Felipe Iza

Felipe Iza is a Professor of Low-Temperature Plasma Science and Engineering at Loughborough University, U.K., affiliated with the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering. He holds a BSc from the University of Navarra (Spain), MSc and PhD from Northeastern University (USA). His career includes roles as Postdoctoral Fellow at Pohang University of Science and Technology (South Korea) and Research Professor before joining Loughborough in 2007. He is the founding technical director of Zayndu Ltd and has led roles such as Director of Postgraduate Research and Open Research Lead. His research focuses on experimental and computational low-temperature plasmas for biomedical, agricultural, and environmental applications, emphasizing microplasmas and atmospheric discharges.

Key professional activities include membership in the American Vacuum Society (AVS), Institute of Physics (IoP), and IEEE (Senior Member). He has organized major conferences like ICOPS 2012 and chairs committees for Plasma Physics and Technology symposia. His work bridges plasma physics with engineering applications, particularly in plasma-liquid interactions for bioengineering and sustainability.

Scientific Achievements:

• Developed plasma-based technologies for biogas production, crop enhancement, and sterilization.
• Pioneered studies on reactive species in atmospheric plasmas and their biomedical/agricultural impacts.
• Advanced plasma modeling for semiconductor manufacturing and materials processing.

Grants & Labs:

• Recipient of European COST actions funding (TD1208, CA19110).
• Leads the Plasma and Pulsed Power research group at Loughborough.
• Developed a DBD plasma microbubble reactor for biomass pretreatment.