South African student finds International Space Weather Camp enlightening
A first-year South African master’s student who is studying the behaviors of energized gases called plasmas at the vast scales…
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Kentucky student’s RIPP internship was a life-changing experience
At a crucial academic moment, Ash Coleman’s experience as an intern in the Regional Introduction to Plasma Physics (RIPP) program…
CIPTA internship leads UAB student to an engaging engineering career
A transformative internship in the 2024 Corporate Internship Plasma Training (CIPTA) program sponsored annually by the Future Technologies & enabling…
Overseas experience impactful for International Space Weather Camp intern
For newly graduated physics and math student Kaitlyn Hemauer, an internship in the International Space Weather Camp (ISWC) helped propel…
Funded by FTPP, Dr. Volkov’s team investigates new materials processing techniques
Development of new materials processing techniques using lasers and the energized gases known as plasmas intrigues Dr. Alexey Volkov, an…
FTPP CERIF GRA at UAH wins DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research award to study magneto-inertial fusion at Los Alamos
Ian Wagner, a doctoral candidate of mechanical and aerospace engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been…
Plasma surface engineering of sustainable materials is topic of new FTPP webinar
Using the highly energized gases called plasmas to treat carbon and upcycle plastic wastes into sustainable composites is the topic…
FTPP program led by UAH receives Innovator Award for Program of the Year from 256Today
Future Technologies & enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP), a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant program led by The University of Alabama…
New agricultural air nitrogen fixing technology could result from Dr. Volkov’s plasma work
“Increasing the yield and productivity of crops is a priority for farmers and agricultural scientists,” says Dr. Alexandre Volkov, a…
Dr. Komal Vig works to educate a high-tech plasma workforce for Alabama
Dr. Komal Vig is very busy, but she doesn’t mind. A professor of biological sciences at Alabama State University (ASU)…