Fusion for Energy
Didier COMBESCURE is a seasoned technical officer specializing in structural dynamics at Fusion for Energy since December 2013, where Didier also serves as Chairperson of the F4E Staff Committee. With a longstanding commitment to earthquake engineering, Didier COMBESCURE has held various significant positions within the AFPS - Association Francaise du Genie Parasismique from 1997 to 2022, culminating in the role of Président du Conseil since September 2022. Prior to these roles, Didier COMBESCURE worked as a research engineer at EDF R&D and contributed to the dynamic and seismic structural analysis at Fusion for Energy from 2008 to 2012. Additionally, a research engineer at the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique from 1997 to 2008, Didier COMBESCURE led the EMSI laboratory from 2007 to 2008. Educationally, Didier COMBESCURE holds a PhD in Structural Mechanics from CentraleSupélec, completed in 1996, and an engineering degree from the same institution with a focus on structural calculation.
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Fusion for Energy
Fusion for Energy (F4E) is the European Union’s Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy. The organisation was created under the Euratom Treaty by a decision of the Council of the European Union in order to meet three objectives: F4E is responsible for providing Europe’s contribution to ITER, the world’s largest scientific partnership that aims to demonstrate fusion as a viable and sustainable source of energy. ITER brings together seven parties that represent half of the world’s population – the EU, Russia, Japan, China, India, South Korea and the United States. F4E also supports fusion research and development initiatives through the Broader Approach Agreement, signed with Japan – a fusion energy partnership which will last for 10 years. Ultimately, F4E will contribute towards the construction of demonstration fusion reactors. F4E is established for a period of 35 years from 19 April 2007 and is located in Barcelona, Spain.