Dr. Tao ShaoDr. Tao Shao received his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2006. He is a Professor at both the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also takes the role of the Director in Plasma Science and Energy Conversion at Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation. His current research interests include high-voltage breakdown and insulation, gas discharge physics, and low temperature plasma applications. He received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 51925703) in 2019, the IEEE-IPMHVC William Dunbar Award in 2018, and the Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship in 2015. Cheng ZhangDr. Cheng Zhang received his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2011. He is a Professor in the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. From2015 to 2016, he was a Visiting Scholar with the NonEquilibrium Thermodynamics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University, the USA. His current research interests include gas discharge and nonthermal applications. Dr. Zhang is the IET Fellow and IEEE Senior Member.

• Part 1 Pulsed discharge characterization.- Chapter 1 Breakdown physics on microscale and nanoscale gaps   Allen L Garner.- Chapter 2 Diffuse discharges formed in an inhomogeneous electric field due  to runaway electrons   Victor F. Tarasenko.- Chapter 3 Non-linear interaction of sub-nanosecond high-power microwave pulse with neutral gas and preliminary formed plasma John Leopold, Yuiri Bliokh, Yan Cao and Yakov Kraisik.- Chapter 4 Key particles and chemical reactions of pulsed discharge plasma in gases Xiaoyue Chen.- Chapter 5 Memory effects and evolution mechanisms of repetitively pulsed streamer discharge Zheng Zhao.- Chapter 6 Numerical study on plasma characteristics driven by pulsed voltages from microseconds to nanoseconds Yuantao Zhang.- Chapter 7 Effect of pulsed power types on spatio-temporal characteristics of helium dielectric barrier discharges at atmospheric pressure Dong Dai.

Dr. Tao ShaoDr. Tao Shao received his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2006. He is a Professor at both the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also takes the role of the Director in Plasma Science and Energy Conversion at Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation. His current research interests include high-voltage breakdown and insulation, gas discharge physics, and low temperature plasma applications. He received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 51925703) in 2019, the IEEE-IPMHVC William Dunbar Award in 2018, and the Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship in 2015. Cheng ZhangDr. Cheng Zhang received his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2011. He is a Professor in the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. From2015 to 2016, he was a Visiting Scholar with the NonEquilibrium Thermodynamics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University, the USA. His current research interests include gas discharge and nonthermal applications. Dr. Zhang is the IET Fellow and IEEE Senior Member.

• Part 1 Pulsed discharge characterization.- Chapter 1 Breakdown physics on microscale and nanoscale gaps   Allen L Garner.- Chapter 2 Diffuse discharges formed in an inhomogeneous electric field due  to runaway electrons   Victor F. Tarasenko.- Chapter 3 Non-linear interaction of sub-nanosecond high-power microwave pulse with neutral gas and preliminary formed plasma John Leopold, Yuiri Bliokh, Yan Cao and Yakov Kraisik.- Chapter 4 Key particles and chemical reactions of pulsed discharge plasma in gases Xiaoyue Chen.- Chapter 5 Memory effects and evolution mechanisms of repetitively pulsed streamer discharge Zheng Zhao.- Chapter 6 Numerical study on plasma characteristics driven by pulsed voltages from microseconds to nanoseconds Yuantao Zhang.- Chapter 7 Effect of pulsed power types on spatio-temporal characteristics of helium dielectric barrier discharges at atmospheric pressure Dong Dai.

Dr. Tao ShaoDr. Tao Shao received his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2006. He is a Professor at both the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also takes the role of the Director in Plasma Science and Energy Conversion at Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation. His current research interests include high-voltage breakdown and insulation, gas discharge physics, and low temperature plasma applications. He received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 51925703) in 2019, the IEEE-IPMHVC William Dunbar Award in 2018, and the Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship in 2015. Cheng ZhangDr. Cheng Zhang received his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2011. He is a Professor in the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. From2015 to 2016, he was a Visiting Scholar with the NonEquilibrium Thermodynamics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University, the USA. His current research interests include gas discharge and nonthermal applications. Dr. Zhang is the IET Fellow and IEEE Senior Member.

• Part 1 Pulsed discharge characterization.- Chapter 1 Breakdown physics on microscale and nanoscale gaps   Allen L Garner.- Chapter 2 Diffuse discharges formed in an inhomogeneous electric field due  to runaway electrons   Victor F. Tarasenko.- Chapter 3 Non-linear interaction of sub-nanosecond high-power microwave pulse with neutral gas and preliminary formed plasma John Leopold, Yuiri Bliokh, Yan Cao and Yakov Kraisik.- Chapter 4 Key particles and chemical reactions of pulsed discharge plasma in gases Xiaoyue Chen.- Chapter 5 Memory effects and evolution mechanisms of repetitively pulsed streamer discharge Zheng Zhao.- Chapter 6 Numerical study on plasma characteristics driven by pulsed voltages from microseconds to nanoseconds Yuantao Zhang.- Chapter 7 Effect of pulsed power types on spatio-temporal characteristics of helium dielectric barrier discharges at atmospheric pressure Dong Dai.