William Connor McCarthy | Worcester Polytechnic Institute

William McCarthy

Physics

Assistant Professor

AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE

Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Radiology, UMass Chan Medical School

EDUCATION

B.S. in Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Expert Bio

William McCarthy is an expert on plasma physics, fusion energy, and medical imaging. His research is focused on how to improve fusion reactors, with implications for the development of clean energy and even powering spacecraft. He also studies nuclear medicine tools, such as Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) with a goal of advancing these tools to see inside the human body with greater accuracy to improve healthcare. McCarthy can speak about efforts to develop nuclear fusion reactors to produce carbon-free energy.

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Worcester Business Journal

Commonwealth Fusion Systems' attempt to provide carbon-free energy for the masses

“The fusion community needs to demonstrate a prototype fusion reactor that will produce more energy than the energy required to get the reaction going in the first place. That’s really the first major hurdle.” William McCarthy, assistant professor of physics, spoke to the Worcester Business Journal for an article in its "Fast Forward to 2034" series about the potential, and the challenges to overcome, of making commercial nuclear fusion energy a reality.

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