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Biography
Masashi Shimada, Ph.D.,is a level 5 technical staff member (Distinguished Scientist) in the Fusion Safety Program at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). He is the experimental leader of Safety and Tritium Applied Research (STAR) facility at INL to support the DOE Office of Science (SC), office of Fusion Energy Science (FES) tritium and safety research.
Dr. Shimada joined INL in 2007 and has extensive experience in plasma material interactions, plasma physics and spectroscopy. He earned his Ph.D. in engineering physics from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Shimada is a member of the American Nuclear Society, has contributed to numerous publications and speaks fluent Japanese. Outside of work, he enjoys fly-fishing.
Research Interests
Fusion technology
Tritium science
Plasma-material interaction
Plasma physics
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Engineering Physics, University of California at San Diego
Award Date: Dec 1 2006
Bachelor, Physics, Sophia University
Award Date: Mar 1 2000
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Comparative characterization of mixed spectra and thermal neutron shielded irradiated tungsten
Gietl, H., Taylor, C. N., Hatano, Y., Oya, Y. & Shimada, M., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 604, 155498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of neutron irradiation on hydrogen isotope permeation on W-Re
Hoshino, Y., Sun, F., Kobayashi, M. I., Toyama, T., Kolasinski, R., Taylor, C. N., Shimada, M., Hatano, Y. & Oya, Y., Feb 2025, In: Fusion Engineering and Design. 211, 114769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MOOSE-based Tritium Migration Analysis Program, Version 8 (TMAP8) for advanced open-source tritium transport and fuel cycle modeling
Simon, P. C. A., Icenhour, C. T., Singh, G., Lindsay, A. D., Bhave, C., Yang, L., Riet, A., Che, Y., Humrickhouse, P., Calderoni, P. & Shimada, M., May 2025, In: Fusion Engineering and Design. 214, 114874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deuterium Permeation Through a Self-Supported Palladium-Silver Membrane in Helium Gas Mixtures
Fuerst, T. F., Taylor, C. N. & Shimada, M., 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 52, 9, p. 3925-3929 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing Multiphysics, Integrated, High-Fidelity, Massively Parallel Computational Capabilities for Fusion Applications Using MOOSE
Simon, P. C. A., Icenhour, C. T., Shimada, M., Lindsay, A. D., Giudicelli, G., Harbour, L. H., Gaston, D., Tano, M. E., Brooks, H., Novak, A. J., Eltawila, M., Lietz, A. M., Gall, G., Fiorina, C. & Reyes, S., 2024, Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, PBNC 2024. American Nuclear Society, p. 297-306 10 p. (Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, PBNC 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
5 Scopus citations
Prizes
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INL Laboratory Director’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award
Shimada, M. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
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Miya-Abdou Fusion Nuclear Technology Award, at the International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-12)
Shimada, M. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award
Press/Media
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This government lab in Idaho is researching fusion, the 'holy grail' of clean energy, as billions pour into the space
05/28/22
10 items of Media coverage
Press/Media