David Ruzic

David N. Ruzic is the Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where his research on plasma-surface interactions and liquid metal plasma-facing components has been central to the design of next-generation fusion reactors. He subsequently joined the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is the Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering. His research encompasses plasma processing of materials, liquid metal plasma-facing components, and the fundamental physics of plasma-surface interactions in fusion environments.