Motivated by her mother’s battle with breast cancer, sophomore Freya Stratte is studying nuclear engineering to help improve radiation treatments and develop better diagnostic tools.
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Helically Symmetric eXperiment (HSX) are accelerating the deployment of economical fusion technologies with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
BSChE ’61, MSNE ’62, PhDNE ’65Co-founder, president, CEO and CTO, Clandestine Materials Detection Inc. A nuclear engineering professor emeritus and pioneer in fusion reactor design, advanced fuels and scientific understanding…
Jay Dregney, a UW–Madison undergraduate student studying engineering physics, reflects on the opportunities that have shaped his path in fusion research.
UW–Madison researchers partnered with Realta Fusion to publish a performance assessment identifying trade-offs between power plant design variables and materials for mirror fusion device components.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison hosted collaborators from Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science and the Plasma Research Center at University of Tsukuba last week for a three-day workshop on fusion energy.
Stephanie Diem has been promoted to Associate Professor, recognizing her dedication to teaching and service and her outstanding research achievements in experimental plasma physics, magnetically confined plasmas, and microwave heating and current drive.
Ben Lindley has been promoted to Associate Professor, recognizing his dedication to teaching and service and his outstanding research achievements in the areas of nuclear reactor physics, advanced reactor design, and integrated energy systems.
The College of Engineering is celebrating faculty and teaching faculty members who have received promotions, tenure and academic appointments in the 2025-26 academic year. These achievements mark important career milestones…
To understand the global, cascading consequences of nuclear war, researchers and security experts gathered at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from June 2-6, 2026 for the Workshop on Nuclear War Effects: Scenarios and Modeling.
Two graduate students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison help lead the Fusion Student Delegation, a cohort of student advocates that engage in public policy to shape the university programs and workforce initiatives that will help bring fusion energy to fruition.