Graduate Student Educational Opportunities
If you are interested in working on fusion energy research as part of your graduate school experience, please apply to our graduate programs. We are looking for motivated students who are interested in getting involved in some of the most important challenges in fusion engineering research.
In fact, UC San Diego offers a variety of graduate degrees that can serve as powerful pathways to a career in fusion engineering.
Below are links to UC San Diego graduate programs that include faculty who offer students world-class opportunities to prepare for a career in fusion engineering.
In addition, interested PhD and Masters students, please consider reaching out directly to fusion engineering faculty. We have faculty from many different disciplines working on exciting research in areas relevant for fusion engineering.
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Admissions Information / Masters / PhD
Materials Science
Graduate Admissions Information / Masters / PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Admissions Information / Masters / PhD
Computer Science and Engineering
Graduate Admissions Information / Masters and PhD programs
Fusion Education Spotlights
Rohan Shah: applying robotics to fusion energy
May 28, 2025
Rohan Shah recently graduated with an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from UC San Die...
Alumna Tammy Ma on fusion engineering workforce needs
May 19, 2025
Jacobs School alumna Tammy Ma, who is now lead of the Inertial Fusion Energy Institutional Init...
Marlene Patino, Fusion Energy Scientist
May 19, 2025
Marlene Patino, an assistant project scientist in the Center for Energy Research at UC San...