Defense Announcement : Fela Odeyemi – 5/29/2012

Announcing the Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of: Fela Odeyemi  Date : May 29, 2012  Time: 12:30 PM  Place :  MEM Seminar room (Curtis 162)   Generation of Hydrogen-Rich Gas Using Non Equilibrium Plasma Discharges Abstract This dissertation investigates Non equilibrium plasma discharges, particularly gliding arc plasma discharge and dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) as alternative techniques to thermal or catalytic conversion [...]

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Publication: Low-Temperature Plasma Reforming of Hydrocarbon Fuels Into Hydrogen and Carbon Suboxide for Energy Generation Without CO2 Emission

 Low-Temperature Plasma Reforming of Hydrocarbon Fuels Into Hydrogen and Carbon Suboxide for Energy Generation Without CO2 Emission By Odeyemi, F.; Pekker, M.; Rabinovich, A.; Fridman, A.; Heon, M.; Mochalin, V. N.; Gogotsi, Y. Abstract An alternative process of extracting energy from fossil fuels (coal, biomass, hydrocarbons etc) without the emission of CO2 is possible with [...]

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Publication : Gliding Arc Plasma-Stimulated Conversion of Pyrogas into Synthesis Gas

Gliding Arc Plasma-Stimulated Conversion of Pyrogas into Synthesis Gas by Fela Odeyemi, Alexander Rabinovich, and Alexander Fridman Abstract  This paper discusses plasma-assisted conversion of pyrolysis gas (pyrogas) fuel to synthesis gas (syngas, combination of hydrogen and carbon monoxide). Pyrogas is a product of biomass, municipal wastes, or coal-gasification process that usually contains hydrogen, carbon monoxide, [...]

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Plasma Physics Division Annual Report

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Plasma Physics Division Annual Report, which has been created to highlight significant scientific and technical accomplishments; awards and recognitions; nominees for the Alan Berman Publication Award; “hellos and goodbyes” to Division personnel; and recognize those who are society fellows or professional engineers. In this edition we also remember [...]

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Porcine intact and wounded skin responses to atmospheric nonthermal plasma

Porcine intact and wounded skin responses to atmospheric nonthermal plasma By A S Wu, S Kalghatgi,, D Dobrynin, R Sensenig, E Cerchar,, E Podolsky, E Dulaimi, M Paff, K Wasko,K P Arjunan, K Garcia, G Fridman, M Balasubramanian, R Ownbey, K A. Barbee, A Fridman, G Friedman,S G. Joshi, A D. Brooks Abstract Thermal plasma [...]

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Handheld plasma flashlight rids skin of pathogens

Imagine a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device that can rid skin of bacteria in an instant — no soap and water required. It could be used in ambulance emergency calls, natural disaster sites, military combat operations, and wherever treatment is required in remote locations. It’s called a “plasma flashlight.” In an experiment, the plasma flashlight effectively [...]

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Electrical pulse treatment gives pancreatic cancer patients new hope

Innovative interventional radiology procedure zaps around complicated pancreatic tumors, improving prognosis and pancreatic cancer treatment paradigm Results of a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, Calif., signal a light at the end of the tunnel for individuals with inoperable locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). A new [...]

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Conference – HTTP12 : Bologna, Italy Announcement

Dear Colleagues, we are glad to remind you that The 12th High-Tech Plasma Processes conference (HTPP-12) will be held in Bologna-Italy from June 24 to June 29 2012 . The deadline for submitting your abstracts is approaching. Please follow the instructions given on the conference website http://www.htpp12.com/source/abstract_submission.html and submit your contribution before March 15. For [...]

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Drexel Research Day 2012 – Call for abstracts

Research Day 2012 – Abstract Submissions Open from March 1 to April 19 All members of the Drexel University community are invited to a celebration of Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity with a day of posters and presentations at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The website will open for abstract submissions and [...]

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2012 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Plasma Processing Science

Dear graduate student, post-doc, junior faculty or an early stage scientist, We are pleased to announce the second Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) in conjunction with the Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science.  The GRS is a special session organized around the research of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and other scientists with similar levels of experience to present research in a collegial environment. Held [...]

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Plasma Medicine at FutureMed

Dr. Satava noted that one of the fundamental changes about the information age is it represents a move away from physical objects to information and energy. “Energy is going to be a very important part of the future of medicine,” he reasoned. This form of medicine will be able to harness the power of plasma [...]

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Bovie J-Plasma Handpiece Greenlighted in U.S.

by GENE OSTROVSKY on Feb 7, 2012 • 3:33 pm Bovie Medical received FDA clearance for its J-Plasma handpiece with retractable cutting feature for coagulating soft tissue during surgeries. It is available for both open and laparoscopic procedures. The device is powered by a previously approved Bovie GS electrosurgical generator. J-Plasma™ is formed by passing an inert gas, such as helium, [...]

