Photonik-Akademie at Ruhr-Univesität Bochum and INP Greifswald

From 9 to 14 September, 29 MINT students from Germany and Switzerland were introduced to the application potential of plasma technology. The trip went to the laboratories of the Ruhr University Bochum, the INP Greifswald and the Dortmunder OberflächenCentrum "DOC", to the Fraunhofer IWS project group located there and to Cortronik GmbH in Rostock, an industrial partner. 

This year, the joint academy of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the photonics industry was hosted by the Chair of General Electrical Engineering and Plasma Technology of the Ruhr University Bochum and the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology e. V. in Greifswald. 

For the students, the schedule was filled to the brim with information and exciting excursions. "I am very grateful for this eventful week," says Academy participant Ediz Herkert, who is studying photonic engineering in the Master's program at the University of Stuttgart. "On the one hand, we got to know the different areas in which plasma technology is used. On the other hand, we had the opportunity to establish contacts with companies and research institutions. The group of participants has also grown into a community during this week. "

Blue Square of Ruhr-Universität celebrates a jubilee

On Septmeber 15th, 2018, the Blue Square in Bochum celebrates a jubilee. At 11:30 the opening of the event starts with an official presentation of the heads of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Afterwards, scientific experiments for children and adults are presented on the different levels of the Blue Square. Furthermore, oral presentations are shown. Especially, Prof. Achim von Keudell holds a preseantion about Plasmas supporting energy storage. This presenation starts at 14:30 on level 3 of the Blue Square.

A short description of the presentation is: Plasmas may play a central role for the energy revolution. The vision of scientists is to build a small plasma system, which can be developed at the foot of a wind turbine producing solar energy, so-called solar fuels. Find out how exactly the could look like.

More information about the celebrating day can be found on the webpage of the Blue Square.

Am 15. September 2018 feiert der Blue Square in Bochum ein Jubiläum. Um 11:30 Uhr beginnt die Eröffnung der Veranstaltung mit einer offiziellen Präsentation der Leiter der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Anschließend werden auf den verschiedenen Ebenen des Blue Sqaure wissenschaftliche Experimente für Kinder und Erwachsene vorgestellt. Darüber hinaus werden mündliche Vorträge gezeigt. Insbesondere hält Prof. Achim von Keudell eine Vorlesung über Plasmen zur Unterstützung der Energiespeicherung. Diese Präsentation beginnt um 14:30 Uhr auf Ebene 3 des Blue Squares. 

Eine Kurzbeschreibung des Vortrags lautet: Plasmen können für die Energiewende eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Die Vision von Wissenschaftlern ist es, eine kleine Plasmaanlage zu entwickeln, die am Fuße eines Windrades aus Sonnenenergie sogenannte solare Kraftstoffe erzeugt. Erfahren Sie, wie genau das aussehen könnte.

Weitere Informationen über die Feier im Blue Square können auf der Homepage des Blue Square gefunden werden.

PT19 in June 2019 in Cottbus

Between 17. 06. and 19. 06. 2019 the traditional plasma technology conference will take place in the premises of BTU in Cottbus.
The conference is organised by project managers in the SFB-TR 87, Prof. Dr. -Ing. Thomas Mussenbrock and Dr. -Ing. Jan Trieschmann from BTU in Cottbus.