Jonathan Graves

Jonathan Graves is Professor of Physics at the University of York's School of Physics, Engineering and Technology and Senior Scientist at EPFL's Swiss Plasma Center (SPC-TH). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion and Director of the Varenna-Lausanne International Workshop in Theory of Fusion Plasmas. His research focuses on magnetohydrodynamic stability, kinetic theory, and transport phenomena in tokamak and stellarator plasmas, with applications to magnetic confinement fusion and ITER/JET experiments.

• PhD in Theoretical Mechanics (University of Nottingham, 1999), preceded by a first-class joint honors in Electronic Engineering and Mathematics (1996)
• Senior Scientist at EPFL since 2014
• Member of EUROfusion STAC and DEMO Technical Advisory Group since 2015

His research interests include: magnetohydrodynamic confinement and stability of tokamak plasmas, linear and non-linear resistive instabilities, long-wavelength kinetic instabilities, fast particle physics, 3D Alfvenic and wave codes (LEMan), guiding centre theory (VENUS-LEVIS), ion cyclotron resonance heating in 3D (SCENIC code), and impurity transport in rotating plasmas. He has directed PhD theses on topics such as Equilibrium β-limits in stellarators, Heavy impurity transport in 3D perturbed plasmas, and Non-linear MHD modeling in tokamaks.

His recent publications emphasize tokamak β-limits, fast ion generation in stellarators, impurity transport under MHD perturbations, and 3D equilibrium modeling. Key tools developed include the VENUS-LEVIS guiding centre code, SCENIC ion cyclotron resonance code, and LEMan Alfvenic wave solver. Collaborative work spans JET, TCV, and Wendelstein 7-X experiments.

Graves has contributed to integrated modeling of fusion plasmas, including neutron activation dosimetry, Alfven eigenmode analysis, and disruption prediction algorithms. His team at EPFL and York explores kinetic-MHD interactions, plasma diagnostics via tomography, and optimization of auxiliary heating schemes for reactors.