Professor Timo Gans
Deputy Head of Department (Research)

Profile

Career

MSc (Dipl. Phys, Essen, Germany); PhD (Dr.rer.nat., Essen, Germany)

Summary of expertise

• Low temperature plasmas
• Diagnostics, numerical simulations, technological applications

Previous posts

• 2006-2011: Lecturer in Maths and Physics, Queen's University Belfast
• 2003-2006: Academic Staff, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
• 2002-2003: Marie Curie Fellow, Dublin City University, Ireland & Academic Fellow (on leave), Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Honours

• Plasma Sources Science and Technology Hershkowitz Early Career Award
• IUPAP Young Scientist Award and Medal in Plasma Physics
• Hans-Werner-Osthoff Award for Plasma Physics

International roles

• International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG): Chair of the Local Organizing Committee 2011 in Belfast
• European Physical Society (EPS): Chair Program Sub-Committee Low-Temperature Plasmas
• International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA): Chair Plasma Science and Technology Division
• International Workshop on Microplasmas (IWM): Chair International Scientific Committee

Research

Overview

Our research activities are presented in the Low Temperature Plasma research section of the York Plasma Institute.