OpenStar

The world leader in levitated dipole research, Darren led the LDX at MIT - the most significant source of real-world knowledge on levitated dipoles until now. He joined OpenStar in 2023 after serving as a lead physicist at SPARC, where he co-invented their runaway electron mitigation coil. An exited founder of Cambridge Physics Outlet, Darren holds a PhD from MIT, is the author of over 200 publications, and is a preeminent voice in the fusion community.

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The world leader in levitated dipole research, Darren led the LDX at MIT - the most significant source of real-world knowledge on levitated dipoles until now. He joined OpenStar in 2023 after serving as a lead physicist at SPARC, where he co-invented their runaway electron mitigation coil. An exited founder of Cambridge Physics Outlet, Darren holds a PhD from MIT, is the author of over 200 publications, and is a preeminent voice in the fusion community.

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