The International Conference “The Physics of Low Temperature Plasma” (PLTP-2017)

The All-Russian (with international participation) conference “Physics of low-temperature plasma” (PLTP-2017) was held in 5-9 of June in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazan on the basis of the Kazan Federal University. The conference was the 16th in a row and continued the glorious tradition of holding such forums started more than half a century ago back in 1966. For a long time the conference was held on the basis of Petrozavodsk University, and since 2014 the tradition to hold this large-scale event has moved to Kazan. The organizing committee of the conference was presented by leading world scientists and specialists in the field of physics and applications of low-temperature plasma. Registered participants, and there were more than 500 of them, represented institutes of RAS, research institutes, Russian and foreign universities and companies producing advanced plasma equipment that is used in many industries. The conference discussed issues related to fundamental research in the physics of low-temperature plasma, as well as a wide range of its application. The work conducted in 8 areas - from “Physics of gas discharges” to “Plasma in the synthesis of nanomaterials. ” Particular attention was paid to the plenary reports of leading foreign and Russian researchers. Speakers were academicians and corresponding members of the RAS, professors and doctors of advanced universities in Russia, Europe and the United States. From the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, with plenary lectures, Academicians Eduard Son and Oleg Petrov spoke. One of the leading universities in the US and the world, Princeton University, was presented by two scientists: Mikhail Schneider and Andrei Starikovsky. The report of M. Schneider was devoted to the behavior of nanoparticles in an arc discharge plasma, and the speech of Professor A. Starikovski - plasma aerodynamics. Plasma science of France was also represented quite widely: the conference was attended by professors Jacques Amouroux, Jean-Pierre Boeuf, Leanne Pitchford and Ana Lacoste. A large delegation came from Sofia University (Bulgaria). Professors M. Benilov and V. Guerra presented the University of Madeira and Lisbon University (Portugal). As for Russian scientists, many of them are employees of the leading institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, such as the JIHT, TIPS, ITAM SB, JINR and others. Russian university science was represented by participants from the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, MIPT, MEPI, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, TSU, TSPU, etc. Tatarstan universities represented by scientists of KFU, KNITU-KAI and KNITU-KHTI did not stay aside. Also scientists of institutes subordinated to state corporations ROSKOSMOS and ROSATOM took part in the conference. The welcoming and warm atmosphere at the conference made it an excellent platform for exchanging experience and generating new ideas in the field of low-temperature plasma physics. By the decision of the organizing committee, Kazan will be the place of the next conference - PLTP-2020.