The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Chancellor, in partnership with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, has recognized Greg Piefer as a recipient of the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.
Established in 2011, the Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award recognizes UW–Madison innovators and alumni who have contributed to economic growth and the social good, serving as entrepreneurial models for the UW community and inspiring the campus culture of entrepreneurship.
Just down the road from UW–Madison, Piefer (BSEE, Physics ’99, MSNEEP ’04, PhDNEEP ’06) is quietly building one of the most ambitious energy companies in the world as the founder and CEO of SHINE Technologies. In Janesville, Wisconsin, a city now known for atomic particles as well as auto parts, SHINE Technologies is advancing cutting edge solutions for healthcare, clean energy, and national security — all through nuclear fusion. But that’s only the beginning. Piefer’s ultimate goal? Affordable and sustainable fusion energy.
Read the full story here: https://engineering.wisc.edu/blog/alum-greg-piefer-receives-entrepreneur-award-for-nuclear-fusion-innovation/