Summary
Taylor Wilson is an Applied Nuclear Physicist who at 14 became the youngest person to produce controlled nuclear fusion. Taylor has since gone on to develop technologies and lead research in fields of energy technology, advanced robotics, materials science and biosciences. Taylor directs an interdisciplinary research program for fundamental and applied research in nuclear science as well as commercial efforts focused on scaling advanced technologies into the marketplace. Taylor is also involved in space, defense and science-driven policy, both in the United States and around the globe, and works to infuse a curiosity for science, technology and the natural world into popular culture through outlets such as Vice on HBO and NOVA. He is the subject of the biography The Boy Who Played With Fusion.
Energy Solutions Forum Talk | Future of Fusion, Fission and Other Advanced Energy Technologies
In this talk, Taylor will explore the global landscape for nuclear fusion and fission technologies, and explore broader themes in the future of energy production and consumption, highlighting some of the most exciting applications for these technologies. This talk will explore the history of the first atomic age, lessons for current developments, state-of-the-art materials and physics that will enable more sustainable energy production and consumption, spin off technologies, and his experiences from the earliest nuclear experiments to his current work to create sustainable supply chains for scaling up advanced energy technologies.