US Department of Energy - Office of Fusion Energy Sciences
Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC)
Fusion Energy - Fusion Technology Personnel Survey

As part of this charge, FESAC has been conducting surveys of the fusion science and fusion technology community. This survey form is a continuing part of this effort. All information entered on this form will be used to compile statistical information about the state of the fusion energy workforce.

Even if you receive multiple notifications about this survey, please only respond once. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

• You have spent 5% or more of your time during the past 5 years pursing fusion energy or fusion technology related research and development activities at a US university, laboratory, or industry
  AND, one of the following:
  
• You are either a undergraduate or graduate student pursing a degree at a US university, or
• You are a faculty member, post-doc, or researcher at a US university, or
• You are a post-doc or staff scientist/engineer at a US research and development laboratory (university lab, national lab, or corporate lab)

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Section 1: Professional Information

If you are currently a student, please click here to go to the next section.

1. What is your highest degree? Please choose the most appropriate Bachelors Masters Doctorate
2. In what year did you receive your highest degree?
3. What is the field of your highest degree? Please choose the most appropriate Physics, plasma Physics, other Other Science (e.g., chemistry, mathematics) Nuclear Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Materials Science/Engineering Other Engineering
4. Please classify the emphasis of your research activities? Please choose the most appropriate Experiment Theory Technology Development
5. How do you classify the area of the majority of your fusion-related current work activities?
   Primary activity Magnetic Fusion Energy Inertial Fusion Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Fusion Technology Development Education/Outreach Administration Secondary activity Magnetic Fusion Energy Inertial Fusion Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Fusion Technology Development Education/Outreach Administration
6. What type of organization is your employer? Please choose the most appropriate PhD granting institution Masters granting institution Bachelors granting institution University-related research laboratory U. S. National Laboratory (DOE, DOD, etc.) Corporate Research Laboratory Other
7. Which job title most accurately represents your current position? Choose One Post-doctoral researcher Faculty (non-tenure track) Assistant Professor (tenure-track) Associate Professor Professor Professor Emeritus Research or Staff Scientist/Engineer Senior Researcher or Senior Staff Scientist/Engineer Program Manager / Project Leader

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Section 2: Educational Information

If you are presently a student, please provide the information about your current instituion. If you are not a student, please provide the following information about your undergradute institution and/or the graduate instituion at which you received your degrees.

1. Are you presently a student? Please select Yes No

   Please respond to questions in this section ONLY if you are currently a student. If you are currently student, please indicate: Please choose the most appropriate Graduate student Undergraduate student What is your current major? Please choose the most appropriate Physics Nuclear Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Materials Science/Engineering Other Science (chemistry, mathematics, etc.) Other Engineering Do you plan to pursue fusion science or fusion technology for your professional career? Please choose the most appropriate Yes No Not yet decided Do you plan to pursue some other area of plasma science (space plasmas, industry, etc.) for your professional career? Please choose the most appropriate Yes No Not yet sure What do you think are your prospects of finding permanent employment (e.g., university faculty, staff member at a national or corporate laboratory, etc.) in fusion science / fusion technology after graduation? Choose One Excellent Very Good Good Poor Very Poor

2. What type of institution is/was your undergraduate institution? Please choose the most appropriate PhD granting institution Masters granting institution Bachelors granting institution
   What is/was the name of your undergraduate institution?
3. Does/did your undergraduate instition offer courses in plasma science or plasma technology? Please choose the most appropriate Yes No
4. Did you participate in any undergraduate research experience in any field of science, engineering, or technology? Please choose the most appropriate Yes No
5. Did you participate in undergradute research in fusion science, engineering or technology at your own institution? Please choose the most appropriate Yes No
6. Did you participate in undergradute research in fusion science, engineering or technology external to your own institution (e.g., at another university or national laboratory)? Please choose the most appropriate Yes No

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Section 3: Path to fusion energy research

In this section, please indicate those influences that helped guide you toward fusion science or fusion technology as either a field of study or as a professional career.

1. As best as you can recall, when did you first learn about the fusion energy? Please choose the most appropriate Elementary school (1st - 6th) Middle school (7th - 9th) High School (10th - 12th) College/University Not sure
2. As best as you can recall, where did you first learn about fusion energy? Please choose the most appropriate School Science Museum Newspaper Popular Science Journal Television Library Books Laboratory tours Public science event (speaker, etc.) Not Sure
3. What influenced you to choose fusion science or fusion technology as a field of interest?
   Primary influence Environmental benefits Family member involved in research Intellectual/technical challenges of fusion research Pursuit of global energy solution Teacher/professor involved in fusion research Undergraduate research in fusion Secondary influence Environmental benefits Family member involved in research Intellectual/technical challenges of fusion research Pursuit of global energy solution Teacher/professor involved in fusion research Undergraduate research in fusion
4. What are the greatest challenges facing the U.S. fusion energy workforce in the next decade?
   Primary challenge Aging of the workforce Availablity of permanent employment Funding levels Growth of other areas of plasma science Lack of public visibility of fusion research Skill level of recent graduates Strength of international fusion programs Secondary challenge Aging of the workforce Availablity of permanent employment Funding levels Growth of other areas of plasma science Lack of public visibility of fusion research Skill level of recent graduates Strength of international fusion programs

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Section 4: Personal information

1. What is your year of birth?
2. What is your citizenship? Please choose the most appropriate US Citizen US Permanent Resident Non-US Citizen
3. Are you male or female? Please choose the most appropriate Male Female
4. What is your ethnicity?* Please choose the most appropriate Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino
5. What is your race?* Please choose the most appropriate American Indian or Alaska Native Black or African American Asian Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White

* Categories based upon US Government classifications used in Year 2000 Census.