Advances and Applications in Plasma Physics

Overview

Besides the lectures and seminars much attention is paid to attracting students to the research of scientific groups working in promising areas of modern physics: plasma physics theory, plasma modeling (using parallel computing at the Polytechnic supercomputer center), plasma physics diagnostics, and additional heating in tokamaks.

Key Points of the Advances and Applications in Plasma Physics program from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU)

• basic background and research experience in the top of modern physics 

• potential to R&D in a variety of fields 

• excellent analytical methods, problem solving skills, numerical modeling experience 

• communication and study skills: ability to manage their own learning and to make use of primary research sources and reviews 

• transferable skills necessary for employment: initiative, decision making and ability to undertake further professional training

Career opportunities:

After completing the master’s program, students will have the skills necessary for a successful career as a physics researcher, whether in industry, in scientific organizations, or elsewhere.

Our graduates have the potential to work in a wide variety of fields: from modeling physical processes in plasma systems to developing new devices and performing research on them.