Overview The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) is seeking an Executive Director for Europe to lead the FIA’s overall European operations, strategy, and organizational growth. This senior executive role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of clean energy by driving high-level political engagement, expanding the Association’s presence, and supporting organizational growth. Working alongside our…
The FIA is seeking a dedicated and skilled Manager for Public Policy to join our team to shape FIA’s advocacy efforts, managing direct outreach to government bodies, prioritizing and organizing the membership and the Association’s leadership direct engagement with policymakers, and coordinating across the Association.
The FIA is seeking an experienced and motivated Events Coordinator to expand FIA’s already active events program and engage a rapidly growing membership.
Magnetic confinement: Plasma is heated to 100 million °C or more, then squeezed and held in place by strong magnetic fields, allowing many fusion reactions to occur. (Example: tokamaks, stellarators)
Inertial confinement: Tiny fuel pellets are struck by powerful lasers. The outer layer explodes outward, compressing the core to fusion conditions for a few nanoseconds, producing a brief but intense pulse of energy from each pellet. (Example: National Ignition Facility)
Hybrid systems: Combine compression (e.g., from lasers, plasma pistons, or mechanical impact) with moderate magnetic fields to reduce energy losses and improve confinement.
Electrostatic fusion: Uses high electric potentials to accelerate ions toward a central reaction zone, causing them to collide at high energies and fuse. The ions are guided and confined by electric fields rather than magnets, creating a compact environment for fusion reactions.