Twelfth International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The Twelfth International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE) was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from 13th to 17th July, 2010. The aim of the conference is to promote Fundamentals and applications of plasma and ion beam techniques in surface engineering. PSE was a great opportunity to present and observe recent progress in research and development and industrial applications. The topics span a wide range from fundamentals such as elementary plasma diagnostic, through empirical studies which establish the relationships between process parameters and the structural and functional properties of modified surfaces, towards the application in industrial production. It had two dedicated sessions for High Impulse Power Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS), where recent achievements in the field were presented. Prof. Dr. Achim Von Keudell and Dr. Ante Hecimovic attended the conference where they had a chance to find about the latest achievements in the field of plasma surface enfgineering, furthermore they made valuable contacts with experts from the field and agreed on future collaborations.
Dr. Marian Lazar at SCOSTEP
This year (July 12-16), the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) has organized the twelfth in the series of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (STP) symposia in Berlin. SCOSTEP organizes exchange meetings and scientific programs in the solar-terrestrial environment. The current program is Climate andWeather in the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES), a scientific approach to understanding the short term (Space Weather) and long term (Space Climate) variability of the integrated solar-terrestrial environment, and for its societal applications; and CAWSES-II: Toward Solar Maximum runs from 2009 to 2013.
Dr. Marian Lazar attended this symposium taking opportunity to make valuable contacts and discuss on the present challenges in modeling the solar wind plasma turbulence, its potential drivers and the role played in the evolution of our space weather and the Earth’s climate. In coronal outflows and solar wind plasmas, the presence of interplanetary magnetic field and heat fluxes give rise to anisotropies of plasma particles, which quickly lead to the onset of plasma instabilities. Recent fundamental investigations of the kinetic instabilities (within the group of Prof. Reinhard Schlickeiser) create premises for a complete characterization and a deep understanding of their role in space plasma.
Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Berlin 2010
Prof. von Keudell auf der Gordon Conference "Plasma Processing Science and Societal Grand Challenges"
Prof. Achim von Keudell war vom 11.-16. Juli 2010 bei der Gordon Conference "Plasma Processing Science and Societal Grand Challenges" im Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hamshire, USA.
At the beginning of the 21st century, humanity faces significant grand challenges in the areas of energy, human health, and environmental sustainability. Low temperature plasmas will at the heart of many key enabling technologies that are needed to provide solutions for these grand challenges. The 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science will feature a comprehensive program that will highlight the most cutting edge scientific advances in low temperature plasma science and will explore the applications of low temperature plasma technology relative to many grand societal challenges. Fundamental science sessions will focus on plasma kinetics, plasma surface interactions, and recent trends in plasma generation and multi-phase plasmas. Application sessions will explore the impact of plasma technology in renewable energy and the production of fuels from renewable feedstocks, plasma-enabled medicine and sterilization, and environmental remediation and waste treatment. The conference will bring together in an informal atmosphere leaders in the field with junior investigators and graduate students. The special format of the Gordon Conferences, with programmed discussion sessions and ample time for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, will provide for a fertile atmosphere of brainstorming and creative thinking among the attendees.
Bochumer Plasmaforscher in Sheffield
The 1st International conference on HIPIMS was held in Sheffield, UK from 6th to 7th July, 2010. The aim of the conference is to promote High Impulse Power Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS), to provide a scientific forum for discussion of the fundamentals of plasma science and exchange new ideas of application of HIPIMS in industry. Main focus of the conference was on the topics such as generation of HIPIMS plasma, characterisation of Plasma and Coatings both in reactive and non-reactive HIPIMS processes and simulation of HIPIMS processes. Prof. Dr. Jörg Winter, Dr. Teresa de los Arcos, Dr. Ante Hecimovic, and Marina Prenzel attended the conference where they had a chance to find about the latest achievements in the field of HIPIMS, furthermore they made valuable contacts with experts from the field of HIPIMS and agreed on future collaboration that should bring the work on HIPIMS at RUB at the level with world leading laboratories.
International Conference on High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS)