Governance

Prize and Awards Committees

The selection committees promote the nomination of candidates, solicit nominations of qualified candidates, select scientists of exceptional, outstanding scientific quality and achievement in plasma physics, and report recommendations to the Executive Committee for approval.

2024

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Cary Forest, Chair	University of Wisconsin	cary.forest@wisc.edu
Jose Lopez, Vice-Chair	Seton Hall University	jose.lopez1@shu.edu
Thomas Antonsen (’23 Recipient)	University of Maryland	antonsen@umd.edu
Earl Scime	West Virginia University	earl.scime@gmail.com
Ronnie Shepherd	Lawrence Livermore National Lab	shepherd1@llnl.gov

John Dawson Award

Jan Egedal, Chair	University of Wisconsin	egedal@wisc.edu
Yin Lin, Vice-Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	lyin@lanl.gov
David Ennis	Auburn University	dae0005@auburn.edu
Phil Morrison (‘23 Recipient)	University of Texas	morrison@physics.utexas.edu
Michael Van Zeeland	General Atomics	vanzeeland@fusion.gat.com

Marshall Rosenbluth Thesis Award

Peng Zhang, Chair	Michigan State University	pz@egr.msu.edu
Irina Sagert, Vice-Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	sagert@lanl.gov
Felicie Albert	Lawrence Livermore National Lab	albert6@llnl.gov
Nathanial Fisch (’23 Advisor)	Princeton University	fisch@princeton.edu
Dustin Froula	University of Rochester	dfoula@lle.rochester.edu

Thomas Stix Award

Ryan McBride, Chair	University of Michigan	mcbrider@umich.edu
Andrew Ware, Vice-Chair	University of Montana	andrew.ware@mso.umt.edu
Zhihong Lin	University of California, Irvine	zhihongl@uci.edu
Sophia Malko	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	smalko@pppl.gov
Jonathan Squire	University of Otago	jonathan.squire@otago.ac.nz

Landau-Spitzer Award

Vladimir Tikhonchuk, EPS Chair	University of Bordeaux, France	tikhonkhuk@u-bordeaux.fr
Jon Sarff, APS Vice-Chair	University of Wisconsin	jssarff@wisc.edu
Richard Dendy, EPS	University of Warwick, United Kingdom	r.dendy@warwick.ac.uk
Sylvie Jaquemot, EPS	Ecole Polytechnique, France	sylvie.jacquemot@polytechnique.edu
Eric Esarey, APS	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	ehesarey@lbl.gov
Lorin Matthews, APS	Baylor University	lorin_matthews@baylor.edu

2023

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Harry Robey, Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	robey1@lanl.gov
Cary Forest, Vice-Chair	University of Wisconsin	cary.forest@wisc.edu
Ronnie Shepherd	Lawrence Livermore National Lab	shepherd1@llnl.gov
Amitava Bhattacharjee (’22 Recipient)	Princeton University	amitava@princeton.edu
François Waelbroeck	University of Texas	flw@mail.utexas.edu

John Dawson Award

Hui Chen, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	chen33@llnl.gov
Jan Egedal, Vice-Chair	University of Wisconsin	egedal@wisc.edu
Ilya Dodin	Princeton Plasma Physics Lab	idodin@pppl.gov
Alex Zylstra (‘22 Recipient)	Lawrence Livermore National Lab	zylstra1@llnl.gov
Warren Mori	University of California, Los Angeles	mori@physics.ucla.edu

Marshall Rosenbluth Thesis Award

Brett chapman, Chair	University of Wisconsin	bchapman@wisc.edu
Peng Zhang, Vice-Chair	Michigan State University	pz@egr.msu.edu
Johan Frenje	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	jfrenje@psfc.mit.edu
Emily Belli	General Atomics	bellie@fusion.gat.com
William Fox	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	wfox@pppl.gov

Thomas Stix Award

Yu Lin, Chair Auburn University	Auburn University	lin@physics.auburn.edu
Ryan McBride, Vice-Chair	University of Michigan	mcbrider@umich.edu
Zhihong Lin	University of California, Irvine	zhihongl@uci.edu
Frederico Fiuza	Stanford University	fiuza@slac.stanford.edu
Jonathan Squire (’22 Recipient)	University of Otago, New Zealand	jonathan.squire@otago.ac.nz

Katherine E. Weimer Award for Women in Plasma Physics (a DPP award)

Maria Gatu Johnson, Chair	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	gatu@psfc.mit.edu
Arianna Gleason, Vice Chair	Stanford University	ariannag@stanford.edu
Amy Keesee, Past Chair	University of New Hampshire	amy.keesee@unh.edu
Alec Thomas	University of Michigan	agrt@umich.edu
Weichao Tu (2021 Recipient)	West Virginia University	wetu@mail.wvu.edu

