About us
The epp team is the team of the Group for Lasers and Plasmas devoted to extreme plasma physics, a term first coined and used at IST since 2001. Our team combines theory and massively parallel simulations to address the highly nonlinear scenarios associated with extreme conditions in the laboratory and in astrophysics involving relativistic flows or high intensity electromagnetic fields. We use the largest supercomputers in the World to address several longstanding scientific questions.
As part of GoLP, we are committed to continuously “raising the bar” and to pursue GoLP’s mission and we abide by the GoLP Code of Conduct.
The epp team was founded in 2001, by Luis OS and and Ricardo Fonseca, after their return from UCLA. They have worked before in the Plasma Simulation Group at UCLA, with Prof. John Dawson and Prof. Warren Mori, that have served as inspiration for what we do in our team. We maintain a strong link with the UCLA Plasma Simulation Group since then.
The activities of GoLP are focused on research and advanced training in Plasma Physics, Advanced Photonics and Advanced Computing, through (i) research in frontier questions, grounded on a culture of entrepreneurship, creativity, and international collaboration, (ii) the outstanding quality of our members, and (iii) the commitment to the scientific and technological development of Portugal and Europe. Our aim is to be recognized as one of the best research groups in our field through the reputation of our researchers, the quality of our students, and the successes of our alumni.
In our vision, GoLP (i) assumes a leading role in our fields, (ii) is a central hub for new ideas/approaches, exciting discoveries/developments; (iii) is a magnet for outstanding students, post-docs and researchers; (iv) provides an exciting research environment similar to the best; (v) sustains its scientific breakthroughs through a unique interplay between theory, simulation and experiments.
GoLP members @ GoLP 2013 Winter Retreat in Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon, December 20, 2013
