Reza Amrollahi

Intelligence Summary: Professor Reza Amrollahi

Node Identity: Professor Reza Amrollahi is a faculty member at Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) in Tehran, specializing in Nuclear Fusion. He is the lead researcher on both the Alborz and Taban tokamak projects, making him a key personnel node in Iran's plasma physics research network. Amrollahi leads two of Iran's five operational tokamak facilities at one of the country's premier engineering institutions.

Strategic Relevance: Amrollahi represents the university-level scientific leadership tier of Iran's tokamak program, overseeing both the educational Alborz Tokamak and the more advanced Taban Tokamak at AUT. His research group has produced multiple publications in high-impact journals including Nuclear Fusion, Fusion Engineering and Design, and Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. The Alborz tokamak project has generated publications on vacuum vessel design, poloidal coil systems, pre-ionization systems, and free-boundary equilibrium calculations — engineering expertise directly transferable to more advanced plasma confinement systems. The Taban tokamak features ECRH pre-ionization via a 2.45 GHz/700 W microwave source, demonstrating capability in RF plasma systems. AUT is identified by ISIS as one of three universities where HEMP simulation research has been "openly reported," and has a documented cooperation link with SPND. This creates a significant dual-use bridge: the plasma engineering, electromagnetic systems, and RF technology expertise developed under Amrollahi's tokamak leadership has direct relevance to electromagnetic weapons effects research and nuclear weapons component testing infrastructure.

Technical Focus / Capabilities: Amrollahi's research encompasses tokamak engineering (vacuum vessel design, poloidal coil systems, pre-ionization), plasma startup optimization (ECRH microwave pre-ionization for Taban), and free-boundary equilibrium calculations. His group's work on the Taban tokamak includes design, simulation, and construction of a circular cross-section device with major radius 0.45 m, minor radius 0.15 m, toroidal field up to 0.7-0.8 T, and 30 kA plasma current. The ECRH pre-ionization capability demonstrates RF plasma generation expertise with potential applications beyond fusion research.

Network Linkage: Amrollahi is employed by Amirkabir University and leads both the Alborz Tokamak and Taban Tokamak. Both devices received ITER delegation visits in November 2015. AUT has a documented cooperation link with SPND and is identified by ISIS as conducting HEMP simulation research alongside Sharif University and Imam Khomeini University. His colleague Morteza Habibi works on plasma focus devices at the same institution, connecting tokamak and plasma focus research programs.