3RD HIPIMS CONFERENCE IN SHEFFIELD
PD Teresa de los Arcos and Dr. Ante Hecimovic attended 3rd International Conference on High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) in Sheffield, on 19th and 20th June, 2012. Ante Hecimovic presented the latest results in the study of the instabilities occurring in the ON phase of the HIPIMS discharge. The aim of the conference is to gather scientists from all groups using HIPIMS to deposit thin films or to understand the complex processes taking place in the high power impulse magnetron discharge. The attendees present the latest findings in the field which offers ideal opportunity to hear about the current achievements in the field and discuss potential future collaborations.
ICPM 4
From 17 - 21 June 2012, the 4th International Conference on Plasma Medicine (ICPM 4) has been held in Orléans (France). The working groups of the "Plasmadecon" project from the Research Department "Plasmas with Complex Interactions" of the RUB were represented with a delegation of seven participants, including two presentations by Prof. Peter Awakowicz and Jun.-Prof. Julia Bandow as well as five posters. The subfields of electrical engineering, physics and biology were represented.
Every two years the ICPM brings together interdisciplinary scientists working on the very new and for research highly interesting topic of medical application of low temperature plasmas. The 4th conference can already boast more than 260 participants. Germany is the second most represented research nation after the host country.
EPS-ICPPP 2012
Prof. Rainer Stenzel (UCLA, Los Angeles), Prof. Padma Kant Shukla (RUB International Chair), and Prof Sigbert Kuhn (University of Innsbruck) during the reception of the Joint EPS-ICPDP Stockholm (July 2nd-6th, 2012) in the Town Hall of Stockholm City where the Nobel Prize ceremony in Physics, Chemistry and Medicin is held on 10th December every year. The EPS-ICPPP-2012 was also attended by Prof. Dr. Jörg Winter, Speaker of the RD Plasmas with Complex Interactions. There were 800 delegates participating at this international event and many distinguished speakers reported on the cutting edge aspects of modern plasma physics including basic plasma sciences, high-energy density plasmas including novel collective interactions in quantum plasmas, fusion energy (magnetic fusion and ICF), astroplasmas and space sciences, and industrial applications of low-temperature and dusty plasmas
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE: PLASMA PROCESSING SCIENCE
The Gordon Research Conference "Plasma Processing Science and Societal Grand Challenges" has been held at Bryant University, USA, July 22-27, 2012. The Gordon conference series provides an opportunity for scientists to discuss recent results and current challenges without subsequently publishing them in conference proceedings. The special format of the conference, with ample time for scheduled discussions and opportunities for informal exchanges during the afternoon, also creates an ideal atmosphere for the joint development of new ideas. The main focus this year was on plasmas in the field of renewable energy as well as in the rapidly developing field of plasma medicine.
Prof. Achim von Keudell, whose presentation included the latest results in HPPMS, was elected by the plenary with a large majority as the next Vice-Chair of the conference and thus automatically becomes the next Chair of GRC Plasma Processing Science after the next event in 2014, which will be hosted by Prof. Jane P. Chang. In addition, Jun.-Prof. Jan Benedikt, Prof. Jörg Winter and Ph.D. student Hendrik Bahre participated in the conference and presented their results at the poster sessions.