Where to go next - PhD options

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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

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

United Kingdom

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.