Zap Energy's goal is to develop and commercialize an energy source for global markets based on fusion technology.
EVERETT, WA, October 02, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Benjamin Levitt has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Drawing on years of expertise in plasma physics and fusion energy, Dr. Levitt presently excels as the Vice President of Research and Development for Zap Energy, whose goal is to develop and commercialize an energy source for global markets based on fusion technology. Fusion-based energy would be a carbon-free source, enabling humanity to reduce its carbon footprint with clean, abundant, and safe power. His R&D team at Zap is currently endeavoring to achieve 'energy breakeven', a critical milestone on the way to commercialization whereby they can demonstrate more energy produced from a fusion-based system than the required input energy. As Vice President of Research and Development, Dr. Levitt also regularly liaises with external stakeholders, such as investors for fundraising and regulatory agencies to ensure a viable path towards commercialization.
During the early stages of his career, Dr. Levitt gained valuable expertise in the field as a principal research scientist at Schlumberger-Doll Research in Boston, a research fellow at CERN, and as a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard University Physics Department. Dr. Levitt remains active in academic and industrial forums, maintaining professional alignment with several organizations, including IEEE and the American Physical Society.
An expert in his field, Dr. Levitt holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from McGill University. Subsequently, he expanded upon his professional expertise, earning a PhD in Plasma Physics from Columbia University and completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Physics at Harvard University. Along the way, Dr. Levitt has obtained numerous patents and contributed to many peer-reviewed journals, predominantly in the areas of plasma physics, fusion science and particle accelerators.
While his career has been spent on a broad variety of scientific and technological pursuits, Dr. Levitt took particular interest in studying fundamental plasma physics phenomena that govern the dynamics of planetary magnetospheres, trapping and studying anti-matter at CERN, the world's largest accelerator, and working for Schlumberger for 13 years to develop technologies to enable and measure carbon capture technologies. Though hard work, dedication and calculated risk taking have brought him far in his career, he credits much of his overall success to working with fantastic teams and talented collaborators. Looking ahead, Dr. Levitt hopes to help transform Zap Energy into the first commercial fusion energy company, and have a small part in helping humanity achieve a more sustainable future along the way.
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