BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983
1989-2016 Responsible for three major engineering systems on C-Mod: Vacuum Vessel Heaters, Cryogenic Thermocouples, and TF Magnet Voltage Taps.
1992-2016 Developed fiber optic communication links for C-Mod Instrumentation and Control: DFOL’s, AFOL’s, and SFOL’s (for digital, analog, and serial data).
1998 Developed Felt Metal Soldering Procedures for maintenance and repair of the C-Mod
TF Magnet.
2000 Redesigned and built new Ratiomatic Ion Gauges to measure fast pressure changes
in the C-Mod torus.
2003-2010 Engineering support for the Active MHD Experiment on C-Mod.
2007 Designed and installed an OH Force Interlock to protect the C-Mod Magnets from
dangerous operating conditions.
2008-2013 Engineering support for the Emissive Probe Diagnostic on C-Mod.
2010 Fiber Optic Timing Validation Infrastructure for C-Mod Data Acquisition.
2011-2016 Engineering support for the QCM Experiment on C-Mod.
2016-2023 Engineering support for the CECE and Reflectometer plasma turbulence diagnostics on ASDEX Upgrade.
1. The Shoelace antenna: A Device for inductively coupling to low frequency, short
wavelength fluctuations in the plasma boundary W. Burke; T. Golfinopoulos; B. LaBombard; R.R. Parker; W. Parkin; P. Woskov IEEE 26th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) 2015
2. Real-time high-field measurements of joint resistance in the Alcator C-Mod TF coil
W. Burke; A. Kanojia; J. Stillerman IEEE 26th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) 2015
3. Upgrades to the Alcator C-Mod gas system R. Tesfaye; W. M. Burke; G. L. Dekow; T. L. Toland IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) 2013
4. An optical timing verification system for Alcator C-Mod J. Stillerman, W. Burke, B. Labombard Fusion Engineering and Design 2010
