The European fusion research programme EUROfusion has awarded Dr. Lidija Radovanović one of only nine Bernard Bigot Researcher Grants 2026. This prestigious grant will enable the young researcher to carry out a two-year independent postdoctoral project at TU Wien starting in January 2026.
Radovanović completed her PhD in March 2025 with distinction at the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP), TU Wien. Her doctoral research, jointly supervised by Fritz Aumayr (TU Wien) and Elisabeth Wolfrum (IPP Garching), focused on pedestal structure and stability in fusion plasmas. She currently works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Austrian EUROfusion team of the Atomic and Plasma Physics Research Unit at IAP.
Her upcoming project will explore the modelling of ELM-free plasma edge regimes, a topic of central relevance for next-generation fusion devices such as ITER and DEMO. The focus lies on the so-called Quasi-Continuous Exhaust (QCE) regime, which allows for stable operation without large, damaging edge instabilities (ELMs).
The project is entitled:
“Modeling the Pedestal in the Quasi-Continuous Exhaust Regime: Towards Predictive Understanding Across Devices.”
“Thanks to this funding, I have the creative freedom to pursue new ideas and further strengthen my collaboration with researchers from the international fusion community,” says Radovanović.
The IAP congratulates Dr. Radovanović on this well-deserved recognition!
More information:
EUROfusion Announcement, opens an external URL in a new window
ÖAW news article, opens an external URL in a new window
