r/fusion

I have set myself a goal of building a fusor in 2 yrs. I am looking for any help, but especially I am looking for book suggestions, websites, articles, everything I need to know​ to build a fusor. I hav2 always been interested in physics, but I need a solid base not just a patchy and vague sort of understanding. Even if you can't give me any concrete suggestions, I would appreciate a detailed outlining of all the fields necessary. E.g, high voltage, vacuum, plasma, electromagnetic fields... these are just a few broad ones, i would really appreciate more detail if possible.

Thank you all very much in advance!​

$15.2 billion in private investment over the past 5 years!

For an industry that is projected to need 1 million workers by 2040, how is the global private workforce roughly ONLY 4,000?!

Hello all. Im wrapping up my undergraduate education right now and I am dead set on getting a PhD in the field of Plasma-Material Interactions for fusion applications. I absolutely love this topic and have been doing research on it at my college since i began. I would love to do research at a national lab or join a start up and eventually become a professor. I have seen some things recently that a PhD pigeon holes you into a topic and makes it difficult to earn decent money. I don’t want this to be my reality and inhibit me from finding a job. Is a PhD worth it? I know i would absolutely love being in grad school and doing research, but will i be disadvantaging myself financially? Does anyone have personal experience?

Hi All,

Just wondering as it seemed from glassdoor that everyone got an initial interview from commonwealth fusion but very few made it through. Usually I figure this is a glassdoor problem (people more likely to post if they don't make it) but it did seem interesting how many folks were getting initial screeners. Just trying to gauge the level of seriousness the company is putting forward on hiring.

Thanks