Xavier Garbet

Professor Xavier Garbet is a faculty member at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and a Research Director at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). He joined NTU in 2022 as the Temasek Chair in Clean Energy and Professor of Theoretical and Computational Plasma Physics.

Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s in Physics (1982), Paris Sorbonne University
• Master’s in Plasma Physics (1984), Paris-Saclay University
• PhD in Theoretical & High Energy Physics (1988), Aix-Marseille University
• Postdoctoral Habilitation (2001), Aix-Marseille University

Garbet’s research focuses on magnetic fusion energy, particularly transport processes, turbulence, and stability issues in magnetized plasmas. His work emphasizes theoretical modeling and gyrokinetic simulations for tokamak systems, contributing to understanding nonlocal transport, internal transport barriers, and rotational shear effects on turbulence.

His 15 most recent publications span topics including gyrokinetic simulations, turbulent transport in tokamaks, and plasma stability. Keywords across these works include Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion, and Computational Physics, with subfields like Gyrokinetic Simulations, Tokamak Transport, and Magnetic Confinement Fusion.

Scientific Awards:

• CNRS Silver Medal (2010)
• Fernand Holweck Prize (2019)
• Hannes Alfven Prize (2022)

He has led major projects such as the JET Task Force Transport (2001–2004) and developed reduced transport models and AI-powered surrogate models for plasma turbulence. Garbet also teaches graduate-level courses on plasma physics and fusion energy.