Fusion energy
The energy released when two atomic nuclei fuse together. This process powers the sun and stars. Read more
PPPL physicist receives Edison Award for fusion-powered rocket propulsion
hysicist Sam Cohen of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and three collaborators received the New Jersey Research & Development Council’s 2020 Thomas Edison Patent Award for Emerging Technology for their invention of a compact rocket engine thruster propelled by a small fusion reactor.
PPPL physicist receives Edison Award for fusion-powered rocket propulsion
PPPL physicist Sam Cohen received the 2020 Thomas Edison Patent Award for a compact rocket engine thruster.
Path-setting theoretical physicist Elena Belova elected an APS Fellow
Elena Belova, a principal research physicist whose work has advanced key areas of fusion research in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has been elected a 2020 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The APS annually recognizes as fellows no more than one-half of one percent of its more than 55,000 worldwide members.
Path-setting theoretical physicist Elena Belova elected an APS Fellow
A pioneer in developing hybrid codes for fusion and space plasmas.
Graduate students gather virtually for summer school at PPPL
Students attending the third annual graduate summer school at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) gathered virtually, due to travel restrictions, to get a broad overview of the field of plasma physics.
Graduate students gather virtually for summer school at PPPL
Students attending the third annual graduate summer school at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) gathered virtually, due to travel restrictions, to get a broad overview of the field of plasma physics.
Renowned physicist and former diagnostics developer at PPPL wins Asia Pacific plasma physics award
Hyeon Park, a renowned Korean physicist who developed a key diagnostic system for fusion(link is external) plasmas(link is external) while a principle researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has won the prestigious 2020 Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize for Plasma Physics.
Renowned physicist and former diagnostics developer at PPPL wins plasma physics award
Groundbreaking Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor is designated a Nuclear Historic Landmark
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) has bestowed its distinguished Nuclear Historic Landmark designation on the pioneering Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) that ran from 1982 to 1997 at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The groundbreaking facility laid the foundation for future fusion (link is external) power plants and set world records for fusion power (10.7 million watts) in 1994 and total fusion energy production (1,500 million joules) from 1993 to 1997.
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