2024-02-09 Prof. María C. Garcia, of the Universidad de Córdoba (Spain) and international MIPSE member, and her colleagues Prof. Francisco J. Romero-Salguero and Dr. Juan Amaro-Gahete, have received wide European coverage on their recent advancement on microwave plasma water treatment.
2023-10-25 Prof. Carolyn Kuranz has been honored with the Faculty Recognition Award. These awards are intended for mid-career faculty members who have demonstrated remarkable contributions to the university through achievements in scholarly research or creative endeavors; excellence as a teacher, adviser, and mentor; and distinguished participation in service activities of the university and elsewhere.
2023-10-11 Prof. Peter J. Bruggeman of the University of Minnesota has been awarded the University of Michigan Prize for Excellence in Plasma Science and Engineering, “For contributions to the understanding of non-thermal plasma interactions with solids, liquids, and living matter, scientific leadership, and advancement of plasma-based technologies enabling applications in plasma-biology, chemical conversion, and water treatment.”
2023-09-29 The Berkeley News article “Antimatter embraces Earth, falling downward like normal matter” features the research of Prof. Joel Fajans, a former MIPSE seminar speaker.
2023-06-20 Congratulations to Prof. Carolyn Kuranz and Prof. Ryan McBride on the renewal and expansion of their plasma science centers, funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration! Prof. Kuranz directs the Center for High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics Research, which has been renewed for 5 years with $12.5 million funding. Prof. McBride directs the Center for Magnetic Acceleration, Compression and Heating which has also been renewed for 5 years with $14.5 million in funding.
2023-06-12 Orbion, a company founded by Prof. Brad King of Michigan Tech, was featured in a This Is Michigan’s article, “Far out: Rocket company boosts Houghton’s economy”.
2023-03-27 Prof. Louise Willingale received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science “for exceptional contributions to research and education in laser-plasma science”. The award recognizes individual faculty for special contributions made in teaching, research, and/or service.
2023-02-08 The Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have established the UM Prize for Excellence in Plasma Science and Engineering to acknowledge contributions to significant advances in plasma science and engineering that have or will lead to significant societal benefits. Nominations (due June 1, 2023) are solicited from the general plasma community, see the Prize webpage for details.
2023-02-06 Prof. Michael Liemohn received the Trudy Huebner Service Excellence Award for his excellent service in the space sciences and at the University of Michigan. This award honors faculty who demonstrate significant service to the college or university, including advising student groups and developing extracurricular programs.
2023-02-06 Prof. Brian Gilchrist received the 2022-23 Neil Van Eenam Memorial Undergraduate Teaching Award from the College of Engineering for his sustained and impactful contributions to undergraduate education at Michigan.
2022-12-14 Prof. Carolyn Kuranz was quoted on TechCrunch and published an article explaining the major breakthrough in fusion. Prof. Ryan McBride was quoted on NPR.
2022-11-13 The CHaRMNET Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Center (MMICC) is motivated by the need to develop accurate long-term modeling of plasma systems for fusion energy and national security that are suitable for optimization and uncertainty quantification at the engineering scale. Led by Michigan State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory, CHaRMNET brings together national leaders from five universities and four DOE national labs in the mathematical modeling of plasmas.
2022-10-21 On December 10, 2022, Prof. Carolyn Kuranz will present a public lecture titled “Fluid Instabilities: Stars, Bars, and Fusion”, as part of the Saturday Morning Physics lecture series.
Update: The lecture is available on YouTube.
2022-10-19 Three members of the MIPSE community were elected 2022 Fellows of the American Physical Society:
2022-10-03 Prof. Xianzhe Jiahas received the Faculty Recognition Award from the University of Michigan. The award honors faculty who have made remarkable achievements in scholarly research or creative endeavors; excellence as a teacher, adviser and mentor; and distinguished participation in service activities of the university and elsewhere.
2022-09-14 Brandon Russell’s PhD defense will be on September 26, 2022, at 2:00 pm. Brandon is a 2019-2020 MIPSE Fellow. Dissertation title: Magnetic Field Dynamics and Shock Physics at the High Intensity Frontier of Laser Plasma Interactions. Chair: Prof. Louise Willingale.
2022-08-31 MIPSE students and post-docs are invited to meet with Dr. Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin, National Science Foundation Program Director for Plasma Physics. MIPSE will host an in-person Q&A session with Dr. Lukin for graduate students and post-docs to discuss plasma physics programs and opportunities at the NSF. The session will be on Tuesday, September 27, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, on the U-M North campus, 3213 LEC (Johnson Rooms). Refreshments will be provided.
Advance registration is required. Please register here by September 23, 2022. If you have any questions, please send an email to mipse-central@umich.edu.
This session will be a follow-up to the NSF Plasma Physics Semi-Annual Webinar, to be held on Friday, September 23, 3:00 - 4:00 pm. It is strongly recommended to attend the Webinar in preparation for the Q&A session.
2022-04-15 Prof. Louise Willingale has been named a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences. She served as a featured speaker at the 2022 Kavli Frontiers of Science U.S. Symposium, which is the Academy’s premiere activity for distinguished young scientists.
2022-03-24 The 2022 1st US Low Temperature Plasma School will be held at the University of Minnesota on June 12-17, 2022. The Summer School is intended to provide an opportunity for graduate students to be immersed in the fundamentals and applications of low-temperature plasmas for one week and to learn from leading researchers in their field. Registration deadline: May 1st, 2022, or until the maximum number of participants is reached.
2022-01-26 Prof. Rachel Goldman was elected as a 2021 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for distinguished contributions to research and education in materials physics, particularly for elucidating the role of local solute configurations on novel functionalities of semiconductor alloys.
2022-01-06 Prof. Carolyn Kuranz was quoted in a Vox article on fusion energy.
