Michl Binderbauer

Michl Binderbauer
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Salzburg, Austria
NationalityAustrian
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine, Ph.D. Plasma Physics 1996
Occupation(s)CEO of TAE Technologies, inventor
Years active1998–present
Known forPlasma 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

  1. ^ "About Us - TAE Technologies". 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  2. ^ "Espacenet – search results". worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  3. ^ "Tri Alpha Energy Appoints CTO Michl Binderbauer as Company President". 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Bennett, Jay (2017-07-26). "Google's Nuclear Fusion Project Is Paying Off". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  6. ^ "Tri Alpha Energy Appoints CTO Michl Binderbauer as Company President". 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  7. ^ "IFC 2018 Climate Business Forum | Connect4Climate". www.connect4climate.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  8. ^ "Norman fusion device reaches 'long enough' milestone - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  9. ^ "UCI names 18 recipients of 46th annual Lauds & Laurels awards". UCI News. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  10. ^ "Alumni | UCI". ps.uci.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  11. ^ "Board". UCI Beall Applied Innovation. Retrieved 2020-12-16.