08:20-08:30 | Introduction to Summer School
Katharina Stapelmann, Steven Shannon, Peter Bruggeman and Mark J. Kushner
08:30-10:00 | 1-Introduction to Plasmas
Scott Baalrud, University of Michigan
10:00-10:30 | Break
10:30-12:00 | 2-Low Pressure Plasmas
Tiago Dias, Eindhoven University of Technology
12:00-13:30 | Lunch
13:30-15:00 | 3-Plasma Kinetics
Uwe Kortshagen, University of Minnesota
15:00-15:30 | Break
15:30-17:00 | 4-Magnetized Collisional Plasmas and Plasma Wave Interactions
Larry Overzet, University of Texas at Dallas
17:30-19:30 | Poster Session and light dinner/refreshments
Tuesday, 16 June
08:00-08:30 | Breakfast
08:30-10:00 | 5-Dusty Plasmas
Edward Thomas, Auburn University
10:00-10:30 | Break
10:30-12:00 | 6-High Pressure Plasmas
Katharina Stapelmann, North Carolina State University
12:00-13:30 | Lunch
13:30-15:00 | 7-Plasma Sources and Power System Design
Steven Shannon, North Carolina State University
15:00-15:30 | Break
15:30-17:00 | 8-Plasma Chemistry
Mark J. Kushner, University of Michigan
17:30-18:30 | Special Seminar (optional)
Prof. Kremena Makasheva, Université de Toulouse, France: “Plasma process for multifunctional AgNPs-based nanocomposites: synthesis and applications”
Free night and Group Activities
Wednesday, 17 June
08:00-08:30 | Breakfast
08:30-10:00 | 9-Fluid Modeling of LTPs
Juan Trelles, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
10:00-10:30 | Break
10:30-12:00 | 10-Diagnostics
Igor Adamovich, Ohio State University
12:00-12:15 | Group Photograph
12:15-13:30 | Lunch
13:30-18:00 | Lab Tours/Hands-On Experiences
Analyzing Diatomic Emission Spectra
Global Plasma Modeling with QDB
Hairpin Probe Diagnostics for Low Pressure Plasmas
Optical Design for Plasma Diagnostics
V/I Diagnostics for Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas
Thursday, 18 June
08:00-08:30 | Breakfast
08:30-09:45 | 11-Thermal Plasmas
Francois Gitzhofer, Université de Sherbrooke
09:45-10:00 | Break
10:00-11:15 | 12-Plasma Biotechnology
Vandana Miller, Drexel University
11:15-12:30 | 13-Environmental and Agricultural Applications
Selma Mededovic Thagard, Clarkson University
12:30-14:00 | Lunch
14:00-15:15 | 14-Chemical Conversion
Peter Bruggeman, University of Minnesota
15:15-15:30 | Break
15:30-16:45 | 15-Electric Propulsion
Mitchell Walker, Georgia Institute of Technology
18:00-20:00 | Banquet and Career Panel Discussion
Career Panelists:
Dr. Ryan Chaban, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy
Prof. Jane P. Chang, University of California at Los Angeles
Prof. Elizabeth Kautz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and North Carolina State University
Dr. Ryan D. Robinson, Plasmatreat, Inc.
Prof. Mitchell L. R. Walker, Georgia Institute of Technology
Friday, 19 June
08:00-08:30 | Breakfast
08:30-10:00 | 16-Materials Processing: High Pressure
Ryan Robinson, Plasmatreat North America
10:00-10:30 | Break
10:30-12:00 | 17-Materials Processing: Low Pressure
Jane Chang, University of California at Los Angeles
12:00-12:15 | School Summary and Farewells
Katharina Stapelmann, Steven Shannon, Peter Bruggeman and Mark J. Kushner