Michl Binderbauer

Michl Binderbauer is an Austrian-American physicist, entrepreneur and CEO of TAE Technologies, a private company dedicated to commercializing non-radioactive nuclear fusion power and other sustainable technologies.[1] He is a co-inventor of many of the company’s advances in fusion energy, power management, and particle accelerators, and holds 40 issued and pending U.S. patents and a number of international technology patents.[2] Binderbauer has published papers on plasma physics and fusion in peer-reviewed journals including Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

Michl Binderbauer
Born1969 (age 53–54)
Salzburg, Austria
NationalityAustrian
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine, Ph.D. Plasma Physics 1996
OccupationCEO of TAE Technologies
Years active1998 - present
Known forPlasma physics and fusion research

Binderbauer has been featured in Time,[3] the New York Times, MIT Technology Review,[4] Forbes,[5] and PBS NewsHour.[6]

Career

Over the past two decades, Binderbauer has positioned TAE as a prominent figure in the fusion sector and diversified its range to encompass power management solutions for electric mobility, grid storage, efficiency enhancements, and other related fields.[7]

Binderbauer originally joined TAE as CTO, a position he held for 17 years. He then served as President for 18 months before being appointed CEO in 2017.[8] Binderbauer possesses expertise in the domain of beam-driven field-reversed configurations (FRC) and non-radioactive aneutronic fusion systems,[9] two key differentiators in TAE’s approach to fusion power. In his role as the architect of the firm's research and development program, Binderbauer led the initiative to collaborate with Google in utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technology for fusion research.[10]

Binderbauer serves on the Board of Directors of both TAE Technologies and TAE Life Sciences.[11]

Education

Binderbauer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Plasma Physics, a Master of Science degree in Physics from University of California, Irvine.[12] He earned his Ph.D in Plasma Physics from UC Irvine in 1996, under the guidance of fusion energy pioneer, Professor Norman Rostoker.[13] Binderbauer is a recipient of UC Irvine’s prestigious Lauds & Laurels Award[14] and was, in 2018, one of  the inaugural inductees into UC Irvine’s School of Physical Sciences Hall of Fame.[15] He sits on the Board of UCI Beall Applied Innovation.[16]

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  4. "Finally, Fusion Takes Small Steps Toward Reality". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. McMahon, Jeff. "Energy From Fusion In 'A Couple Years,' CEO Says, Commercialization In Five". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  6. "Is alluring but elusive fusion energy possible in our lifetime?". PBS NewsHour. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  7. "Most Influential 2015: Michl Binderbauer". Orange County Register. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  8. "TAE rearranges its leadership and gets ready for next chapter in fusion quest backed by Paul Allen". GeekWire. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  9. "Michl Binderbauer, TAE Technologies Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  10. Bennett, Jay (2017-07-26). "Google's Nuclear Fusion Project Is Paying Off". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  11. "Tri Alpha Energy Appoints CTO Michl Binderbauer as Company President". 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  12. "IFC 2018 Climate Business Forum | Connect4Climate". www.connect4climate.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  13. "Norman fusion device reaches 'long enough' milestone - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  14. "UCI names 18 recipients of 46th annual Lauds & Laurels awards". UCI News. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  15. "Alumni | UCI". ps.uci.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  16. "Board". UCI Beall Applied Innovation. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
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