Landau-Spitzer Award ~ January 3, 2024

Vladimir Tikhonchuk, EPS Chair	University of Bordeaux, France	tikhonkhuk@u-bordeaux.fr
TBA, APS Vice-Chair	Affiliation	Email
TBA, EPS	Affiliation	Email
TBA, EPS	Affiliation	Email
TBA, APS	Affiliation	Email
TBA, APS	Affiliation	Email

2022

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Hye-Sook Park, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	park1@llnl.gov
Harry Robey, Vice-Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	robey1@lanl.gov
Stefan Gerhardt	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	sgerhard@pppl.gov
Truell Hyde	Baylor University	truell_hyde@baylor.edu
Margaret Kivelson (‘21 recipient)	University of California, Los Angeles	mkivelso@igpp.ucla.edu
François Waelbroeck	University of Texas	flw@mail.utexas.edu

John Dawson Award

Howard Milchberg, Chair	University of Maryland	milch@umd.edu
Hui Chen, Vice-Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	chen33@llnl.gov
Michael Bonitz (‘21 recipient	Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Kiel University, Germany	bonitz@theo-physik.uni-kiel.de
Marcus Knudson	Sandia National Laboratories	mdknuds@sandia.gov
Matt Landreman	University of Maryland	matt.landreman@gmail.com
Warren Mori	University of California, Los Angeles	mori@physics.ucla.edu

Marshall Rosenbluth Thesis Award

Jeremiah Williams, Chair	Wittenberg University	jwilliams@wittenberg.edu
Jim Schroeder, Vice-Chair	Wheaton College	jim.schroeder@wheaton.edu
Emily Belli	General Atomics	bellie@fusion.gat.com
Seth Davidovits	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	sd6003@gmail.com
Bill Dorland (‘21 Advisor)		hongqin@princeton.edu

Thomas Stix Award

Tammy Ma, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	ma8@llnl.gov
Yu Lin, Vice-Chair	Auburn University	lin@physics.auburn.edu
Radha Bahukutumbi	University of Rochester	rbah@lle.rochester.edu
Frederico Fiuza	Stanford University	fiuza@slac.standord.edu
Christoph Niemann	University of California, Los Angles	cneimann@ucla.edu
Carlos Paz-Soldan (’21 Rcp)	Columbia University	carlos.pazsoldan@gmail.com

Landau-Spitzer Award ~ April 1, 2022

Bill Heidbrink, APS Chair	University of California, Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
Vladimir Tikhonchuk, EPS Vice-Chair	University of Bordeaux, France	tikhonkhuk@u-bordeaux.fr
Andrea Ciardi, EPS	LERMA, Sorbonne University, France	andrea.ciardi@obspm.fr
Kristel Crombé, EPS	Ghent University, Belgium	kristel.crombe@ugent.be
Tammy Ma, APS	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	ma8@llnl.gov
Troy Carter, APS	University of California, Los Angeles	tcarter@physics.ucla.edu

2021

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Troy Carter, Chair	University of California, Los Angeles	tcarter@physics.ucla.edu
Hye-Sook Park, Vice Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	park1@llnl.gov
Gilbert “Rip” Collins	University of Rochester	gcollins@lle.rochester.edu
Stefan Gerhardt	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	sgerhard@pppl.gov
Warren Mori (2020 recipient)	University of California, Los Angeles	mori@physics.ucla.edu

John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Willliam Farmer, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	farmer10@llnl.gov
Howard Milchberg, Vice Chair	University of Maryland	milch@umd.edu
Radha Bahukutumbi	University of Rochester	radha@lle.rochester.edu
Matt Landreman	University of Maryland	matt.landreman@gmail.com
Will Fox (2020 recipient)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	wfox@pppl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Carlos Paz-Soldan, Chair	General Atomics	paz-soldan@fusion.gat.com
Jeremiah Williams, Vice Chair	Wittenberg University	jwilliams@wittenberg.edu
Yu-Hsin Chen	Naval Research Laboratory	yu-hsin.chen@nrl.navy.mil
Hong Qin (2020 advisor)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	hongqin@princeton.edu
Jeremiah Williams	Wittenberg University	jwilliams@wittenberg.edu

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Michael Shay, Chair	University of Delaware	shay@udel.edu
Tammy Ma, Vice Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	ma8@llnl.gov
Scott Baalrud	University of Michigan	baalrud@umichigan.edu
Christoph Neimann	University of California, Los Angeles	cniemann@ucla.edu
Andrei Smolyakov	University of Saskatchewan	andrei.smolyakov@usask.ca

Landau-Spitzer Award, 2022

Bill Heidbrink, APS Chair	University of California, Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
TBD, EPS Vice Chair

Katherine E. Weimer Award for Women in Plasma Physics (a DPP award)

Amy Keesee, Chair	University of New Hampshire	amy.keesee@unh.edu
Anne White, Vice Chair	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	whitea@mit.edu
Kathy Aidala	Mount Holyoke College	kaidala@mtholyoke.edu
Maria Gatu-Johnson (2019 recipient)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	gatu@psfc.mit.edu
Paul Keiter	Los Alamos National Laboratory	pkeiter@lanlo.gov

