We look forward to welcoming you to the 21. Plasma Technology Conference (PT21) at the Kiel University from September 23 to 25, 2025.

It is hosted by the research groups Experimental Plasma Physics and Theoretical Electrical Engineering at Kiel University in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plasmatechnologie e.V. (DGPT) and Kiel University’s priority research area Kiel Nano, Surface and Interface Science (KiNSIS) and CAU Innovation GmbH.

In the established series of conferences for plasma technology, PT21 strives to be provide a unique platform for the latest developments in the field of plasma technology. It fosters the scientific and technical exchange from fundamental research to transfer to industrial application. The spectrum of topics includes the urgent questions of sustainable energy supply, plasma-based methods for synthesis of novel materials, or the innovative field of plasma applications in medicine.

The conference is planned as a 3-day event and will host an excellent program of invited speakers as well as a contributed poster session. It will take place at the Faculty of Engineering on Kiel University’s east campus.

The conference language is English.

Confirmed Speakers

Eleni Apostolopoulou, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology , United Kingdom
Dr. Benedikt Busse, PlasmaDerm CINOGY System GmbH, Germany
Dr. Christoph Flötgen, EV Group, Austria
Dr. Marcus Hans, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Julian Held, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Georg Herdrich, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Dr. Alexander Knospe, Plasmatreat GmbH, Germany
Christian Koch, enaDyne GmbH, Germany
Dr. Richard Krumpolec, CEPLANT Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Dr. Diana Mihailova, Plasma Matters, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Denis Music, Malmö University, Sweden
Jessica Niemann, Kiel University, Germany
Dr. Thalita Nishime, INP Greifswald, Germany
Dr. Paul Nizenkov, boltzplatz – numerical plasma dynamics GmbH
Dr. Adam Obrusník / Dr. Petr Zikán, PlasmaSolve, Czech Republic
Dr. Montgomery Jaritz, Ionkraft GmbH, Germany
Dr. Martin Rudolph, IOM Leipzig, Germany
Dr. Kerstin Sgonina, Kiel University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Eugen Stamate, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Kerstin Thorwarth, EMPA, Switzerland
Dr. Alexander Vahl, INP Greifswald, Germany
Tristan Winzer, EC Europ Coating GmbH, Germany
Dr. Sven Zimmermann, Fraunhofer ENAS, Germany

Important dates

First Announcement: December 10, 2024
Second Announcement: April 2025 (TBA)

Opening of registration for the conference in April 2025 (TBA)
Early registration for the conference until August 2, 2025
End of registration for the conference on August 22, 2025

Submission of poster contributions opens on May 2, 2025
Deadline for poster contributions on July 11, 2025
Information on acceptance of submitted poster contributions until August 1, 2025

Conference: September 23-25, 2025

Contact: info@pt21-kiel.de