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Research

Making Fusion a Reality

April 27, 2026

Professors Carlos Paz-Soldan and Elizabeth Paul were recently featured in Columbia Engineering's latest edition of The Lever: Exploring the Future of Fusion

The Future of Fusion

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What if we created energy using the same method as the Sun?

This Earth Day, we're excited to explore fusion energy in the newest edition of our limited-series newsletter, The Lever, featuring perspectives from experts at Columbia Engineering and beyond. Subscribe today to learn about this carbon free, low-waste, always-on source of energy. https://bit.ly/4tBUXas

(Almost) Everything is Plasma

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The plasma used in fusion power is hotter than the Sun. Elizabeth Paul uses AI to design magnetic systems to control plasma in a fusion power plant.

Hear more from Professor Paul and her colleagues at Columbia Engineering: subscribe to our Lever series on fusion to learn about this carbon free, low-waste, always-on source of energy.