Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Dennis Whyte named Plasma Science and Fusion Center director

Nuclear fusion leader succeeds Miklos Porkolab, who returns to teaching and research after almost 20 years of distinguished service.

November 17, 2014

MIT students meet with nuclear energy policy-makers

September 4, 2014

Fusion Power Associates honors Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers

Professor Anne White and Associate Director Martin Greenwald to receive awards.

August 11, 2014

Anne White and Mario Manuel, PSFC professor and alumnus, respectively.

American Physical Society honors PSFC graduate and professor

Mario Manuel SM '08 PhD '13 and Professor Anne White to receive awards at annual APS meeting

August 7, 2014

Alexander Sappok '09 and Leslie Bromberg

Startup with MIT roots wins R&D 100 Award

July 16, 2014

Professor Anne White with Dean Ian Waitz of the School of Engineering.

NSE professor Anne White wins Junior Bose Teaching Award

February 26, 2014

Listening to the countdown and watching a screen of the tokamak's interior, (from left) Warren, MIT Vice President for Research Maria Zuber, Livingstone (back), nuclear science and engineering assistant professor Anne White, Clark, and research scientist Jerry Hughes (far right), along with press and staff, await the the 'shot' that will create the plasma in Alcator C-Mod.

Warren, Clark join in restarting of Alcator C-Mod tokamak

Lawmakers join scientists in relaunching experiments at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

February 25, 2014

MIT fusion experiment energized by new budget deal

Alcator C-Mod to receive $22.2 million in 2014.

January 24, 2014

Interior view of the tokamak showing the molybdenum armor tiles on the wall. Three Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies (ICRF) heating antennas are visible – two on the left with two copper straps each, and the four-strap “field-aligned” antenna (installed 2011) at right.

MIT fusion research paper earns Nuclear Fusion Journal Award

January 9, 2014

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi observes data and images from the Alcator C-Mod tokamak on screens in the control room. Guided by Assistant Professor Anne White (right) she was joined by Vice President for Research Maria Zuber and PSFC Director Miklos Porkolab (front row). Also present (back row from right) were Alcator Project Head Earl Marmar, Principal Research Scientist Amanda Hubbard and Pelosi Ad...

Nancy Pelosi visits Plasma Science and Fusion Center

November 4, 2013

Richard Petrasso accepts the award at the International Inertial Fusion Science and Applications Conference (IFSA) in Nara, Japan.

Petrasso receives Edward Teller Medal

September 24, 2013

Minervini Honored by IEEE Council on Superconductivity

July 23, 2013

Miklos Porkolab receives Hannes Alfvén Prize

Professor cited for contributions to fusion energy development and the physics of plasma waves

July 3, 2013

U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana (back), atop Alcator C-Mod, learns from Assistant Professor Anne White how MIT's tokamak has contributed to the national and international fusion programs.

Status of fusion experiment warms up

June 20, 2013

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Alcator C-Mod Head Earl Marmar and Nuclear Engineering Assistant Professor Anne White view the Alcator C-Mod Project from atop the tokamak.

Lawmakers visit MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak

May 16, 2013

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