Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion

The Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) is a research institute supervised by the Polish minister responsible for energy. It started its activity on 1 January 1976 on the initiative of Prof. Sylwester Kaliski. The IPPLM conducts research and performs development works in the field of: • physics of plasma generated in high-current discharges • physics of plasma generated by laser pulses • nuclear fusion in magnetic plasma confinement • development of plasma diagnostics • development of plasma technologies, including electric propulsion In Poland, the Institute coordinates research on nuclear fusion under the research programme of the European Atomic Energy Community EURATOM carried out by the EUROfusion consortium. To this end, the IPPLM has established the Scientific and Industrial Centre of New Energy Technologies (CeNTE) which brings together research teams from over 20 research institutions and industrial companies in the country. The EUROfusion programme is aimed at implementing the activities described in the European fusion roadmap. The extensive international cooperation of the IPPLM manifests itself in the participation of Polish researchers in many European and world research programmes, such as JET, W7-X, ITER, LaserLab and ELI. The Institute is the organizer of the international Summer School of Plasma Physics for young researchers called the Kudowa Summer School "Towards Fusion Energy".