Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics is a physics institute investigating the physical foundations of a fusion power plant.
The IPP is an institute of the Max Planck Society, part of the European Atomic Energy Community, and an associated member of the Helmholtz Association.
The IPP has two sites: Garching near Munich and Greifswald, both in Germany.
It owns several large devices, namely
Furthermore it cooperates closely with the ITER, DEMO and JET projects.Scientific divisions
- Tokamak Scenario Development
- Plasma Edge and Wall
- Stellarator Heating and Optimization
- Stellarator Dynamics and Transport
- Stellarator Edge and Divertor Physics
- Wendelstein 7-X Operations
- Stellarator Theory
- Tokamak Theory
- Numerical Methods in Plasma Physics
- ITER Technology & Diagnostics
- Young Investigators
Graduate program
The International Helmholtz Graduate School for Plasma Physics partners with the Technical University of Munich and the University of Greifswald. Associated partners are the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology in Greifswald and the Leibniz Computational Center in Garching.
