Martin Solis, Jose Ramon

MARTIN SOLIS, JOSE RAMON is a Full Professor in the Department of Physics at Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), where he conducts cutting-edge research in plasma physics and nuclear fusion. His work is central to understanding runaway electrons and disruption phenomena in tokamaks, with critical implications for the ITER project and future fusion reactors.

Research Interests: His research spans plasma instabilities, runaway electron dynamics, disruption mitigation, magnetic confinement fusion, and plasma-wall interactions. He applies theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to model and diagnose high-energy electron generation and control in fusion plasmas.

Recent Research Trends: His most recent publications (2019–2023) focus on cross-machine analysis of runaway electron generation, formation and termination of runaway beams, radial losses during disruptions, and diagnostic development such as the Runaway Electron Imaging Spectrometry (REIS) system. These works are published in top journals like Nuclear Fusion, Physics of Plasmas, and Physical Review Letters, and are highly relevant to ITER safety and operational protocols.

• Principal Investigator on multiple national and EU-funded projects related to ITER disruption modeling and plasma edge physics.
• Collaborator with the ITER Organization and member of the ITER Scientist Fellows Network.
• Active in international collaborations with JET, FTU, DIII-D, and ASDEX Upgrade.

Scientific Recognition:

• ORCID: 0000-0003-0458-4405
• High Mendeley readership and citations across policy and news sources.
• Contributor to Wikipedia and policy documents on fusion topics.

Advising and Grants:

• Supervised multiple PhD theses on topics including runaway electrons in FTU, turbulence studies, and pellet injection physics.
• Principal Investigator on grants from AEI, Ministry of Economy, European Commission, and ITER Organization (2013–2026).
• Key roles in EUROFUSION projects focusing on runaway electrons and plasma-material interactions.

Labs and Teams: Member of the Física de Plasmas research group at UC3M, collaborating with the UC3M4ITER initiative and national/international fusion laboratories. His work integrates modeling, diagnostics, and experimental validation across major tokamak facilities.