High Temperature & Plasma Lab
Plasma Science and Engineering Group
Publications
Dr. Peter J. Bruggeman is currently Professor and associate department head of Mechanical Engineering. He also serves as the Director of the High Temperature and Plasma Laboratory (HTPL) at the University of Minnesota. Prof. Bruggeman obtained his PhD from Ghent University, Belgium and was an Assistant Professor of Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, from 2009 until he joined the University of Minnesota in 2013.
A significant part of his research is focused on the fundamental physical and chemical processes of low temperature non-equilibrium plasmas. These processes enable many environmental, biomedical and renewable energy applications and technologies. In the context of PPIC, Dr. Bruggeman is interested in the possibility to treat proteins for food applications with plasma.
He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, delivered invited and keynote lectures at over 70 international meetings and was a lecturer at many summer schools in Germany, USA, Canada and Brazil. His research has been recognized by several awards including the 2012 Hershkowitz Early Career Award, the 2013 Institute of Pure and Applied Physics Young Scientist Medal and Prize in Plasma Physics, the 2016 US Department of Energy Early Career Award and the 2018 Peter Mark Memorial Award of the American Vacuum Society.
Prof. Bruggeman is an active member of his research community. He is currently the section editor for Plasmas and Plasma-Surface Interactions of the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (Institute of Physics Publishing, UK) and serves as an editorial board member of several other journals. He also co-edited the “2017 Plasma Roadmap” giving directions for the future development of the field of low temperature plasma. Prof. Bruggeman is also an elected member of the board of directors of the International Society of Plasma Chemistry.
