activities:

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP 1

Topic:	HISTORY, STATUS AND FUTURE OF LASER IGNITED COMBUSTION ENGINES
Date:	29-30 September, 2016
Venue:	National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR), Magurele 077125, Ilfov, ROMANIA

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WORKSHOP 2

Topic:	LASER IGNITION MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION
Date:	10-11 November, 2016
Venue:	University of Bayreuth, Faculty of Engineering Science, Chair of Engineering Thermodynamics and Transport Processes (LTTT), 95447 Bayreuth, GERMANY

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WORKSHOP 3

Topic:	ASSEMBLY AND PACKAGING OF OPTICAL AND LASER-OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
Date:	26 September 2018
Venue:	Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF), Albert-Einstein-Strasse 7, 07745 Jena, GERMANY

The program:

WP2. LASIG-TWIN_Workshop 3_Programme.pdf

The participants to Workshop 3, 26 September 2018, Jena, Germany.

WORKSHOP 4

Topic:	CAR ENGINE APPLICATIONS OF LASER IGNITION
Date:	08-09 January, 2018
Venue:	University of Liverpool, School of Engineering, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GH, UNITED KINGDOM

The program:

Workshop 4_Jan 08-09 '18_Liverpool.pdf

The participants to Workshop 4, 08-09 January 2018, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

WORKSHOP 5

Topic:	AERONAUTICAL AND ROCKET ENGINE APPLICATIONS OF LASER IGNITION
Date:	29 November, 2018
Venue:	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, Laboratoire EM2C, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, 3 rue Joliot Curie, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

The program:

Workshop 5_29 Nov.‘18_Paris.pdf

WORKSHOP 6

Topic:	ROAD-MAPPING AND CONCLUSIONS
Date:	14 December, 2018
Venue:	National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR), Magurele 077125, Ilfov, ROMANIA

The program:

Workshop 6_14 Dec.‘18_Magurele.pdf

The participants to Workshop 6, 14 December 2018, Ilfov, Romania.

LABORATORY TRAINING

LABORATORY TRAINING 1

Topic:	OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES FOR INDUCED PLASMA, IGNITION AND COMBUSTION PROCESSES
Date:	October 10-21, 2016
Venue:	University of Bayreuth, Faculty of Engineering Science, Chair of Engineering Thermodynamics and Transport Processes (LTTT), 95447 Bayreuth, GERMANY

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LABORATORY TRAINING 2

Topic:	CAR ENGINES TEST STANDS
Date:	November 19-23, 2018
Venue:	University of Liverpool, School of Engineering, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GH, UK

LABORATORY TRAINING 3

Topic:	AERONAUTICAL ENGINES TEST STANDS
Date:	October 08-16, 2018
Venue:	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, Laboratoire EM2C, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, 3 rue Joliot Curie, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

LABORATORY TRAINING 4

Topic:	PACKAGING AND BONDING TECHNOLOGIES FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
Venue:	Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF), Albert-Einstein-Strasse 7, 07745 Jena, GERMANY
Topic 4a:	Fiber Processing by Means of CO2 Laser Radiation (and other techniques)
Date:	October 22-26, 2018
Topic 4b:	Sputtering Metallization, Solderjet Bumping and Alignment Turning
Date:	December 03-07, 2018

TEAMING

TEAM 1:	STANDARDIZATION FOR SCIENCE TO APPLICATION TRANSFER IN LASER IGNITION MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION
Host:	University of Bayreuth, Faculty of Engineering Science, Chair of Engineering Thermodynamics and Transport Processes (LTTT), 95447 Bayreuth, GERMANY

