20th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering

AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
TRADE FAIR ERFURT / CONGRESS CENTER
ERFURT, GERMANY

EJC/PISE

The European Joint Committee on Plasma and Ion Surface Engineering – EJC/PISE is a group of elected European experts being active in the field of plasma and ion surface engineering. The selection of members takes into account the need to achieve geographic and technical balance across Europe.

The task of the organization is the promotion of scientific and technical cooperation between scientists, engineers and technicians from research and industry in the field of plasma and ion assisted surface treatment and coating processes.

The EJC/PISE is understood as

  • a forum which provides the possibility of meeting and information exchange to all interested experts
  • a commission which coordinates the cooperation between research, development and application
  • a promoter for plasma and ion surface engineering

Since the plasma and ion assisted surface treatment and coating is an interdisciplinary field the EJC/PISE aims to bring together the different basic science and engineering experts and to realize a close cooperation in form of a joint committee.

The EJC/PISE is responsible for the scientific program of the International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE) taking place every two years in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

The present chairman of the EJC/PISE is Prof. Michael Thomas. He is the head of the department “Atmospheric Pressure Processes” of the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST in Braunschweig (Germany).

List of Members
Austria
Thomas Müller
Belgium
Prof. Rony Snyders
Czech Republic

Prof. Petr Zeman
Prof. Hynek Biederman
Denmark
Dr. Klaus Pagh Almtoft
Finland

Prof. Elbahri Madi
Prof. Jari Koskinen
France

Prof. Thierry Czerwiec
Prof. Farzaneh Arefi-Khonsari
Germany

Prof. Michael Thomas
Prof. Holger Kersten
Italy

Prof. Matteo Gherardi
Prof. Pietro Favia
The Netherlands
Dr. Philipp Immich
Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Zdunek
Portugal

Prof. Albano Cavaleiro
Prof. Sandra Carvalho
Russian Federation
Prof. Evgeny A. Levashov
Slovenia
Prof. Miha Cekada
Spain

Inigo Braceras
Dr. Marta Brizuela Parra
Sweden

Prof. Daniel Lundin
Dr. Tomas Nyberg
Switzerland
Dr. Edmund Schüngel
Ukraine
Prof. Alexander Pogrebnjak
United Kingdom

Prof. Allan Matthews
Prof. Arutiun P. Ehiasarian

Associated Members
China
Prof. Mingkai Lei
India
Prof. Subroto MUKHERJEE
Japan
Prof. Yuichi Setsuhara
Malaysia
Prof. Seong Ling YAP
Singapore
Prof. Rajdeep Singh RAWAT
Thailand
Prof. Dheerawan BOONYAWAN
Vietnam
Prof. DANG Mau Chien

AJC-APSE

Asian Joint Committee for Applied Plasma Science and Engineering

AEPSE

Asian-European Conference
on Plasma Surface Engineering

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