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Tom Wallace-Smith

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Founder at Astral

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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About

Tom Wallace-Smith is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Astral Systems, where he works on the patenting and commercialisation of a fusion reactor for producing medical radioisotopes. A physicist by background, he has previously worked on biogas installations in rural Nepal and on the nuclear core of the submarine HMS Victorious. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Science & Health.

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Avonmore DevelopmentsLondon · $63K – $315K checksDaphniParis · $540K – $6.5M checksHaatchLondon · $500K – $1M checksPlayfair CapitalLondon · $130K – $1.9M checksSpeedinvestVienna · $5M – $30M checks

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Talmon FirestoneFounder

Experience

  1. Astral SystemsChief Technology Officercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. University of BristolPostdoctoral Researcher2022 — 2023City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
  3. University of BristolPHD Researcher2017 — 2022Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
  4. University of BristolClean Energy Research Placement2017Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
  5. Rolls-RoyceNuclear Engineering 12 month Internship2015 — 2016Derby

Skills & more

ROOTPhysics2Renewable Energy Systems3Rolls Royce2Shell ScriptingData AnalysisSustainable Development1ResearchEngineeringNavySimulationsMaterials Science
+12 moreMathematicsProject ManagementMatlabCMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelFortranTeamworkTime ManagementSubmarinesNuclear EngineeringPhysics Simulation

Languages English · French · Spanish

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Who is Tom Wallace-Smith?
Tom Wallace-Smith is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Astral Systems, where he works on the patenting and commercialisation of a fusion reactor for producing medical radioisotopes. A physicist by background, he has previously worked on biogas installations in rural Nepal and on the nuclear core of the submarine HMS Victorious. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Science & Health.
Where does Tom Wallace-Smith work?
Tom Wallace-Smith is Founder of Astral.
What companies did Tom Wallace-Smith found?
Tom Wallace-Smith founded Astral.
Where did Tom Wallace-Smith go to school?
Tom Wallace-Smith studied at University of Bristol (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Physics); University of Bath (MPhys with 12 month Industrial Placement, Physics); Poole Grammar School (Physics, Mathematics).

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