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About
Thomas is a plasma physicist and pulsed power engineer who completed his PhD in plasma laboratory astrophysics at Imperial College London in 2018. His research involved generating plasmas with pulsed power machines and high-powered lasers to investigate magnetic fields, shock waves, and radiation.
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- t•••@magdrivespace.comreveal80% confident
CTO at Magdrive
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Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Balerion Space VenturesDallas · since 2025Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks · since 2025Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Outsized VenturesLondon · $270K – $5.4M checks · since 2025redalpineZug · $108K – $2.2M checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Magdrive
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Mark StokesCEO
Experience
- Magdrive LtdChief Technology Officercurrent2019 — present
- First Light FusionSenior Scientist2018 — 2020Oxford, United Kingdom
- Imperial College LondonPHD Student2014 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- AWEAcademic Access Experiment2012 — 2013
- Imperial College Robotics SocietySociety President2012 — 2013London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
C++16Matlab14C8Microsoft Office7C#6LaTeX5Python4HTML4Windows4Assembly Language4LabVIEW3Linux2
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ArduinoJavaScriptSolidworksMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordChineseRoboticsElectronicsPhysicsResearchAlgorithmsPublic SpeakingLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Clayson?
- Thomas is a plasma physicist and pulsed power engineer who completed his PhD in plasma laboratory astrophysics at Imperial College London in 2018. His research involved generating plasmas with pulsed power machines and high-powered lasers to investigate magnetic fields, shock waves, and radiation.
- Where does Thomas Clayson work?
- Thomas Clayson is CTO of Magdrive.
- What companies did Thomas Clayson found?
- Thomas Clayson founded Magdrive.
- Where did Thomas Clayson go to school?
- Thomas Clayson studied at Imperial College London (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plasma Physics); Imperial College London (Master’s Degree, Physics); The Hemel Hempstead School (High School, Maths).
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Entrepreneur First mafia885
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Imperial College London mafia377
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Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2David SchilanskyMScFounded One Biosciences +2David MyttonMaster of Science - MSFounded Server Density +1Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1Barnaby MaletTeaching AssistantFounded machine0 +1Advait RuiaBachelor of Engineering (BEng)Founded SuperTokens +1
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