PARADiSE

the PlasmA RoAD to Solar fuEls

The plasma road to sustainable chemical conversion workshop

Funchal, Madeira, 3-5 September 2023

PARADiSE organises the workshop "The plasma road to sustainable chemical conversion," to bring together renowned experts in plasma-assisted sustainable chemistry and energy applications of cold plasmas. It aims at fostering opportunities for collaboration in these topics, which include CO2 and CH4 reforming, and NOx and NH3 synthesis.

The workshop will be held at Colégio dos Jesuítas, the historical building of the University of Madeira. Funchal is easily accessible by airplane and offers a large and diversified offer for housing.

The workshop will feature invited lectures by renowned experts, a small number of oral presentations chosen from the contributed abstracts, and one poster session.

Invited speakers
  • Ahmed Gohniem, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • Ana Sofia Morillo-Candas, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
  • Annemie Bogaerts, University of Antwerp, Belgium
  • Ante Hecimovic, Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
  • Daniela Pietanza, CNR Bari, Italy
  • Dmitry Lopaev, Moscow State University, Russia
  • Dmitry Voloshin, Moscow State University, Russia
  • Eric Moreau, Université de Poitiers, France
  • Gerard van Rooij, Maastrich University, The Netherlands
  • Igor Adamovic, Ohio State University, USA
  • Juan Pablo Trelles, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
  • Mikhail Benilov, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
  • Milan Šimek, IPP, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czechia
  • Nikolay Britun, Nagoya University, Japan
  • Paolo Tosi, University of Trento, Italy
  • Peter Bruggeman, University of Minnesota, USA
  • Richard van de Sanden, EIRES, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
  • Ronny Snyders, Université de Mons, Belgium
  • Svetlana Starikovskaia, LPP, École Polytechnique, France
  • Timo Gans, Dublin City University, Ireland
  • Tomoyuki Murakami, Seikei University, Japan
Important dates
  • Abstract submission: 1 May
  • Notification of acceptance: 15 May
  • Early registration: 30 May
  • Late registration: 15 July

Registration

Online registration form.
  • Early registration: 250 €
  • Late registration: 450 €
  • Accompanying person: 100€
The registration fees include the welcome reception, and lunches on 4 and 5 September. For questions related to the registration please contact Mrs. Angélica Ruivo.
Abstract submission

Abstracts should be prepared according to the template and must be submitted by email as a pdf file, by the submission deadline (12 May), to the workshop secretary.
Organising committee
  • Carla Reis, IST, Universidade de Lisboa (Secretary)
  • Pedro Almeida, Universidade da Madeira (Chair of the LOC)
  • Mário Cunha, Universidade da Madeira
  • Nuno Ferreira, Universidade da Madeira
  • Pedro Viegas, IST, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Tiago C. Dias, IST, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Tiago Silva, IST, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Vasco Guerra, IST, Universidade de Lisboa
Contact: carla.reis@ist.utl.pt
Workshop programme

The detailed programme can be downloaded here.
The book of abstracts can be downloaded here.