Victoria Winters

Victoria Winters is a Researcher and Group Leader at the University of Greifswald, leading the SOLARIS Young Investigator's Group since 2025. Her work focuses on advancing the physics basis of stellarator boundary optimization, collaborating internationally with institutions such as the Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (Germany), EPFL (Switzerland), DIFFER (Netherlands), University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Auburn University.

• PhD in Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019)
• MSc in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2016)
• BSc in Physics and Nuclear Science/Engineering, MIT (2014)

Her research addresses critical challenges in magnetic confinement fusion reactors, including:

• Heat flux mitigation in Scrape-Off Layer (SOL) regions
• Helium ash pumping efficiency
• 3D magnetic geometry effects on plasma transport
• Radiative dissipation mechanisms

Scientific accolades include:

• Two Nuclear Fusion Outstanding Reviewer Awards (2022, 2024)
• EUROfusion Researcher Grant
• IOP Trusted Reviewer designation