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“Treatment of Raw Poultry with Nonthermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma To Reduce Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella enterica” published in Journal of Food Protection

Treatment of Raw Poultry with Nonthermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma To Reduce Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella enterica by  B P Dirks, D Dobrynin, G Fridman, Y Mukhin, A Fridman, J J Quinlan Abstract Nonthermal plasma has been shown to be effective in reducing pathogens on the surface of a range of fresh produce products. The research [...]

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Discovery Channel Videos – Curiosity: R. Satava: What is revolutionary about plasma?

What is revolutionary about plasma medicine? Richard Satava, Professor, Department of General Surgery, University of Washington, explains what is revolutionary about plasma medicine in this Curiosity video.  

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Spark at 300,000 fps

Pin-to-Hole spark Discharge (PHD) plasma at 300,000 frames per second.

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Drexel University : President’s Report 2011

              Universities have a responsibility to increase our understanding of our world, and to translate that understanding into ideas that change people’s lives for the better. Drexel is meeting both those challenges through a growing research enterprise that is particularly adept at translational or “use-inspired” research: discoveries that have [...]

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Dental Plasma Brush Painlessly Cleans out Cavities

Dental Plasma Brush Painlessly Cleans out Cavities by GENE OSTROVSKY on Dec 21, 2011 • 12:22 pm   A team of researchers from University of Missouri, University of Tennessee, and Nanova, Inc (Columbia, MO) have been working on a new dental “plasma brush” for cleaning out cavities and preparing teeth for fillings. The device uses “cool” plasma to affect chemical reactions [...]

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ESCAMPIG 2012 Conference: Viana do Castelo, Portugal 7/10 – 7/14/2012

XXI Europhysics Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG) will be held in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, July 10-14, 2012. http://escampig2012.ist.utl.pt/index.html       Submit Abstracts at http://escampig2012.ist.utl.pt/AbsSubTab.html   Deadline for paper submission is February 24th, 2012. Notification of paper acceptance will be sent by email to the contacting authors by March 16th, 2012.   Registration [...]

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2nd Announcement : ICPM4 in Orléans, France from 6/17 – 6/21/2012

ICPM 4 2nd Announcement June 17-21, 2012 It is a great pleasure to invite you to take part in the 4th International Conference on Plasma Medicine which is to be held in Orléans, France, from June 17 to June 21 2012. ICPM4 is an International Society for Plasma Medicine event. SCIENTIFIC TOPICS • plasma cell [...]

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“Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Treatment of Blood Plasma to Improve Rheological Properties of Blood” published in Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Treatment of Blood Plasma to Improve Rheological Properties of Blood by J M Jung, Y Yang, D H Lee, G Fridman, A Fridman, Y I Cho Abstract The whole blood viscosity (WBV) is one of the major independent indicators for the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial diseases. Furthermore, [...]

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IPS 2012 Conference: Palaiseau, France 5/13 – 5/16/2012

 The 5th International Workshop on Plasma Spectroscopy will be held in Palaiseau, France from May 13 to May 16, 2012.  http://www.ips2012.erudicio.com/       IPS deadlines  First announcement: November 2011 Second announcement: January 2012 Abstracts submission end: 10th March 2012 Final announcement: 30th March 2012 Early paiement: 15th March 2012 Workshop in Giens Peninsula: 13th-16th May 2012 Abstracts submission Deadlines for abstract [...]

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Transfered arc on water

Please take a look at this new video of transfered arc on (over) water.

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Plasma sterilization article in UC Berkeley News

Using ionized plasmas as cheap sterilizers for developing world By Robert Sanders, Media Relations | November 14, 2011 University of California, Berkeley, scientists have shown that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs not only can sterilize water, but make it antimicrobial – able to kill bacteria – for as long as a week after [...]

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HTPP-12 Conference: Bologna, Italy on 6/24 – 6/29/2012

The 12th High-Tech Plasma Processes conference (HTPP-12) will be held in Bologna-Italy on June 24-29, 2012 http://www.htpp12.com/   Abstracts for both oral and poster presentations should be sent by e-mail attachment to: Email: paper@htpp12.com not later than March 15, 2012   Papers from plenary and invited talks will be directed to Plasma Sources Science and Technology, while [...]

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. Holiday Party

  On Behalf of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Dr. Moshe Kam Invite All to Attend Annual Holiday Party    Monday, December 19, 2011 @ 3:30 p.m. Bossone Research Center - 3rd Floor Atrium Come Celebrate the Holiday Season with Us Looking forward to seeing you!  

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