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Frederico Fiúza named fellow of the American Physical Society

Published on Oct. 23, 2023, 1:50 p.m.


Frederico Fiúza, researcher and professor of plasma physics at DF, was recently named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). This title was “created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through research and publications, or made innovative contributions in the application of physics to science …

A quasi-particle accelerator in plasmas to miniaturize coherent light sources

Published on Oct. 19, 2023, 12:13 p.m.


An international team of researchers led by Bernardo Malaca (PhD student in the Lasers and Plasmas Group, Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion), under the guidance of Jorge Vieira (professor in the Physics Department of the Instituto Superior Técnico), has determined how collective movements can radiate as single particles. The …

One-year grant Research Grant (BI) in project PSI.COM

Published on Sept. 4, 2023, 2:34 p.m.


Project Plasma Surface Interaction (Data and Tools) COupled Modelling (PSI.COM) studies how to use plasmas to produce fertilizers !The project involves:- modelling and diagnostics of N2-H2 plasmas- the development and the consolidation of the LisbOn KInetics (LoKI) tool suite, including Machine Learning tools for sensitivity analysisYou can develop some of …

Marija Vranic awarded the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize

Published on July 12, 2022, 12:24 p.m.


For the first time, IUPAP has awarded a prize to a researcher affiliated with a Portuguese research institution. Marija Vranic was the distinguished researcher in the 2022 edition.Marija Vranic, a researcher at the Lasers and Plasmas Group (GoLP) of the Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion (IPFN) and visiting professor …