Plenary Speakers
GENNADY MESYATSTitle: Prof., Dr., Full Member (Academician) of Russian Academy of Sciences
Position: Chief researcher of Department of Physical Electronics
Affiliation: Lebedev Physical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
Country: Russia
Research Interests: High-current electronics. Pulse electrophysics. Pulsed vacuum discharges. Explosive electron emission.
EUGENE KOTOMINTitle: Prof. Dr., Full Member of Latvian Acad.Sci.
Position: Head of Theoretical Department
Affiliation: University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics, Latvia, Riga
Country: Latvia
Research Interests: Theoretical materials science based on first principles calculations.Theory of radiation-induced effects and defects in solids, kinetics of reactions with a focus on Self-organization phenomena in diffusion-controlled reactions. Quantum chemistry of defective solids, nanomaterials and surfaces/interfaces.
ANDREJ KUZNETSOVTitle: Prof.
Position: Professor in physical electronics at the University of Oslo
Affiliation: Department of Physics, Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Oslo
Country: Norway
Research Interests: Research interests are in understanding of novel semiconductors, advancing fundamental physics and enabling new device functionalities. More specifically, the current research focus is in fabrication, characterisation, and functionalization of defects in semiconductors involving radiation phenomena.
SERGEY GORTSCHAKOWTitle: Dr.
Position: Program manager
Affiliation: Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Greifswald
Country: Germany
Research Interests: Plasma, Plasma Simulation, Plasma Kinetics, Numerical Simulation, Plasma Diagnostics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Laser Diagnostics, Plasma Physics, Kinetic Theory.
MASSIMILIANO BESTETTITitle: PhD
Position: Associate professor in physical chemistry of materials
Affiliation: Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia)
Country: Italy
Research Interests: Electrochemistr. Electrodeposition. Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation. Electrochemistry for environment. Corrosion, Coatings and Thin Films. Nanomaterials. Recycling of metals.
YAKOV KRASIKTitle: Prof. Dr.
Position: Head of laboratory
Affiliation: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Country: Israel
Research Interests: High power sub-nanosecond microwave beam interaction with neutral gas and preliminary formed plasma, underwater electrical explosion of wire and wire arrays and generation of converging strong shock waves, generation of high power microwaves
ALEXANDER ROGACHEVTitle: Prof.
Position: Head of laboratory
Affiliation: Merzhanov Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISMAN)
Country: Russia
Research Interests: Dynamics of microheterogeneous processes. General and structural macrokinetics of combustion and explosion. Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS). Combustion synthesis of materials. Preparation of reactive nanomaterials on the basis of mechanical alloying and other techniques. Characterization of gasless combustion of energetic materials.
HOLGER KERSTENTitle: Prof. Dr.
Position: Professor
Affiliation: Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik
Country: Germany
Research Interests: Plasma processes for the deposition and modification of nano composites and nano structured layers, Thin Films and Nanotechnology, Plasma Diagnostics, Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition Coating, Glow Discharge, Plasma Medicine, Complex Plasmas, Plasma Sources.
