Jonathan Menard Jonathan Menard Title Deputy Director for Research and Chief Research Officer Email [email protected] Bio/Description Deputy Director for Research and Chief Research OfficerJonathan Menard is responsible for guiding the research program of PPPL working with the laboratory's domestic and international research team. His research interests include the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibrium and stability properties of spherical torus (ST) and tokamak plasmas, advanced operating scenarios in the ST, and the development of next- step ST options for fusion energy. Selected Publications ORCID Related News Heating for fusion: Why toast plasma when you can microwave it! Apple versus doughnut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma