Michl Binderbauer
Michl Binderbauer | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Salzburg, Austria |
Nationality | Austrian |
Education | University of California, Irvine, Ph.D. Plasma Physics 1996 |
Occupation(s) | CEO of TAE Technologies, inventor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Known for | Plasma physics and fusion research |
Michl Binderbauer is an Austrian-American physicist, and businessman. He is the CEO of TAE Technologies.[1] He holds 40 issued and pending U.S. patents plus a number of international technology patents.[2] Binderbauer has published papers on plasma, physics, and fusion.
Career
Binderbauer joined TAE when it was founded in 1998 as CTO, a position he held for 17 years. In May 2017, he became president of TAE,[3] a position he held for 18 months before being appointed CEO in 2018.[4]
In his role as the architect of the firm's research and development program; Binderbauer helped lead the initiative to collaborate with Google in utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technology for fusion research.[5]
Binderbauer serves on the Board of Directors of both TAE Technologies and TAE Life Sciences.[6]
Education
Binderbauer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Plasma Physics and a Master of Science degree in Physics from University of California, Irvine.[7] He received his Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from UC Irvine in 1996.[8] Binderbauer is a recipient of UC Irvine’s prestigious Lauds & Laurels Award[9] and was, in 2018, one of the inaugural inductees into UC Irvine’s School of Physical Sciences Hall of Fame.[10] He sits on the Board of UCI Beall Applied Innovation.[11]
References
- ^ "About Us - TAE Technologies". 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Espacenet – search results". worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "Tri Alpha Energy Appoints CTO Michl Binderbauer as Company President". 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "TAE rearranges its leadership and gets ready for next chapter in fusion quest backed by Paul Allen". GeekWire. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Bennett, Jay (2017-07-26). "Google's Nuclear Fusion Project Is Paying Off". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "Tri Alpha Energy Appoints CTO Michl Binderbauer as Company President". 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "IFC 2018 Climate Business Forum | Connect4Climate". www.connect4climate.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Norman fusion device reaches 'long enough' milestone - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "UCI names 18 recipients of 46th annual Lauds & Laurels awards". UCI News. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "Alumni | UCI". ps.uci.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "Board". UCI Beall Applied Innovation. Retrieved 2020-12-16.