International Tokamaks

Fusion energy research is a highly international activity, offering opportunities to conduct research overseas.

The KSTAR Tokamak in Korea

Columbia Plasma Laboratory members also conduct research overseas on a variety of state-of-the art facilities. Please expand the area below and follow the links to explore the research carried out by Columbia researchers overseas.

International Tokamaks

The KSTAR facility is a superconducting long-pulse tokamak operating in South Korea. Its mission is to explore advanced tokamak scenarios towards long-pulse operation.

Disruption Prediction

Columbia researchers, led by Dr. Steve Sabbagh, conduct disruption prediction research at the KSTAR facility. Also see News Article.

High Pressure Stability

Columbia researchers, led by Dr. Steve Sabbagh, conduct research to understand the stability of KSTAR plasmas at high pressure.

Edge Stability

Columbia researchers, led by Prof. Carlos Paz-Soldan, conduct edge stability research at the KSTAR facility.

The ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) Facility is a tokamak at Munich, Germany, with an extensive diagnostic set, capable heating and instability control actuators, and most notably fully Tungsten plasma-facing components.

Edge Stability

Columbia researchers, led by Prof. Carlos Paz-Soldan, conduct edge stability research at the AUG facility.

The MAST-Upgrade Spherical Tokamak in the UK is a facility that can explore a variety of exhaust configurations.

Equilibrium and Stability of Spherical Tokamaks

Columbia researchers, led by Dr. Steve Sabbagh, and Dr. Jack Berkery conduct equailibrium and stability research at the MAST-U facility.

Publications (Link)

Columbia Affiliations
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science