On 19 September 2025, during the PLASMA 2025 International Conference on Research, Diagnostics and Applications of Plasma in Warsaw, the IPPLM will mark 20th anniversary of the coordination of research on nuclear fusion in Poland and the establishment of the Polish Euratom-IPPLM Association (CeNTE). This milestone event will bring together leading scientists, pioneers of the Association, and representatives of research and industry engaged in the global effort to make fusion energy a reality.
The anniversary programme will include keynote lectures on the history and future of fusion research in Europe, followed by two high-level panel discussions that will be streamed live on YouTube:
- Panel I: Polish Contributions to Fusion Research – Achievements and International Collaborations
Speakers:
- Tymoteusz Ciuk, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics
- Łukasz Ciupiński, Warsaw University of Technology (WUT)
- Monika Kubkowska, Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM)
- Jacek Rzadkiewicz, National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ)
- Panel II: The Future of Fusion Research – Key Milestones, Breakthrough Innovations, and Industry Collaboration
Featuring:
- Tony Donné, Fusion for Energy Innovation (FEInn)
- Gianfranco Federici, EUROfusion Programme Manager
- Wojciech Królas, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN)
- Fernanda Rimini, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
These discussions will explore Poland’s role in advancing fusion research as well as the broader European and global strategies for achieving fusion energy.
We warmly invite everyone to join us in celebrating this anniversary and to follow the livestream of the panel discussions on our YouTube channel.
The livestream begins at 12:00 (CET) on Friday, 19 September.
Join the live event here: www.youtube.com/@ifpilm/streams
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