Institute for Plasma Research
| Established | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Research type | Theoretical & Applied research |
Field of research | Plasma Physics |
| Director | Dr. Shashank Chaturvedi |
| Staff | 700 (app.) (200 Scientists & Engineers) |
| Location | Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 23°05′52″N 72°37′34″E / 23.09778°N 72.62611°E |
| 382428 | |
| Affiliations | Department of Atomic Energy |
| Website | www |
The Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) is a public research institute in India. The institute conducts research in plasma science, including basic plasma physics, magnetically confined hot plasmas, and plasma technologies for industrial applications. It is the leading plasma physics organization of India and houses the largest tokamak of India - SST1. IPR plays a major scientific and technical role in Indian partnership in the international fusion energy initiative ITER. It is part of the IndiGO consortium for research on gravitational waves. It is an autonomous body funded by the Department of Atomic Energy.