Princeton Collaborative Low Temperature Plasma Research Facility

We are pleased to announce that two PCRF researchers have been elected to serve in prominent leadership roles within the plasma science community: • Dr. Yevgeny Raitses has been elected to the GEC Executive Committee.• Dr. Shurik Yatom has been elected to the IEEE NPS Plasma Sciences and Applications Executive Committee. These appointments recognize their […]

In response to multiple requests from the community, the Princeton Collaborative Research Facility (PCRF) in Low Temperature Plasma is extending the deadline for the submission of user proposals. The updated deadline is: New proposal deadline: December 22, 2025 All other aspects of the call remain unchanged. As a reminder, facility runtime allocations will be based […]

The Princeton Collaborative Research Facility (PCRF) in Low Temperature Plasma is seeking runtime proposals from the scientific community. The allocation of facility runtime will be based on the recommendation from the external review panel, feasibility, and availability of facility resources. A tentative schedule for this year’s call is as follows: Call for proposals opens: September [&#82…

PCRF Director Yevgeny Raitses Honored with Distinguished Research Fellow AwardPPPL Principal Research Physicist and PCRF Director Dr. Yevgeny Raitses has received the Distinguished Research Fellow Award from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, recognizing his exceptional experimental contributions to the science and applications of low-temperature plasmas (LTP) and diagnostics. Learn more.

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On Friday Dec 6th 2024, Princeton University and PCRF graduate student Nirbhav Singh Chopra successfully defended his PhD thesis on “Boundary-induced kinetic effects in low temperature ExB plasmas”. We wish Nirbhav the best in his future endeavors!

The Princeton Collaborative Research Facility (PCRF) in low temperature plasma is seeking runtime proposals from the scientific community with an understanding that the operation of this facility is subject to the availability of DOE funds. The allocation of facility runtime will be based on the recommendation from the external review panel, feasibility, and availability of […]

Leaders of the LTP Community: Career Profile: Yevgeny Raitses The ILTPC is an informal organization with an international membership of researchers from the field of low temperature plasmas (LTPs). The ILTPC, established in April 2020, has the goal of being a forum for communication, collaboration, and conversation for the LTP community. The ILTPC distributes a […]

PCRF graduate student Nirbhav S. Chopra was awarded 1st place for the Student Poster Prize at the 77th Gaseous Electronics Conference, for his poster presentation titled “Boundary-induced effect on electron kinetics in electron beam generated ExB plasma”. Congratulations to Nirbhav!