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Meeting 1(T1-1):	Brainstorming about Main Parameters for Laser Ignition and Measurement Methodologies
Date:	June 23-24, 2016
Hosts:	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter BRÜGGEMANN, Dr. Sebastian LORENZ, Dr. Peter HEINZ, Mr. Mark BÄRWINKEL
Participants INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Traian DASCALU, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
IOF, Jena:	Dr. Erik BECKERT
CNRS, Paris:	Prof. Dr. Laurent ZIMMER
Meeting 2(T1-2):	Preparation of a Review Paper on Important Measurement Methodologies for Laser Ignition
Date:	November 14-15, 2016
Hosts:	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter BRÜGGEMANN, Dr. Peter HEINZ, Mr. Mark BÄRWINKEL
INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
Meeting 3(T1-3):	Discussion of Review Paper Draft, Definitions and Parameters and Preparation of a Questionnaire for Research Groups and Companies
Date:	September 25-27, 2017
Hosts:	Mr. Mark BÄRWINKEL, Dr. Peter HEINZ
INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana Valeria GRIGORE, Mrs. Catalina Alice BRANDUS, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
Meeting 4(T1-4)	Evaluation of Questionnaires and Indentification of (new, further) Requirements
Date:	December 11-12, 2017
Hosts:	Mr. Mark BÄRWINKEL, Dr. Peter HEINZ
INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Catalina Alice BRANDUS, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
Meeting 5(T1-5)	Preparation of a Report based on the Answers Received to the Questionnaire “LASER IGNITION”
Date:	May 16-17, 2018
Hosts:	Mr. Mark BÄRWINKEL, Mr. Lukas SCHRÖDER
INFLPR:	Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL, Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Catalina Alice BRANDUS

Meeting 6(T1-6)	Results Discussion, Conclusions
Date:	September 28, 2018
Hosts:	Mr. Lukas SCHRÖDER
INFLPR:	Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL, Dr. Nicolae-Tiberius VASILE, Mrs. Catalina Alice BRANDUS

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TEAM 2	INTEGRATION APPROACHES FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTAL SUITABLE LASER SYSTEMS
Host:	Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF), Albert-Einstein-Strasse 7, 07745 Jena, GERMANY

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Meeting 1(T2-1):	Brainstorming about Setup and Packaging Challenges as well as Solution Approaches for Laser Plugs
Date:	June 27-28, 2016
Hosts:	Dr. Erik BECKERT, Mr. Pol Ribes PLEGUEZUELO, Mr. Max MÄUSEZAHL
INFLPR	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL

Meeting 2 (T2-2):	Detailed Experimental Approach and Planning
Date:	January 23-24, 2017
Hosts:	Dr. Erik BECKERT, Mr. Pol Ribes PLEGUEZUELO, Mr. Max MÄUSEZAHL, Mr. Cristoph DAMM
INFLPR	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Traian DASCALU, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL

Meeting 3 (T2-3):	Experimental Work 1
Date:	May 08-09, 2017
Hosts:	Dr. Erik BECKERT, Mr. Cristoph DAMM
INFLPR	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL

Meeting 4(T2-4):	Experimental Work 2
Date:	May 08-09, 2017
Hosts:	Dr. Erik BECKERT, Mr. Pol Ribes PLEGUEZUELO, Mr. Cristoph DAMM
INFLPR	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Catalina Alice BRANDUS, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL

Meeting 5(T2-5):	Evaluation work
Date:	29 October 2018
Hosts:	Dr. Pol Ribes PLEGUEZUELO
INFLPR	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Catalina-Alice BRANDUS, Mrs. Oana-Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Nicolae-Tiberius VASILE, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
Date:	09 November 2018
Hosts:	INFLPR; Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
IOF:	Dr. Pol Ribes PLEGUEZUELO

Meeting 6(T2-6)	Results Discussion, Conclusions
Date:	07 December 2018
Hosts:	Dr. Pol Ribes PLEGUEZUELO
INFLPR	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Catalina-Alice BRANDUS, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL

