Yuntao Song

Director of the Institute of Plasma Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Professor Song Yuntao is a Doctor of Science in Fusion and Director General of the Plasma Physics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP). He has actively supported Slovenian experts’ engagement in ITER, the project aimed to construct the largest test fusion reactor in the world. As Head of Development Engineering at CFETR (China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor, he involved the Slovenian company Cosylab early in developing plasma control and test systems.

In recent years, Professor Song has focused his research on proton cancer therapy—the culmination of his cooperation with Slovenia is the design and construction of the Chinese system for proton cancer therapy. Slovenian and Chinese researchers and engineers are now involved in developing and integrating software for the entire system, from accelerator control to the treatment management system.

With the Department of Reactor Physics at Jožef Stefan Institute, he submitted a Sino- Slovenian research project “Research in key areas of superconducting cyclotron systems for proton therapy.” The Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP), the Jožef Stefan Institute, and Cosylab are explicitly mentioned in the official minutes of the meeting between the Ministries of Science of China and Slovenia as the only partners in cooperation on proton therapy, fusion, and fission.