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Cary Forest

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Founder at Realta Fusion

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

FoundedRealta Fusion

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Cary Forest is a plasma physicist and Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and acting Chief Technology Officer of Realta Fusion, which spun out of the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror (WHAM) experiment. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he directs the Wisconsin Plasma Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy user facility, and leads the WHAM project, which uses superconducting magnets to develop a compact axisymmetric mirror approach to fusion energy. His research spans nuclear fusion systems and basic plasma physics, including experiments on planetary and cosmic magnetic fields, magnetic reconnection, and astrophysical processes; his honors include the APS Simon Ramo Award, Sloan and Packard Fellowships, a Humboldt Research Award, and Fellowship of the American Phys

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Co-founders at Realta Fusion

JAJay Anderson
Jay AndersonFounder
BLBen Lindley
Ben LindleyFounder
OSOliver Schmitz
Oliver SchmitzCo-Founder, Plasma Facing Components

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Who is Cary Forest?
Cary Forest is a plasma physicist and Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and acting Chief Technology Officer of Realta Fusion, which spun out of the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror (WHAM) experiment. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he directs the Wisconsin Plasma Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy user facility, and leads the WHAM project, which uses superconducting magnets to develop a compact axisymmetric mirror approach to fusion energy. His research spans nuclear fusion systems and basic plasma physics, including experiments on planetary and cosmic magnetic fields, magnetic reconnection, and astrophysical processes; his honors include the APS Simon Ramo Award, Sloan and Packard Fellowships, a Humboldt Research Award, and Fellowship of the American Phys
Where does Cary Forest work?
Cary Forest is Founder of Realta Fusion.
What companies did Cary Forest found?
Cary Forest founded Realta Fusion.

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