2nd Advanced Plasma Course 2026
31 Jan - 05 Feb 2026
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Overview
Plasma Basics Course (PBC) is a summer course that introduces a series of lectures on the basics of plasma physics. This course targets the senior BSc and MSc students interested in Plasma Physics. To follow this course, you need to have the basic knowledge of the following subjects: (1) mechanics, (2) electricity, (3) magnetism, and (3) electrodynamics is preferable. The course comes in four full days distributed between 31 Jan 2026 and 05 Feb 2026. This year, the PBC will take place at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (Port Said).Speakers
- Waleed Moslem (Port Said University and CTP at BUE)
- Ibrahem Elkamash (Mansoura University)
- Eslam Soltan (Badr University in Assuit)
- Nora El-Shafeay (Damietta University)
- Abdullah Ghallab (Ain Shams University)
- Ahmed Gamal (Cairo University)
- Ahmed Gomaa (Tanta University)
Organizing committee
- Waleed Moslem (Port Said University and CTP at BUE)
- Mohamed Ezzat (ETH-Zurich, Switzerland and Mansoura University)
- Eslam Soltan (Badr University in Assuit)
Material
To be announced.Topics
- Plasma instability: Two-stream instability.
- Perturbation theory.
- Non-perturbative theory.
- Nonlinear Schrödinger equation with ponderomotive force Plasma expansion .
Feedback of the students
Eligibility
- Physics students in 3rd or 4th level.
- Nuclear Engineering students in 3rd, 4th or 5th level.
- MSc and PhD student in Plasma Physics or any discipline related to plasma.
Registration fees & Scholarships
- 1500 EGP
- We will offer accommodation and lunch for 20 students, who will be selected to attend the course. students without scholarships will pay 3000 EGP
KeyDates
- 14 Oct 2025 Application open
- 05 Dec 2025 Application deadline
- 19 Dec 2025 Results
- 31 Jan 2026 Course starts
- 05 Feb 2026 Course end
Application steps
- Create an account.
- Login.
- Complete your personal data.
- Upload the following documents:
- Motivation letter.
- Transcript (online transcript is ok and not necesssary to be a hard copy).
- University card.
- Submit the application before the deadline.