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Prof. Dr. Vipulkumar  Tanna

Prof. Dr. Vipulkumar Tanna

Ahmedabad,GJ

Summary

Accomplished Senior Scientific Officer and Professor with over 30 years at the Institute for Plasma Research, leading cryogenics and superconducting magnet systems for the SST-1 Tokamak, ITER and next gen Indian Fusion Reactor. Expert in collaborative research and scientific writing, successfully managing a team of 30+ while advancing next-gen fusion technologies. Proven track record in international collaboration and laboratory management.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Working as Senior Scientific Officer-H

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR)
09.1995 - Current
  • Assisted in conducting scientific research and experiments for various large scale projects at IPR India, KIT Karlsruhe Germany and contributed to ITER France - the world's largest Tokamak Fusion Reactor.
  • As a Group Leader of Cryogenics and Superconducting Magnets system for SST-1 Tokamak, IPR India over three decades (30 years) of enriched experience.
  • Serving as a Main Coordinator of next gen Indian Fusion Reactor and related Fusion Technologies especially SC Magnets and Cryogenics.
  • Managed and Supervised a team of more than 30 members.
  • Collaborated with team members to document research findings and methodologies.
  • Participated in International Meetings / Conferences/Symposia
  • Maintained laboratory equipment and ensured compliance with safety protocols.
  • In Academia, serving as Professor in Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) and supervised many PhD students, M. Tech students, and designing course work syllabus,
  • Main research areas of interest are large-scale helium and nitrogen cryogenics, cryo distribution, current leads and SC feeders, large-scale SC magnets test facility, Thermo-hydraulics etc.

Education

Ph.D. - ITER Superconducting Current Leads And Feeders

Karlsruhe Institute Technology (KIT) (Formally F, Karlsruhe Germany
07-2006

Master of Science - Nuclear Physics

Physics Department Saurashtra University , Rajkot, India
07-1992

Bachelor of Science - Physics

H And H B Kotal Science Institute , Rajkot, India
06-1990

Skills

  • Collaborative research
  • Scientific writing
  • Scientific presentations
  • Laboratory management

Timeline

Working as Senior Scientific Officer-H - Institute for Plasma Research (IPR)
09.1995 - Current
Karlsruhe Institute Technology (KIT) (Formally F - Ph.D., ITER Superconducting Current Leads And Feeders
Physics Department Saurashtra University - Master of Science, Nuclear Physics
H And H B Kotal Science Institute - Bachelor of Science, Physics
Prof. Dr. Vipulkumar Tanna