Samuele Meschini

Samuele Meschini is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino's Department of Energy (DENERG). His research focuses on nuclear fusion reactors, specifically tritium breeding cycles, plasma physics, and reactor design. He collaborates with MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (MIT PSFC), Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), and Eni through experimental and computational projects.

Research Interests: Meschini specializes in optimizing tritium fuel cycles for fusion reactors, examining microscopic tritium transport mechanisms, neutron damage impacts, and plasma efficiency. His work integrates machine learning for data analysis and addresses global scalability of fusion energy.

Recent Publications: His articles (2022-2025) predominantly explore tritium management, reactor shielding, and fuel cycle optimization. Computational modeling and experimental validation are recurring themes, with emphasis on ARC-class reactor systems and deuterium-tritium fusion efficiency.

Teaching & Advising: He serves as course collaborator for nuclear engineering courses including Nuclear Fission Plants and Radiation Protection, and mentors PhD student Gabriele Iob. He also co-instructed MIT's Engineering Principles for Fusion Reactors (2023-2024).

Projects: Leads the commercial research initiative Modeling and Analysis of the ARC-class Tritium Cycle (2024-2025).