Where to go next - PhD options

Luckily, the EM Msc degree will be mostly accepted for PhDs in Europe. Here are a few options that are open to you going forward (not in any particular order):

Europe

• The obvious: the fusion DC PhD. Maybe hampered by decision-making based in your country of origin and your gender, it is known to take 60-75% of its students from the MSc. Doesn't exist anymore?

Germany

• IPPs in Germany - both Garching and Greifswald. Here's a link to Garchings' http://www.ipp.mpg.de/3651607/Admission
• The TUe fusion group. They have PhD openings here and there. You might be able to do internship there beforehand, (unpaid :-( ) and get to know the people. Very good quality research. http://www.tue.nl/en/university/departments/applied-physics/research/plasma-physics-and-radiation-technology/science-and-technology-of-nuclear-fusion/fusion-group/contact-information/. Emailing Roger Jaspers (part of EM steering committee) maybe a good starting point.

Switzerland

• The CRPP at the EPFL in Switzerland. They are known to at least call EM Msc students to academic interviews :-). Middle-sized tokamak: TCV. To apply email Paolo Ricci: http://crpp.epfl.ch/page-104051-en.html . Pedro (pedro.a.molina.c@gmail.com) is there now, email me if you would like more details.

France

• Cadarache, where you do the winter event: http://www-fusion-magnetique.cea.fr/etudiants/theses.htm#theses
• Nancy

United Kingdom

• http://www.york.ac.uk/fusion-cdt/

Others

Fusenet.edu is supposed to keep a very good database of fusion education in Europe (run by the TUe kids), have a look there as well.

United States

• Winsconsin MAdison has an excellent plasma physics for fusion group. It is known to have taken a Msc EM student 2 years ago, but not immediately from the application but because he went into the campus to speak to the profs.
• MIT - Alcator C is still runnin!
• Princenton - needs no description...
• University of Washington

!!! Warning: For PhDs in the US you **must** contact the supervisors beforehand, or go see them. Your chances of success with just sending an application are rather slim.

Canada

• UTIAS - Graveyard group from the golden days of Stangeby's bible. Funding is slim.
• Saskatchewan - They have a small Tokamak. Still accepting Msc students.