Ep 124: Bob Mumgaard, Commonwealth Fusion

In this episode we discuss... Bob's background in fusion and personal journey in the nuclear industry Bob's day-to-day as Chief Executive Officer at Commonwealth Fusion Systems Bob's graduate work at MIT researching new technologies to solve fundamental challenges with fusion Superconductors, their applications, and how Bob has significantly contributed to their productization The mechanisms that enable superconductors to operate at very high temperatures Why only 3 of over 100,000 superconductors have been commercialized How collaboration between academics and industrialists is helping to drive fusion technology into the marketplace Bob's mission to expedite superconductivity commercialization so that it can be deployed globally