Galen Burke

Co-founder @ Zephyr Fusion (YC F25) | Experimental Plasma Physicist

Co-founder

Zephyr Fusion· Fall 2025San Diego Metropolitan Area

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2025Co-founder· Zephyr Fusion

Founder · since 2025

Company

Zephyr Fusion

Role

Co-Founder

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

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Zephyr Fusion

Powering tomorrow's industrial revolution in space

Fall 2025

Experience

Career

Zephyr Fusion
Co-founder
Co-Founder · 2025 – Present
2025
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Research Scientist · 2021 – 2025
2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Scientist · 2019 – 2021
2019
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Postdoctoral Researcher · 2016 – 2019
2016
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Undergraduate Hourly · 2008 – 2011
2008

Bio

Co-founder of Zephyr fusion, an in-orbit fusion power company. 15+ years in cutting edge diagnostics and plasma physics. Former scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. PhD in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics.