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- Mounir Laroussi
- Professor
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- 231d Kaufman Hall
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-6369
- mlarouss@odu.edu
- Web Page
- Dr. Mounir Laroussi obtained his B.S. from the University of Technical Sciences of Sfax, Tunisia, completed his M.S. research
work at the School of Radio-electricity of Bordeaux, France, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
(June 1988), all in Electrical Engineering. After few years of teaching, he joined the Microwave & Plasma Laboratory of the
University of Tennessee as a Research Assistant Professor from 1995 to1998. Dr. Laroussi joined Old Dominion University in
1998 as a Research Associate Professor in the Applied Research Center and from 2003 to 2008 held an Associate Professor position
at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He was promoted to the rank of Full Professor in 2008 and since January
2007 held the appointment of Director of the Laser & Plasma Engineering Institute (LPEI).
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Education
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
1988
- Major: Electrical Engineering
- Degree: Ph. D.
- National School of Radio-electricity,
1981
- Major: Electrical Engineering
- Degree: M.S.
- Technical University of Sfax, Tunisia,
1979
- Major: Electrical Engineering
- Degree: B.S.
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Research Interests
- Dr. Laroussi's research interests are in the Physical Electronics area and particularly in the physics and applications of
non-equilibrium high pressure gaseous discharges, including the biomedical applications of cold plasmas.
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Expertise
- Engineering
- Plasma Science, Biomedical Applications of Plasmas
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Book Chapters
- Laroussi, M., Hippler, R., Kirsten, H., Schmidt, M., and Schoenbach, K. (2007). Cold Plasma-Based Sterilization in Low Temperature Plasma Physics: Fundamental and Applications. (pp. Chapter 32). Wiley-VCH Verlag Berlin GmbH.
- Laroussi, M. (2005). Current Applications of Atmospheric Pressure Air Plasmas in Non-equilibrium Plasmas at Atmospheric Pressure. (pp. Chapter 9). Institute of Physics Pub..
- Laroussi, M. (2005). DC and Low Frequency Air Plasmas in Non-equilibrium Plasmas at Atmospheric Pressure. (pp. Chapter 6). Institute of Physics Pub..
- Laroussi, M. (2002). Cold Plasma in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology.
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Articles
- Lemaster, M. F., McCombs, G., Darby, M. M., Laroussi, M., and Hynes, W. L. Effects of Low-Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on Streptococcus mutans. International Journal of Dental Hygiene
- Morris, A. D., McCombs, G. B., Akan, T., Hynes, W. L., Laroussi, M., and Tolle, S. L. (2009). Cold Plasma Technology: Bactericidal effects of Geobacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus cereus microorganisms. J. Dent. Hyg., 83, (pp. 55-61).
- Karakas, E., Begum, A., and Laroussi, M. (2008). A Positive Corona-Based Ion Wind Generator. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 36 (4), (pp. 950-951).
- Lu, X., and Laroussi, M. (2008). Electron Density and Temperature Measurement of an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma by Millimeter Wave Interferometer. Appl. Phys. Lett., 92 (9), (pp. 051501).
- Laroussi, M., Fridman, A., and Satava, R. (2008). Plasma Medicine. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 5 (6),
- Tang, Y., Lu, X., Laroussi, M., and Dobbs, F. (2008). Sublethal and Killing Effects of Atmospheric Pressure, Non-thermal Plasma on Eukaryotic Microalgae in Aqueous Media. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 5 (6), (pp. 552-558).
- Laroussi, M. (2008). The Biomedical Application of Plasma: A Brief History of the Development of a New Field of Research. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 36 (4), (pp. 1614-1614).
- Laroussi, M., Hynes, W., Akan, T., Lu, X., and Tendero, C. (2008). The Plasma Pencil: A Source of Hypersonic Cold Plasma Bullets for Biomedical Applications. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 36 (4), (pp. 1298-1299).
- Laroussi, M. (2007). Arc-free Atmospheric Pressure Cold Plasma Jets: A Review. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 4,
- Laroussi, M. (2007). “Bactericidal Effects of Non-equilibrium Cold Plasma on G. Steathermophilis and B. Cerus”.
- Lu, X., and Laroussi, M. (2006). Dynamics of an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Plume Generated by Submicrosecond Voltage Pulses. J. Appl. Phys., 100,
- Xiao, S., Kolb, J., Malik, A., Lu, X., Laroussi, M., Joshi, R., and Schoenbach, K. (2006). Electrical Breakdown and Dielectric Recovery of Polar Liquids. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 34 (5), (pp. 1653-1661).
- Xiao, S., Kolb, J. F., Malik, M., Lu, X., Laroussi, M., Joshi, R., and Schoenbach, K. H. (2006). Electrical Breakdown and Dielectric Recovery of Polar Liquids. IEEE Trans. Plasma Science, 34, (pp. 1653-1661).
- Laroussi, M., Tendero, C., Lu, X., Alla, S., and Hynes, W. (2006). Inactivation of bacteria by the Plasma Pencil. Plasma Proc. Polym., 3, (pp. 470-473).
- Laroussi, M., Minayeva, O., Dobbs, F., and Woods, J. (2006). Spores Survivability after Exposure to Low-Temperature Plasmas. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 34 (4),
- Lu, X., and Laroussi, M. (2006). Temporal and Spatial Emission Behavior of Homogeneous Dielectric Barrier Discharge Driven by Unipolar Sub-microsecond Square
Pulses. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 39, (pp. 1127-1131).
- Lu, X., and Laroussi, M. (2005). Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge in Air Using a Water Electrode. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 33 (2), (pp. 272-273).
- Laroussi, M. (2005). Low Temperature Plasma-Based Sterilization: Overview and State-of-the-Art. Plasma Proc. Polym., 2 (5), (pp. 391-400).
- Lu, X., and Laroussi, M. (2005). Optimization of ultraviolet emission and chemical species generation from a pulsed dielectric barrier discharge at atmospheric
pressure. J. Appl. Phys., 98,
- Laroussi, M., and Lu, X. (2005). Room Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Plume for Biomedical Applications. Applied Physics Letters, 87,
- Laroussi, M., and Lu, X. (2005). Room Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Plume for Biomedical Applications. Applied Physics Letters, 87,
- Laroussi, M., and Leipold, F. (2004). Evaluation of the Roles of Reactive Species, Heat, and UV radiation in the Inactivation of bacterial Cells by Air Plasmas
at Atmospheric Pressure. Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 233, (pp. 81-86).
- Xiao, S., Kolb, J., Kono, S., Katsuki, S., Joshi, R., Laroussi, M., and Schoenbach, K. (2004). High Power Water Switches: Postbreakdown Phenomena and Dielectric Recovery. IEEE Trans. On Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 11 (4), (pp. 604-612).
- Xiao, S., Kolb, J. F., Kono, S., Katsuki, S., Joshi, R., Laroussi, M., and Schoenbach, K. H. (2004). High Power Water Switches: Postbreakdown Phenomena and Dielectric Recovery. IEEE Trans. on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 11, (pp. 604-612).
- Laroussi, M., Lu, X., Kolobov, V., and Arslanbekov, R. (2004). Power Consideration in the Pulsed DBD at Atmospheric Pressure. J. Applied Phys., 6 (5), (pp. 3028-3030).
- Gaudet, J., Barker, R., Buchenauer, C., Christodoulou, C., Dickens, J., Gundersen, M., Joshi, R., Krompholz, H., Kolb, F., Kuthi, A., Laroussi, M., Neuber, A., Nunnaly, W., Schamiloglu, E., Schoenbach, K., Tyo, J., and Vidmar, R. (2004). Research Issues in Developing Compact Pulsed Power for High Peak Power Applications on Mobile Platforms. Proceedings of the IEEE, 92 (7), (pp. 1144-1165).
- Lu, X., Leipold, F., and Laroussi, M. (2003). Optical and Electrical Diagnostics of a Non-equilibrium Air Plasma. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 36, (pp. 2662-2666).
- Laroussi, M., Mendis, D., and Rosenberg, M. (2003). Plasma Interaction with Microbes. New Journal of Physics, 5, (pp. 41.1-41.10).
- Lu, X., and Laroussi, M. (2003). Iginition Phase and Steady-State Structures of a Non-Thermal Air Plasma. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 36 (6), (pp. 651-665).
- Laroussi, M., Lu, X., and Malott, C. (2003). A Non-equilibrium Diffuse Discharge in Atmospheric Pressure Air. Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 12 (1), (pp. 53-56).
- Yan, J., El-Dakrouri, A., Laroussi, M., and Gupta, M. (2002). 121.6 nm radiation Source for Advanced Lithography. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B., 20, (pp. 2574-2577).
- Laroussi, M., Dobbs, F., Wei, Z., Doblin, M., Ball, L., Moreira, K., Dyer, F., and Richardson, J. (2002). Decontamination of Water by Excimer UV Radiation. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 30 (4), (pp. 1501-1503).
- Laroussi, M., Richardson, J., and Dobbs, F. (2002). Effects of Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas on the Heterotrophic Pathways of Bacteria and on their Cell Morphology. Appl. Phys. Lett., 81 (4), (pp. 772-774).
- Laroussi, M. (2002). Non-Thermal Decontamination of Biological Media by Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas: Review, Analysis, and Prospects. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 30 (4), (pp. 1409-1415).
- Laroussi, M., Alexeff, I., Richardson, J., and Dyer, F. (2002). The Resistive Barrier Discharge. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci, 30 (1), (pp. 158-159).
- Alexeff, I., and Laroussi, M. (2002). The Uniform Steady-State Atmospheric Pressure DC Plasma. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 30 (1), (pp. 174-175).
- El-Dakrouri, A., Yan, J., Gupta, M., and Laroussi, M. (2002). VUV Emission from a Novel DBD-Based Radiation Source. J. Appl. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 35, (pp. 109-114).
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Presentations
- Low Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Applications in Dentistry: Two Independent Studies.
- Conference Name:
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: June 23, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Morris, A. D.
Lemaster, M. F.
McCombs, G.
Laroussi, M.
Darby, M. M.
Hynes, W. L.
Tolle, S. L.
- Effects of Low-Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on Streptococcus mutans
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: June, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Lemaster, M. F.
McCombs, G.
Darby, M. M.
Hynes, W. L.
Laroussi, M.
- Nanoseconds Pulsed Non-equilibrium Plasma Discharges and Applications
- Conference Name:
- Location: Kyoto
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Interactions of Cold Plasma with Bacteria and with Eukaryotic Microalgae
- Conference Name:
- Location: Corpus Christi
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Biological Decontamination by Low Temperature Plasmas and by Cold Plasma Jets
- Conference Name:
- Location: Turkey
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Bacterial effects of non-equilibrium cold plasma on Geobacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus cereus
- Conference Name:
- Location: Prague, Czech Republic
- Date: July, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Hynes, W. L.
Laroussi, M.
- Spatial and Temporal Behavior of a Plasma Bullet Launched by a Pulsed Cold Plasma Device
- Conference Name:
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: June, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
Lu, X.
- Bactericidal Effects of Cold Plasma Technology on Geobacillus Stearothermophilus and Bacillus Cereus Microorganisms
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: June 22, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
Hynes, W. L.
- Bactericidal Effects of Cold Plasma Technology on Geobacillus Stearothermophilus and Bacillus Cereus Microorganisms
- Location: Old Dominion University Annual Research Exposition
- Date: April 5, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
Hynes, W. L.
- Effect of low temperature plasm on different bacteria genera
- Conference Name: American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting
- Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Hynes, W. L. Presenter & Author
Tendero, C. Presenter & Author
Laroussi, M. Presenter & Author
- Interaction of Non-equilibrium Plasmas with Biological Cells: What we have Learned so Far
- Conference Name:
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Date: October, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Effects of the Plasma Pencil on Different Bacteria Genera
- Conference Name:
- Location: Traverse City, MI
- Date: June, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Tendero, C.
Lu, X.
Alla, S.
Hynes, W.
Laroussi, M.
- Low Temperature Plasma-Based Sterilization/Decontamination of Biological Matter
- Conference Name:
- Location: Brugge, Belgium
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Low Temperature Plasmas in Biotechnology: Present Status and Future Prospects
- Conference Name:
- Location: London, England
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Non-Equilibrium Plasma-based Sterilization: Overview, State-of-the art, and Challenges
- Conference Name:
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: June 28, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Mechanisms of Inactivation of Bacteria by an Air Plasma
- Conference Name:
- Location: Juan-les-Pins, France
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
Leipold, F.
- Plasma-Based Sterilization
- Conference Name:
- Location: Greifswald, Germany
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
- Interactions of Non-equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas with Biological Media
- Conference Name:
- Location: Taormina, Italy
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Laroussi, M.
Leipold, F.
- 1996: Advanced Technology Award, Inventors Clubs of America
- 2008: Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE - NPSS
- 2009: Fellow, IEEE
- 2010: Inaugural Award, International Society for Plasma Medicine
- 2000: Millennium Medal Award, IEEE
- 2009: Research Achievement Award, Old Dominion University
- 2006: “Excellence in Innovation Award”, Hampton Road Technology Council
- 2005: “Excellence in Research Award”, Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University
- 2006: “Excellence in Teaching Award”, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Old Dominion University
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