Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Ernst Eckert Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Mechanical Engineering
Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Ernst Eckert Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Mechanical Engineering
Peter Bruggeman's research is focused on low temperature non-equilibrium plasmas. These plasmas enable many environmental, biomedical and renewable energy applications and material processing and chemical technologies.
Lab
Plasma Science and Engineering Group - L130
High Temperature and Plasma Laboratory - L120/L122
ME Research Areas
Plasmas
Biosystems & Bioengineering
ME Impact Areas
Energy Transition
Environment & Sustainability
Human Health
Next Generation Manufacturing
Ph.D. 2008, Applied Physics, Ghent University, Belgium
Msc. 2008, Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium
Msc. 2005, Physics, Ghent University, Belgium
Selected Professional Activities
Associate Director DOE Center for Low Temperature Plasma Interactions with Complex Interfaces, 2019-present
Associate Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering, 2019-present
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2017-present
Director, High Temperature and Plasma Laboratory (2017-present)
Richard and Barbara Nelson Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2013-2017
Assistant Professor of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2009-2010
Visiting research fellow, Loughborough University, UK, 2008 - 2009