Raymond Koch

The research area of Raymond Koch is plasma physics, with orientation controlled thermonuclear fusion. Specialisation: physics of wave propagation and power deposition in magnetically confined plasmas. Theory and experiments, with main emphasis on theory.  He also worked on the ERASMUS tokamak (Brussels), data acquisition and analysis. Raymond participated in studies on ion cyclotron heating of the JET tokamak (Culham) since its beginnings, on the reactor-size projects INTOR, NET and, later, on the project ITER. His activity was mainly distributed over the physics of the TEXTOR tokamak (Jülich), the coordination of the European activity in ion cyclotron heating, the development of an ion-cyclotron heating system for ITER within the European CYCLE consortium. He worked on the development of a high frequency heating system for the MAGNUM high power-flux plasma generator (TEC project).

Raymond lectured a in the Carolus Magnus Summer School and taught a Plasma Physics course in UMons (1997-2011). He was member of the board of the EPS Plasma Physics Division and He is still member of the EPS Energy Group. In the BPS, he is taking care of the reviewing for the Best Master Thesis Prize.