Fusion is the energy of the stars: clean, safe, and virtually limitless.

Fusion offers a clean, scalable energy solution with no carbon emissions and minimal long-lived waste. UW–Madison is driving innovation to make fusion energy commercially viable, accelerating the path from lab to market.

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The future of fusion energy starts at UW–Madison.

At UW–Madison, decades of leadership in physics and engineering meets collaborative innovation and industry partnerships. Our campus brings together a top-tier nuclear engineering program, the country’s most extensive plasma physics program, and groundbreaking public-private technology. This rare combination fosters remarkable scientific innovation and strengthens the entire fusion energy sector with skilled engineers, scientists, and technicians.

Our researchers and partners are shaping the future of energy through bold experimentation and collaborative science—and we want you to join us!

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With strong academic, industrial, and policy support, Wisconsin is poised to lead the next energy revolution.

While the technical challenges of fusion energy are considerable, the UW–Madison is leading efforts to overcome them—driven not only by the promise of clean, abundant energy, but by the transformative economic opportunities that fusion can set in motion.

UW–Madison’s fusion energy expertise spans three departments across two colleges, making it one of the most comprehensive academic fusion research ecosystems in the country. The university has breadth of experimental and theoretical work, hands-on training for students in cutting-edge facilities, and early and sustained investment in both magnetic confinement and plasma physics.

From this research, UW affiliates have developed five plasma confinement devices and spun out four companies all aiming to bring commercialized fusion energy to the state of Wisconsin.