University of Michigan Prize for Excellence in Plasma Science and Engineering
The Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering and the University of Michigan (UM) College of Engineering have established the UM Prize for Excellence in Plasma Science and Engineering to acknowledge contributions to significant advances in plasma science and engineering that have or will lead to significant societal benefits. The Prize is international in scope that will be awarded annually. The area of contribution of the nominee may be in any field of plasma science and engineering.
- This international opportunity is open to all persons who are or have contributed to advances in plasma science and engineering at all stages of their career and at all levels of the career ladder.
- Nominees should have documented impact of the excellence of their contributions in making significant advances in plasma science and engineering that have or will lead to broad societal benefit(s). The impact of accomplishments should be commensurate with the nominee’s stage of career.
- Nominees whose contributions are predominantly in education, public policy, government service, or industrial management are also encouraged.
The Prize recipient will receive a plaque and a $5,000 honorarium; be the featured speaker at the MIPSE Annual Symposium; and have his/her/their award announced at an appropriate conference or symposium.
The recipient of the inagural UM Plasma Prize has been selected and will be announced at the 2023 Gaseous Electronics Conference to be held at the University of Michigan 9-13 October 2023. We thank the 2023 selection committee for their service.
2023 UM Plasma Prize Selection Committee:
- Chair: Thomas Mehlhorn, Naval Research Laboratory (retired)
- Mirko Gamba, University of Michigan
- Peng Zhang, Michigan State University
- Abbas Semnani, University of Toledo
2024 Call for Nominations
The call for nominations for the 2024 UM Plasma Prize will be issued in December 2023 with nominations due by March 31, 2024. The nominations should emphasize:
- Impact of excellence of nominee in making significant advances in plasma science and engineering leading to broad societal benefit(s), including developing, managing, or influencing R&D programs; public policy; education; government; or industry programs.
- Societal benefits of nominee’s contributions in plasma science and engineering, including new knowledge, technological advances, workforce development, contributions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and support of a collaborative environment.
- Importance of the technical contributions to plasma science and engineering research or development.
- Description of how the impact of nominee’s accomplishments is commensurate with career stage.