10th Plasma School 2025

26 - 30 April 2025

Sponsors

Overview

Spring Plasma School at Port Said (EGYPlasma School) is an annual event that targets BSc and MSc students who are interested in or studying plasma physics and plasma applications. Even though all the school material and slides are in English, the lectures are in Arabic. EGYPlasma School is a week of lectures, hands-on computational tutorials, and problem-solving in plasma physics. Moreover, the participants can discover such a fantastic city –Port Said that overlooks Suez Canal and the Mediterranean sea. Participants and speakers are staying in the same resort; thus, the students have an excellent opportunity to ask and discuss the speakers about useful stuff, e.g., academic career, publication, study abroad, and seeking advice for the next step. If you are eligible, don’t miss such an opportunity, and apply before the deadline, 03 Mar 2025 at 23:59:59.

One day conference

The last day of the school is a one day conference, in which MSc students, Ph.D. candidates, and postdocs can present their work. An excellent opportunity to have feedback from attendance on your work. Even though it is a low-stress conference, a contribution certificate will be issued. Attending only the conference is possible if you will give a presentation.

Topics

  • Basics of Plasma physics.
  • Space Plasma.
  • Experimental Plasma.
  • Plasma Etching.
  • Plasma Approximation.

Eligibility

  • Physics students, and Engineering students, e.g., nuclear, electrical, or any plasma-related field.
  • 3rd level or above. However, 2nd level students can apply depending on the studied courses.
  • MSc and PhD researcher in Plasma Physics or any discipline related to plasma.
  • Plasma school alumni can attend, but as a self-fund.

Speakers

Organizing committee

Material

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26 Apr 2025: Opening and Intoduction
Opening by Waleed Moslem (No Slides)
Plasma Theory by Ibrahem Elkamash (Slides)
Nature's Secre: The Pathway to Plasma by Waleed Moslem (Slides)
Analytical Implementation by EGYPlasma Team (No Slides)
Ice Breaking by EGYPlasma Team (No Slides)

27 Apr 2025: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics \& Plasma Applications
Plasma Models by Ibrahem Elkamash (Slides)
Solar Wind: Understanding Sun's Breath by Nora El-Shafeay (Slides)
Collisional Processes in Ionospheric Plasma: Basic Concepts by Mourad Djebli (Slides)
Dusty Plasma by Waleed Moslem (Slides)
Analytical Implementation by EGYPlasma Team (No Slides)

28 Apr 2025: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics & Plasma Applications
Plasma Waves 1 by Ibrahem Elkamash (Slides)
Collisional Processes in Ionospheric Plasma: Advanced Concepts by Mourad Djebli (Slides)
Effective Forces in Plasma by Waleed Moslem (Slides)
Plasma Waves 2 by Ibrahem Elkamash (No Slides)
Analytical Implementation by EGYPlasma Team (No Slides)

29 Apr 2025: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics & Plasma Applications
Quantum Plasma by Ibrahem Elkamash (Slides)
PIC Scheme:Laser-Plasma Interaction by Mohamed Shihab (No Slides)
Collisional Processes in Ionospheric Plasma: Application Concepts by Mourad Djebli (Slides)
Industrial Plasma and Material Science by Mohamed Shihab (No Slides)
Fluid Turbulence: On Earth and Across the Universe by Amr El-Zant (No Slides)

30 Apr 2025: The 5th One Day Plasma Conferance
Research Strategy by Ibrahem Elkamash (Slides)
Electrostatic Waves in the Venuisian Ionosphere by Ahmed Gomaa (Slides)
Machine Learning with enabling technologies for plasma physic by Shimaa Mohamed (No Slides)
Unveiling a Binary Star: New Astrometric Analysis of WDS 01497+5355 ES 761 by Mohamed Elattar (Slides)
Design and Study coaxial Type Electrothermal PPT Using Teflon Capillary for Satellite Engines by Marwa Mohamed (No Slides)
Effect of short term treatment of CMC/Cs polymer with low cost microwave plasma by Salmaa Elnahal (No Slides)
Structures of dust-ion acoustic waves in the lunar dark side induced by interaction with a Earth's Magnetosphere by Port Said Students (No Slides)
Leveraging the Open-Source Community in Plasma Physics Modeling: A Monte Carlo Simulator for Electron Transport by Asser Abdelalim (Slides)
The application of stochastic processes and fractional calculus in plasma physics by Mahmoud EmadEldin (Slides)
Generating electricity using Nickel 63 as a source for radioactive battery by Doha El Talaty (No Slides)

