The Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) stresses team building and has gathered a professional team on magnetic confinement plasma over the past few years. The team features winners of National Outstanding Young Scientists Fund, scientists selected in the “Hundred Talents Program” and foreign young scholars.

Approved by the “International Partnership Program for Creative Teams” on September 2ndof 2008, the team will get support from CAS and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.

In addition to projects of the National Natural Science Foundation and the 973 Program, the Institute is also engaged in the pre-research on ITER procurement packages.