Ville Jantonen on a successful PhD defense @KumpulaScience. It was a pleasure to act as your 'opponent'. We had a great discussion, I learned a lot and I very much enjoyed the Karonkka

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@philipcball This paper says "Simulation and thus scientific computing is the third pillar alongside theory and experiment in todays science and engineering."
https://t.co/gKqwegjQca

[Grantham Institute Imperial @Grantham_IC]

"#Biodiversity is essential to our #health, happiness & #wellbeing - we cannot survive without it" - @CarolineHowe

#CBDCOP15 officially kicks off today - and we want to see world leaders come together to #ProtectNatureNow

Some thoughts from our @imperialcollege experts
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Really impressed by this image from my student Jade Li. This is what happens when the pressure in Xe bubbles in uranium nitride increases @ATLANTIC_epsrc @LancsUniEng

[UK Atomic Energy Authority @UKAEAofficial]

UKAEA has welcomed the Government’s backing for fusion energy research with today’s announcement of an additional £126M for the UK fusion programme...

Full statement:
✅ LinkedIn - https://t.co/t69YNEBPlY
✅ Facebook - https://t.co/uLEJlbbPIs

#fusionenergy #fusioniscoming

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We're delighted to publish the results of our collaboration with Jaime Marian's group at @UCLA and Mark Gilbert at @UKAEA, looking at oxidation of tungsten first walls in tokamaks #fusion https://t.co/JTNzvQyhxb

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Congratulations to @WillNeilson on finishing his PhD. The first of what I hope will many theses on my shelf! @Transcend_epsrc @LancsUniEng

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Congratulations to Mathew Haskew on publishing another paper trying to make biodegradable batteries from silk fibroin-ionic liquid polymer electrolytes @JGHardyLab @LancsUniEng https://t.co/Haaa3T5Ob5

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Rounding out our #fusionenergy tour with @_RJPearson Co-founder, Chief Innovator & UK Director of @Kyotofusioneer.

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The group taking a tour of the awesome Materials Research Facility at @UKAEAofficial.

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@meghasanjv, Ryan Kerr and Andrew Davies presenting their recent work on ceramic breeder blanket materials and oxidation of tungsten first walls at @UKAEAofficial #fusionenergy

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Group visit to @TokamakEnergy where @meghasanjv
presented our recent results on radiation damage in high temperature superconducting magnets and we discussed tritium breeding materials. #fusionenergy