01 May 2025: Application of Plasma
Cosmological Plasma by Ibrahem Elkamash (Slides)
A Brief Overview of Scientific Researsh by Waleed Moslem (No Slides)

Awards

  • For the conference participants: 2 X Best presentation awards: 1000 EGP.
  • For students: 2 X Best problem solving awards: 750 EGP.

Feedback of the students

Anonymous says
حقيقي كانت مشاركة ممتعة جدا و كنا سعداء اوي اننا قابلنا دكاترة كويسين و اننا اخدنا content مفيد جدا مع Dr Ibrahim Elkamash Dr Waleed mosalem Dr Mourad Dejbli Dr Mohamed shahen Dr Amr

Anonymous says
The lectures were rich in scientific content, and the speakers were knowledgeable and outstanding.

Anonymous says
المحاضرات منتقاة بشكل جيد ومن محاضرين متميزين ومتألقين في مجالهم وخصوصا د.ابراهيم القماش طريقته في الشرح والتفاعل مع الحضور تشجع على التركيز ولا تؤدي إلى الشعور للملل لحظة واحدة محاضرات د.مراد كانت مميزة وممتعة إلا أنها كانت تحتاج إلى بعض التعمق والتفصيل أكثر لكن أعتقد أن ذلك كان بسبب ضيق الوقت فيمكن في المرات القادمة إعطائه وقت أكبر

Anonymous says
جميع المحاضرين كانوا قمه فالروعه وشرحهم كان مبسط بطريقة جيدة جدا

Anonymous says
انا حضرت المدرسة اكتر من مرة ودائما المدرسة بتكون ممتازة والدكاترة قمة الادب والتعاون مع الطلاب مش بس بنتعلم منهم علميا لكن اخلاقيا كمان ماشاء الله

Anonymous says
It's the best thing about this school

Anonymous says
Totally pleased and overwelmed by lectures and all insturctors . also I liked to meet new collegeaus and Dr.s . like Dr Murad , Dr Shihab and Dr Amr ... the rest I met berfore and apperciating :) overall Thank YOUU all so much :))

Anonymous says
شرح عظمه والله وتعامل فى قمة الاحترام واللطافة .... اى سؤال من اى حد بتجاوبوا عليه بمنتهى الوضوح ....بجد شكرااا لحضراتكم جميعا ✨✨✨

Anonymous says
The lectures was very informative and added new aspects to my knowledge about theoretical physics, plasma physics and mathematics. The content of the lectures was diverse enough that it gives you the whole picture about plasma and its various forms around us. The speakers were well-informed about the topics they discussed. The learning process was easy as they were more than happy to answer your questions as they were keen on you to ask even the most stupid questions. The teaching assistants were very nice and the fact that they were staying with us the whole made it easy to communicate with them.

Anonymous says
عظيمة ومفيدة ومن احسن القرارات انى حضرت المدرسة ديه

Anonymous says
I loved every lecture, every day. Had great time academically, professionally and casually after the lecture hours. All presenters and lectures were of the best quality there is. I learned a lot (both scientifically and in life) and more importantly got over some social anxiety after dealing with people. Loved how the professors were very kind and easy to deal with and talk to. Special thanks to Dr. Waleed, Dr. Mourad, Dr.Ebraheem and Dr. Amr for their helpful advice and insightful comments. Also, all MSc. and PhD students there were very helpful with us younglins. I'd like to also thank the organizers who are the hidden generators of this school, they did an amazing job and special thanks to Eslam Sultan for all his hard work. Just one point: I wish there was a bit more time management because some teams couldn't explain freely during their oral exams since the other teams took all their time, and there wasn't time to answer questions which decreased some teams' marks unfairly. also, for 2 days I think the discussion hours the professors weren't available, which was disappointing since me and my colleagues loved talking and listening to their perspective on life.

