From a conference to a community resource.
This site grew out of a national conversation about how to build the fusion workforce, and a simple recommendation: that the resources to learn fusion should live in one place.
Where this began
In May 2024, the NSF-funded Workforce Accelerator for Fusion Energy Development conference brought together universities, national labs and private fusion companies at Hampton University in Virginia. The goal was to work out how to train the people a new energy industry will need.
The findings were published in 2025 in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. Among the recommendations was a call for a centralized online hub listing educational resources and opportunities. This site is a step toward that.
The original website was built to support that conference. Now that the conference is done and the results are out, we have reorganized it into something with a longer life: free, general-purpose fusion learning material that anyone can use.
As fusion matures, the mix of jobs shifts from mostly scientists toward operations, manufacturing and skilled trades, so the field has room for many kinds of background.
Four ways into fusion
Help us keep it current
Fusion moves fast: companies launch, programs open, and new explainers appear every month. This site is meant to be a living, community-curated resource.
If you know a resource we should add, spot a broken link, or run a program that belongs in the directory, please tell us. Many of the resources here started as someone’s recommendation.
- Educators & students: suggest courses, channels and classroom activities.
- Companies & labs: tell us if your details should be updated.
- Everyone: flag anything outdated so the next learner has a better experience.