Anna Perona

Anna Perona is a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick's Department of Physics, affiliated with the Physics Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics. Her research focuses on plasma physics phenomena, including magnetic reconnection and energetic particle behavior in fusion and space plasmas. She has conducted postdoctoral work at leading institutions like JET (Culham) and CEA (Cadarache), investigating fast ion dynamics and plasma stability. Her current work emphasizes electron acceleration during magnetic reconnection events, supported by a custom numerical tool analyzing 3D magnetic field effects on electron trajectories. Collaborations include projects with Julia Branke on visualizing plasma dynamics. No awards are explicitly stated, but her work contributes to advancing fusion energy and space plasma understanding.

Education & Experience:

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Warwick
• Research stages at JET (Tokamak disruptions) and CEA (fusion physics)

Research Interests:

• Numerical modeling of energetic electrons and ions in magnetized plasmas
• Magnetic reconnection dynamics and its impact on particle acceleration
• Development of 3D plasma simulation tools

Advising & Grants:

• No formal advisees listed
• Collaborations with institutions like JET and CEA

Labs & Teams:

• Part of the Physics Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics at Warwick
• Contributions to the HAGIS code for energetic ion studies