Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear - IPFN

Informações gerais

IPFN's programme is made possible by:

- The contract of Associated Laboratory (LA) granted, in November 2001 by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), to CFN with participation of CFP;
- The Contract of Association signed on January 1st 1990 between the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and IST (CA-EURATOM/IST).

The resulting framework has provided a unique setting for world-class research, fostering scientific and technological excellence in an internationalized context, enabling a stable growing evolution towards a new level of organizational structure, that has culminated with the foundation of IPFN-LA.

Leveraging on our wide range of expertise, in our vision IPFN-LA promotes a culture of ambition and leadership, in a permanent pursuit of the most far-reaching and intellectually demanding scientific and technological problems, attracting the best talents in our areas to work in an exciting environment, strongly networked with other world-leading institutions. Our global position allows us to act as a central hub for research, advanced formation and training, and technological transfer in Plasma Physics and Engineering, Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Lasers and Photonics, and Advanced Computing. Our high expertise allows us to have an important participation in the landmark EU large-scale research projects (e.g. JET, ITER, HIPER, ELI) through the collaboration in the scientific and technical activities of these projects, and the active presence on their governing boards.

The IPFN-LA will continue to play a key and defining role in the most important international research projects in our fields of activity, as well as in the future directions of EU and Portugal science policy, advising Government agencies in our areas of expertise and contributing to shape the role of the Council of Associated Laboratories as the de facto Portuguese science policy think-tank.