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Robert Kingham is a Reader in Plasma Physics at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London. His research focuses on theoretical plasma physics, including Laser-Plasma Interaction (LPI), Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF), and High Energy Density Physics (HEDP). He specializes in developing multi-dimensional kinetic and fluid simulation codes to study energy and particle transport, magnetic-field dynamics, and non-local transport phenomena in laser-plasmas. Over 20 years, he has contributed to understanding fundamental processes in high-power laser interactions with matter (10^12–10^15 W, 1 ps–10 ns durations).
He has conducted research on magnetized transport in tokamak scrape-off layers during a 2016/17 sabbatical at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (Oxfordshire). His affiliations include the Plasma Physics Group, Space, Plasma and Climate Community, and the Physics Department at Imperial College. Key research themes include fast-electron transport in fast-ignition scenarios (CTC, KALOS projects), non-local heat-flow modeling, and spontaneous B-field generation in plasmas.
Teaching roles include undergraduate courses in Differential Equations (2019), Computational Physics (2013–2016), Plasma Physics (2009–2014), and Basic Mechanics, Vibrations & Waves (2006–2009). He also served as a lecturer at the Culham Summer School (2004–2010).
His invited talks span topics like Vlasov-Fokker-Planck methods, non-local transport modeling, and magnetic confinement fusion. Research collaborations include projects on magnetized transport in laser-plasmas and advanced simulation techniques for fusion energy applications.
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