5th US Low Temperature Plasma Summer School, 2026

Overview

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The 5th United States Low Temperature Plasma Summer School (USLTPSS) will be held June 15-19, 2026, on the campus of the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. The USLTPSS provides an opportunity for graduate students, post-docs, early career investigators and researchers new to the field to be immersed in the fundamentals and applications of low temperature plasmas for one week and to learn from leading researchers in their field. It is our hope that the USLTPSS will also strengthen our dynamic low temperature plasma community.

Program

Topics


  • Introduction to Plasmas
  • Low Pressure Plasmas
  • Plasma Kinetics
  • Magnetized Collisional Plasmas and Plasma Wave Interactions
  • Dusty Plasmas
  • High Pressure Plasmas
  • Plasma Sources and Power System Design
  • Plasma Chemistry
  • Fluid Modeling of Low Temperature Plasmas
  • Diagnostics
  • Thermal Plasmas
  • Plasma Biotechnology
  • Environmental and Agricultural Applications
  • Chemical Conversion
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Materials Processing: High Pressure
  • Materials Processing: Low Pressure

Schedule and Speaker List


Flyer (PDF)


Application Process

The application portal is now closed. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Mark J. Kushner, usltpss-central@umich.edu.

Locations and Accommodations

  • Lectures: David Clark Labs Addition 101
    Address: 100 Eugene Brooks Ave., Raleigh, NC 27607 (see on campus map)
  • Dinner: Witherspoon Student Center, Washington-Sankofa Room
    Address: 2810 Cates Ave., Raleigh, NC 27607 (see on campus map)
  • Poster session: location TBD
  • Dormitory: Becton Residence Hall
    Address: 2231 Dunn Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607 (see on Google maps)

Dormitory rooms for students and post-docs

The dormitory rooms for students and post-doctoral researchers are for 5 nights – Sunday evening (June 14-15) through Thursday evening (June 18-19). The first day of the USLTPSS is Monday June 15 and the last day of the USLTPSS is Friday, June 19.

  • Check in: Sunday, June 14, 16:00 - 19:00
  • Check out: Friday, June 19, 12:00 - 14:00

If you will arrive at the dormitories on June 14 after the dormitory check-in hours (16:00 to 19:00, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm ), please send a message to usltpss-ncsu@ncsu.edu with your estimated time of arrival. Instructions will be sent to you on the late check-in procedure.

The Summer School is organized with the support of the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, University of Michigan, and University of Minnesota.