Jorrit Lion studied physics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and the University of York, UK. He obtained his PhD at the IPP Greifswald and contributed with research on modelling of stellarators for fusion power plant applications. In early 2023 he co-founded the IPP spin-out company Proxima Fusion, where he leads the scientific program as Chief Scientist (https://www.proximafusion.com/about).
