Alumni

Former Graduate Students

Dr. Alexander F. Battey

Former Graduate Students
PhD '21 Now Research Scientist at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Dr. Rian Naveen Chandra

Former Graduate Students
PhD '24 Now Postdoctoral Research Associate at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Dr. Andrea Garofalo

Former Graduate Students
PhD '97, now Scientist at General Atomics

Dr. David Gates

Former Graduate Students
PhD '93, now CTO of Thea Energy

Dr. Brian Grierson

Former Graduate Students
PhD '09, now Fusion Pilot Plant Hub Director at General Atomics

Dr. Ken Hammond

Former Graduate Students
PhD '17, now Staff Scientist at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Prof. Chris Hegna

Former Graduate Students
PhD '89, now Professor of Engineering Physics at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Matthew Lanctot

Former Graduate Students
PhD '10, now Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Boting Li

Former Graduate Students
PhD '24 Now Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Prof. David Maurer

Former Graduate Students
PhD '00, now Professor of Physics at Auburn University

Prof. Stewart Prager

Former Graduate Students
PhD '75, now Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University (and Former Director of PPPL)

Dr. Alex Saperstein

Former Graduate Students
PhD '23, now Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Dr. Daisuke Shiraki

Former Graduate Students
PhD '12, now R&D Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dr. Ryan Sweeney

Former Graduate Students
PhD '17, now Research Scientist at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Dr. Yumou Wei

Former Graduate Students
PhD '24 Now Postdoctoral Research Associate at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center