On June 3-5, 2023, the Congress "Science for Society" will be held at the Warsaw University of Technology. During the event, the achievements of Polish research units, educational centres and scientific circles will be presented.

The Congress will be attended by outstanding experts, and the program will include numerous lectures and popular science panels. On Sunday, June 4, at 10:00 in the Small auditorium of the Warsaw University of Technology a panel will be held entitled: The Sun on Earth, or the optimization of thermonuclear energy conversion technology, which will be led by Dr. Agata Chomiczewska, IPPLM Professor, together with Dr. Agnieszka Zaraś-Szydłowska and Dr. Piotr Chmielewski from the IPPLM.

During the Congress, you will be able to visit the exhibition of research institutes, educational and science popularization units. At the IPPLM stand, guests will be able to learn about nuclear fusion and the Institute's research activities. The exhibition will be open for three days: on 3 and 4 June from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. and on 5 June from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.

The program and detailed information about the Congress can be found at: https://nauka-dla-spoleczenstwa.pl

The event is held under the honorary patronage of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education and Science.

Source: Nauka dla Społeczeństwa

The next edition of the Science Picnic will take place on Saturday, 27 May, 2023, at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. Scientific revolutions are the theme of the event.

At the stand of the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, researchers will explain nuclear fusion in a simple and vivid way using a device called a fuzor. Participants, under the supervision of the instructor, will be able, among other things, to adjust the parameters in the device (e.g. pressure, voltage of the electrodes) affecting the generated plasma. The next demonstration will enable you to learn how to explore the world with light – IPPLM staff will explain the basic issues related to spectroscopic research. The third demonstration will deal with lasers. Participants will learn about the construction of a laser and the properties of laser light on the example of phenomena such as diffraction, interference and scattering.

The IPPLM stand will be located in the Future Zone, tent number A12.

Link to the interactive map: https://tinyurl.com/3fteydaz

We invite you to join us from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

There is no charge for the admission to the event.

The Science Picnic, organized by the Polish Radio and the Copernicus Science Centre, is Europe's largest outdoor science-themed event. Its aim is to disseminate knowledge from various scientific disciplines by presenting interesting experiments. The Picnic allows you to understand science, showing it as an extremely exciting and fascinating area of life, and by presenting the researcher’s methods and techniques, it encourages and inspires the participants of this event to undertake independent research activity.

Details of the 26th Science Picnic are available here: https://pikniknaukowy.pl/

Dr. Piotr Rączka from the IPPLM Department of Laser Plasma Physics and Applications became a member of the Beam Plasma and Inertial Fusion (BP&IF) Council at the European Physical Society (EPS).

The BP&IF section represents researchers and coordinates cooperation in the field of High Energy Density Physics and High Field Physics. These are broad areas, including topics such as: laser-plasma interactions, hydrodynamics and instabilities of laser plasma, particle acceleration and research on the effects of quantum electrodynamics with the application of high-power lasers, research on the properties of matter in the range of high pressures and densities, as well as work on energy production from fusion reactions using high-power lasers and particle beams.

The activities of the section and its board include participation in the preparation and implementation of annual conferences in plasma physics (EPS Conference in Plasma Physics), coordination of European conferences devoted to current issues in the area of competence of the section, in cooperation with laboratories and physical societies from Asia and the USA, promotion of scientific cooperation between researchers from institutions involved in the activities of the section, as well as suggesting candidates for prizes.

Webpage of the Beam Plasma and Inertial Fusion section’s board: http://plasma.ciemat.es

Webpage of the BP&IF section: http://plasma.ciemat.es/eps

In 2022, the Ministry of Education and Science awarded the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion almost PLN 7 million for projects covered by the 'International Co-Financed Projects' programme.

In total, the Ministry of Education and Science allocated almost PLN 21 million for this purpose, with 27 universities and institutes receiving funding. The highest grant went to the IPPLM, namely PLN 6 856 192.

The programme is meant to support the participation of entities of the higher education system and science in international projects covering scientific research or development works co-financed from foreign sources within the framework of the European Union research programmes and other international research programmes, initiatives or undertakings.

On 17 and 18 December 2022, the International Centre for Dense Magnetised Plasmas (ICDMP) organised the International Workshop and Expert Meeting on Dense Magnetised Plasmas 2022 in a remote format, with participants presenting the latest research results on dense magnetised plasma problems obtained in their laboratories. The workshop was attended by 25 participants from 18 countries, who listened to seven presentations:

1. Sing Lee, "Next Generation Pulsed Power Fusion Drivers" – Institute for Plasma Focus Studies, Australia; INTI International University, Malaysia
2. R.S. Rawat, "Plasma focus: A novel facility for plasma nanotechnology and fusion relevant material testing" – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
3. Leopoldo Soto, "Plasma Physics in Small Experimental Devices for Fundamental Research, Energy, Biomedicine, Matter and Nanosatellites" – Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear, Chile
4. Mohamad Akel, "X-ray emission from the tin target using the plasma focus" – Atomic Energy Commission, Syria
5. Pavel Kubeš, "Characteristics of ordered structures on dense plasma focus" – Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
6. S.K.H. Auluck and A.B. Blagoev, "Significance of Poloidal Magnetic Flux Emission in the Dense Plasma Focus" – ICDMP; Faculty of Physics at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria
7. M. Roshan, "Plasma Focus Ion beams" – Iran

The results of the research conducted in 2022 at the PF-1000U Laboratory (IPPLM) were presented by Prof. Pavel Kubeš of the Czech Technical University in Prague on behalf of the international team.

The ICDMP (International Centre for Dense Magnetized Plasmas) has been operating at the IPPLM since 1999. As part of the Centre's activities, the Institute organises annually a specialised Workshop and Expert Meeting on Dense Magnetized Plasmas and a meeting of the International Scientific Council of the ICDMP.

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