FTPP Annual Meeting 2026
Dear FTPP Colleagues, The 2026 FTPP Annual Meeting will be held on May 6–8, 2026, at the Academic Classroom and Laboratory…
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FTPP funds student’s science development as he explores plasma’s effect on lab-grown cancers
Treating the media in which laboratory cancer cell lines grow with highly energized gas called cold plasma has a beneficial…
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Innovative teaching approach results in new framework to understand solar turbulence
A novel, innovative approach to teaching his first doctoral-level introductory fluid and space plasma turbulence class by new assistant professor…
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UAH researcher Dr. Gary Zank wins 2025 John Adam Fleming Medal, top prize in space physics
Check out AGU’s Citation: https://www.agu.org/honors/fleming/past-recipients The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has selected Dr. Gary Zank, director of the Center for…
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UAH graduates advance in plasma careers nurtured by National Science Foundation’s vision
Grants funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with a goal of establishing Alabama as the center of a Southeastern…
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Plasma treatment to inactivate seed-borne pathogens is topic of new FTPP webinar
The use of atmospheric pressure plasma treatment to inactivate seed-borne pathogens is the topic of a new webinar that’s part…
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National Science Foundation grants fuel tenure-track careers for three Auburn doctoral graduates
Three Auburn University (AU) doctoral physics graduates whose research was supported by Alabama’s Future Technologies & enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP)…
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Plasma physics review coauthored by Dr. Zank earns IEEE best paper award
“Space Plasma Physics: A Review,” a paper coauthored by Future Technologies & enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) Director Dr. Gary Zank…
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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…
