Gerald Kulcinski — Biographical Profile
- National Academy of Engineering (1993)
Primary Academic Discipline: Aneutronic Fusion & Inertial Electrostatic Confinement|Active Research Era: 1970s – Present
National Academy of Engineering member; Grainger Professor Emeritus at UW-Madison and Director of the Fusion Technology Institute; 50+ years pioneering helium-3 fuel cycle research.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute
- Kronos Fusion Energy
Academic Career & Impact on Plasma Physics
Dr. Gerald L. Kulcinski is the Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the Fusion Technology Institute, where he has pursued advanced-fuel fusion research for over 50 years. His pioneering work in reactor design and radiation damage to fusion materials earned him election to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 1993.
Kulcinski is a leading global advocate for the helium-3 fuel cycle and inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC), having operated UW-Madison's IEC devices to demonstrate steady-state D-3He and p-11B fusion reactions in a tabletop geometry. He serves as a Board Member and Plasma Systems Engineer at Kronos Fusion Energy, where his decades of foundational research directly support the aneutronic design of the S.M.A.R.T. generator.
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