University of Wisconsin Madison

University

Projects: 5 Funding (Nondilutive): 2 News: 6 Publications: 19

Location

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Website

www.wisc.edu

News

$27M WARF gift accelerates UW–Madison research frontiers

Aug 24, 2026 • Wisconsin State Journal

UW–Madison builds international collaboration through fusion energy workshop

Aug 14, 2026 • College of Engineering | University of Wisconsin-Madison

With DOE Genesis Mission award, Paul Wilson is accelerating fusion blanket design optimization

Jul 27, 2026 • College of Engineering | University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications

Investigation of magnetic field ripple effects on charged particles transport in scrape-off layer of Heliotron J

Sep 18, 2026 • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Characterizing flux-surface shapes in tokamaks and quasi-symmetric stellarators

Sep 18, 2026 • Physics of Plasmas

Determining neutral fueling response to RMPs in MAST using a multi-reservoir particle balance model and EMC3‑EIRENE

Sep 17, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion

Projects

HSX

1999 - Present

MST

Pegasus-III

2023 - Present

Proto-CLEO

WHAM

2024 - Present

Description

WHAM (the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror) is a fusion experiment which utilizes high-temperature superconductor (HTS) coils in a magnetic mirror configuration. Its HTS magnets generate a magnetic field of 17 tesla, the highest magnetic field of any steady-state fusion energy experiment to date.

Funding Received (Nondilutive)

September 10, 2025

programFIRE Collaborative

FundersFusion Energy Sciences (FES)

AnnouncementFIRE Collaborative: Fusion Neutrons for Integrated Blanket Technology Development Through Advanced Testing and Design

April 6, 2020

programBETHE

$10,299,429

FundersAdvanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

AnnouncementBETHE: An HTS Axisymmetric Magnetic Mirror on a Faster Path to Lower Cost Fusion Energy

University of Wisconsin Madison

Location

Website

News

$27M WARF gift accelerates UW–Madison research frontiers

UW–Madison builds international collaboration through fusion energy workshop

With DOE Genesis Mission award, Paul Wilson is accelerating fusion blanket design optimization

Why Realta Fusion is building a fusion reactor at an old hot dog factory

Realta Fusion makes electricity, but not through heat conversion

Nuclear Fusion Startup Transforms Plasma Energy Directly Into Electricity In First For Private Sector

Publications

Investigation of magnetic field ripple effects on charged particles transport in scrape-off layer of Heliotron J

Characterizing flux-surface shapes in tokamaks and quasi-symmetric stellarators

Determining neutral fueling response to RMPs in MAST using a multi-reservoir particle balance model and EMC3‑EIRENE

Experimental observation of non-resonant divertor resiliency in the Compact Toroidal Hybrid experiment

Adaptation of Nuclear Fission Cost Estimation Tools for Fusion Energy Systems

Exploration of an intrinsic low-collisionality, high performance, grassy ELM regime in the DIII-D tokamak

An Investigation of Surrogate-Assisted, Gradient-Based Methods for Stellarator Breeder Geometry Optimization

Assessment of divertor structures arising from invariant features in Hamiltonian system for three-dimensional magnetic field in Heliotron J

FED Thea energy special edition editorial

MHD simulation study on impurity assimilation efficiency and disruption dynamics during shattered pellet injection