Hannah Palmer (Dunnett)

Fusion Energy | Technology Development | Materials Development

United Kingdom

About

Development engineer, maturing technologies that will enable fusion energy, with expertise in developing and testing materials for demanding environments.

Experience

  • Senior R&D Engineer at UK Atomic Energy Authority
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    Technology development for the STEP prototype fusion power plant.

  • Tenmat Ltd. (5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Technical Lead - Wear Parts
      Jul 2020 - Jul 2024 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      Technical lead for engineering materials going into tribological applications. Leading a team developing new products, supporting manufacture of existing products and qualifying materials for new applications. Technical oversight of manufacturing site move, including: technical qualification of manufacturing and testing at the new site; knowledge transfer and training the new Technical team; project management and planning.

    • Development Scientist
      Sep 2018 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Worked on new product development projects spanning a number of product areas across the business, including high-temperature gas filtration, rotor vanes, ceramics and cermets.

  • Band Manager and Keyboard Player at Ozone Pulse
    Jul 2013 - Jul 2020 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    Playing songs that get everyone dancing at weddings and events. Liaising with clients to give them the best possible experience. Making sure the other musicians are at the right place at the right time!

  • Student Engineer at Siemens Healthineers
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Two summer placements identifying ways to improve the mechanical properties of superconducting coils, and building a test system to measure losses in superconducting wire due to alternating magnetic fields.

  • Work Experience Placement at UK Atomic Energy Authority
    Aug 2012 - Aug 2012 · 1 mo

    Designed and built a pellet detection system that was installed on the MAST tokamak to assist in research during two weeks’ work experience.