Anonymous says
كانوا علي مستوي عالي ،بالتحديد الدكتور إبراهيم القماش ،حيث اعجبني تركيزه علي المفاهيم الأساسية و العامة اللازمة لفهم اي فرع في الفيزياء

Anonymous says
It was amazing, it really helped me to enhance my way of thinking in physics, how to apply what I know on new phonomena, how to choose the right theory and to learn a new one, it was more than some information about plasma, it was about how to think as a physicist.

Anonymous says
The speakers were more than wonderful in simplifying the explanation, and they were very kind in their human dealings, and they were very helpful and encouraging to us.

Anonymous says
The amount and quality of knowledge was amazing but what i really did like was the focus on mindset and ways of thinking but i would recommend more variability in lecturers and subjects

Anonymous says
The lectures were very interesting, and the speakers had their own unique ways of presenting the content. They succeeded in simplifying complex topics, which made the material more understandable and engaging for everyone.

Anonymous says
منظمه ومرتبه جدا الافكار ترتيبها منطقي والمحاضرات محتواها كويس جدا

Anonymous says
المعيدين في الشرح و التوتوريالز اللي عملوها لنا فكرة كويسة جداً لكن مش قوية لحد دارس بلازما أو عنده خلفية عنها و حرص دكتور وليد علي إستفادتنا و إلتزامنا بالوقت و شرح دكتور القمّاش اللي حقيقي جميل جداً و أساسيات فيزياء عامةً مش بس بلازما و أحسن وقت هو أننا نقعد مع الدكاترة و نستفاد من خبرتهم و مساعدتنا في كيفية التقديم علي منح و ماستر خارج مصر

Anonymous says
Great as usual

Anonymous says
In my opinion, the lectures were good, but I was hoping for more depth in both experimental and theoretical physics, with more focus on equations and additional information related to the field of physics. The speakers were good. Dr. Mohamed Shihab , Dr. Amr ELzant and Dr. Mourad Djebli were the best . And Shimaa Mohamed was a good speaker because she gave a good presentation on an important and relevant topic these days, and she delivered it in English.

Anonymous says
المحاضرات كانت اجمل الحقيقة وب الاخص مع التركيز علي العلاقات اكتر وتخطي الرهاب الاجتماعي وغيره

Anonymous says
المحاضرات كانت مفيدة ومركزة جدًا، وقدرت فعلاً تفتحلي أفق جديد عن مجال البلازما وتطبيقاته. المتحدثين كمان كانوا مميزين، واضح إنهم خبراء في تخصصهم، وقدروا يوصلوا المعلومة بطريقة بسيطة ومشوقة، وده خلاني متحمس أكتر إني أتعلم وأغوص في المجال ده. كمان عجبني إن في توازن بين الجانب النظري والتطبيقي، وده خلى المحاضرات مش بس علمية، لكن كمان مرتبطة بالواقع والبحث العلمي الفعلي.

Anonymous says
very good and the relations that we made with the doctors is very useful and good for us

Anonymous says
كانو ممتازين وامثر من رائعين

Registeration fess

The following fees cover the accommodation and meals during all days of the school.
  • 1000 EGP: Egyptian students with scholarship.
  • 3000 EGP: Egyptian students without scholarship.
  • 400 USD: Non-Egyptian students *.
* Can be waived via the ICTP grant, which covers the travel expenses, accommodation, and meals for students from OAE countries.

Important Dates

  • 25 Dec 2024 Application open
  • 03 Mar 2025 Application deadline
  • 09 Mar 2025 Interview
  • 08 Mar 2025 Results
  • 17 Mar 2025 Payment deadline
  • 26 Apr 2025 School starts
  • 30 Apr 2025 School end

Accommodation

  • Shared rooms, in Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Port Said
  • Check-in: 26 Apr 2025 from 10:00 AM.
  • Check-out: 01 May 2025 before 12:00 PM.

Application steps

  1. Create an account.
  2. Login.
  3. Complete your personal data.
  4. Upload the following documents:
    • Motivation letter.
    • Transcript (online transcript is ok and not necesssary to be a hard copy).
    • University card.
    • Recommendation letter (in English).
  5. Submit the application before the deadline.