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TEAM 3	FRONTIER APPLICATIONS FOR LASER IGNITION SYSTEMS
Host:	- University of Liverpool, School of Engineering, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GH, UK - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, Laboratoire EM2C, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, 3 rue Joliot Curie, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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Meeting 1(T3-1):	Identify Critical Conditions for Laser Induced Spark Creation
Date:	January 19-20, 2017
Hosts:	Prof. Dr. Geoffrey DEARDEN, Dr. Zheng KUANG, Dr. Stuart EDWARDSON, Mr. Elliot LYON, Mr. Vincent PAGE
Participants INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Traian DASCALU, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
CNRS:	Prof. Dr. Laurent ZIMMER

Meeting 2(T3-2)	Effects of liquid fuel & B2B meeting
Date:	October 16-17, 2017
CNRS:	Dr. Laurent ZIMMER and Dr. Guillaume GORJU (Imagine Optic Company)
Centrale Supélec, Paris:	Prof. Dr. Gabi-Daniel STANCU
INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Catalina Alice BRANDUS, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
IOF:	Dr. Erik BECKERT
UL:	Prof. Dr. Geoffrey DEARDEN

Meeting 3(T3-3):	Effects of High-Pressure Conditions
Date:	July 12-13, 2018; University of Liverpool
Hosts:	Prof. Dr. Geoffrey DEARDEN, Dr. Richard POTTER, Dr. Stuart EDWARDSON, Dr. Walter PERRIE, Dan Dr. JONES, Mr. Sam EVANS, Mr. Vincent PAGE, Mrs. Jing LIU
INFLPR:	Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL, Dr. Nicolae-Tiberius VASILE, Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU


Meeting 3(T3-4):	Effects of Low Density Conditions
Date:	July 16-17, 2018; CNRS, Paris
Hosts:	Dr. Laurent ZIMMER, Prof. Dr. Takeshi SAITO, Mrs. Junghwa YI
INFLPR:	Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL, Dr. Nicolae-Tiberius VASILE, Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU
Meeting 3(T3-5):	Results discussion, conclusions (Liverpool)
Date:	23 November 2018
Hosts:	Prof. Dr. Geoff DEARDEN, Dr. Walter PERRIE, Dr. Laurent ZIMMER
INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Oana-Valeria GRIGORE, Dr. Nicolae-Tiberius VASILE, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
Meeting 3(T3-6):	Results discussion, conclusions (Paris) & B2B Meeting
Date:	30 November 2018
Hosts:	Dr. Laurent ZIMMER, Prof. Dr. Takeshi SAITO Eng. Gerhard KROUPA, Eng. Tibor BERECZKI, Carinthian Tech Research AG \| CTR Laser, Austria
INFLPR:	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU, Mrs. Catalina-Alice BRANDUS, Dr. George STANCIU, Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL

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LECTURES

March 23, 2018:	Lecture Day in Bayreuth - UBT
April 16, 2018:	Lecture Day in Magurele - INFLPR
October 16, 2018:	PAVEL Nicolaie, Lecture 1 in Paris
November 09, 2018:	PLEGUEZUELO Pol Ribes, Lecture in Magurele
November 28, 2018:	Lecture Day in Paris - CNRS

The workshop1st announcement:	WS2. LASIG-TWIN_Workshop 2_Announcement.pdf
The program:	WS2. LASIG-TWIN_Workshop 2_Programme.pdf

Hosts:	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter BRÜGGEMANN Mr. Mark BÄRWINKEL
INFLPR' participants	Mrs. Gabriela CROITORU Dr. Mihai DINCA Dr. Nicolaie PAVEL
Purpose:	The purpose of this laboratory training was to establish, for the INFLPR’ participants, a basic understanding for the characterization of energy transfer from a passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr⁴⁺:YAG to plasma induced by breakdown in air.
Results:	G. Croitoru, O. V. Grigore, M. Dinca, N. Pavel, M. Bärwinkel, P. Heinz, D. Brüggemann, “Aspects of Air-Breakdown with a High-Peak Power Passively Q-Switched Nd:YAG/Cr⁴⁺:YAG Laser,” The 5th Laser Ignition Conference, 20-23 June 2017, Bucharest, Romania, presentation LWA5.9 (https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=LIC-2017-LWA5.9).