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.
CTO 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
Education
- Imperial College LondonDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plasma Physics2014 — 2018
- Imperial College LondonMaster’s Degree, Physics2010 — 2014
- The Hemel Hempstead SchoolHigh School, Maths2003 — 2010
Skills & more
C++16Matlab14C8Microsoft Office7C#6LaTeX5Python4HTML4Windows4Assembly Language4LabVIEW3Linux2
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- Where does Thomas Clayson work?
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- Thomas Clayson founded Magdrive.
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