Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
PhD EPFL
Research
Application of differential geometry to classical mechanics (mathematical physics): Lagrangian/Hamiltonian dynamics, Euler-Poincaré reduction on Lie groups, symmetry and Noether theorems, Froebenius integrability, De Rham cohomology and Hodge decomposition.
Numerical methods: symplectic and structure-preserving integrators, finite-difference/finite-element/spectral methods, Particle-In-Cell (PIC), Monte-Carlo methods, parallelisation schemes and high-performance computing.
Electromagnetism and fusion plasmas: Magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) equilibria, eddy currents in conducting structures, gauge freedom, magnetic helicity, field-line topology, guiding-centre/gyro-centre theory, collisional fluid closure, Vlasov-Boltzmann equation.
Languages
EN
FR
DE
IT
FR
DE
IT
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Associate Research Physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
15 Aug 2015 → 15 Oct 2017
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
1 May 2015 → 1 Aug 2015
Graduate Research Assistant, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
15 Feb 2011 → 1 May 2015
Industry keywords
- Energy
- Space
- Defence
- Education
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Characterization of admissible quasisymmetries
Burby, J. W., Kallinikos, N., Mackay, R. S., Perrella, D. & Pfefferlé, D., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Plasma Physics. 91, 1, 20 p., E33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Force-balance through P-harmonic fields
Pfefferlé, D., 17 Mar 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera
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Monte Carlo simulations in the optimisation of linac bunker shielding
Pikes, G., Rowshanfarzad, P., Dass, J., Reynolds, M., Ebert, M. & Pfefferlé, D., Jul 2025, In: Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 57, 7, 13 p., 103469.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A structure-preserving particle discretisation for the Lenard–Bernstein collision operator
Jeyakumar, S., Kraus, M., Hole, M. J. & Pfefferlé, D., 14 May 2024, In: Journal of Plasma Physics. 90, 3, 21 p., 905900301 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Context and pieces of the 3D MHS puzzle
Pfefferlé, D., 26 Mar 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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Sydney Dynamics Group seminars
Pfefferle, D. (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker)
31 Jul 2020Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
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Nuclear Fusion (Journal)
Pfefferle, D. (Reviewer)
10 Jan 2020Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Physics of Plasmas (Journal)
Pfefferle, D. (Reviewer)
17 Aug 2020Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (Journal)
Pfefferle, D. (Reviewer)
22 Jul 2019Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Nuclear Fusion (Journal)
Pfefferle, D. (Reviewer)
22 Feb 2019Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review