2020

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Raul Sanchez, Chair	Universidad Carlos III	raul.sanchez@uc3m.es
Troy Carter, Vice Chair	University of California, Los Angeles	tcarter@physics.ucla.edu
William Matthaeus (2019 recipient)	University of Delaware	whm@bartol.udel.edu
Gilbert “Rip” Collins	University of Rochester	gcollins@lle.rochester.edu
Yu Lin	Auburn University	ylin@physics.auburn.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Ahmed Diallo, Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	adiallo@pppl.gov
Willliam Farmer, Vice Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	farmer10@llnl.gov
Radha Bahukutumbi	University of Rochester	radha@lle.rochester.edu
Truell Hyde	Baylor University	truell_hyde@baylor.edu
Donald Lamb (2019 recipient)	University of Chicago	lamb@astro.uchicago.edu

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Lorin Matthews, Chair	Baylor University	lorin_matthews@baylor.edu
Carlos Paz-Soldan, Vice Chair	General Atomics	paz-soldan@fusion.gat.com
Yu-Hsin Chen	Naval Research Laboratory	yu-hsin.chen@nrl.navy.mil
Eric Held	Utah State University/UWisc	eheld@cc.usu.edu
Cliff Surko	University of California, San Diego	csurko@ucsd.edu

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Félice Albert, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	albert6@llnl.gov
Michael Shay, Vice Chair	University of Delaware	shay@udel.edu
Brett Chapman	University of Wisconsin	bchapman@wisc.edu
Will Fox (2019 Recipient)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	wfox@pppl.gov
Andrei Smolyakov	University of Saskatchewan	andrei.smolyakov@usask.ca

Landau-Spitzer Award

Emilia Solano, EPS Chair	CIEMAT, Spain	emilia.solano@ciemat.es
Bill Heidbrink, APS Vice Chair	University of California, Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
Anthony Bell (EPS)	University of Oxford	tony.bell@physics.ox.ac.uk
Vladimir Tikhonchuk (EPS)	University of Bordeaux, France	vladimir.tikhonchuk@u-bordeaux.fr
Carlos Romero Talamás (APS)	University of Maryland	romero@umbc.edu
Li-Jen Chen (APS)	NASA Goodard Space Flight Center	lijen@mailaps.org

2019

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

James Drake, Chair	University of Maryland	drake@umd.edu
Raul Sanchez, Vice Chair	Universidad Carlos III	raul.sanchez@uc3m.es
Keith Burrell (2018 recipient)	General Atomics	burrell@fusion.gat.com
Gilbert “Rip” Collins	University of Rochester	gcollins@lle.rochester.edu
Yu Lin	Auburn University	ylin@physics.auburn.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Scott Parker, Chair	University of Colorado	sparker@colorado.edu
Ahmed Diallo, Vice Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	adiallo@pppl.gov
Radha Bahukutumbi	University of Rochester	radha@lle.rochester.edu
Todd Evans (2018 recipient)	General Atomics	evans@fusion.gat.com
Francesca Turco	Columbia University	ft2215@columbia.edu

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Alexey Arefiev, Chair	University of California, San Diego	aarefiev@ucsd.edu
Lorin Matthews, Vice Chair	Baylor University	lorin_matthews@baylor.edu
Stewart Prager	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	sprager@pppl.gov
Eric Held	Utah State University/UWisc	eheld@cc.usu.edu
Ping Zhu	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	zhup@hust.edu.cn

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Dustin Froula, Chair	University of Rochester	dustin.froula@rochester.edu
Félice Albert, Vice Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	albert6@llnl.gov
Brett Chapman	University of Wisconsin	bchapman@wisc.edu
Frederico Fiuza (2018 Recipient)	Stanford University	fiuza@slac.standord.edu
Matthew Stoneking	Lawrence University	matthew.r.stoneking@lawrence.edu

Katherine E. Weimer Award (a DPP Award)

Paul Keiter, Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	pkeiter@lanl.gov
Amy Keesee, Vice Chair	University of New Hampshire	amy.keesee@unh.edu
Félice Albert (2017 Recipient)	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	albert6@llnl.gov
Stephanie Diem	ORNL/University of Wisconsin	diems@fusion.gat.com
Carl Sovinec, Past Chair	University of Wisconsin	csovinec@cae.wisc.edu

Landau-Spitzer Award

Emilia Solano, EPS Chair	CIEMAT, Spain	emilia.solano@ciemat.es
Bill Heidbrink, DPP Vice Chair	University of California, Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
Anthony Bell (EPS)	University of Oxford	tony.bell@physics.ox.ac.uk
Vladimir Tikhonchuk (EPS)	University of Bordeaux, France	tikhonchuk@ubordeaux.fr
Carlos Romero Talamás (DPP)	University of Maryland	romero@umbc.edu
Li-Jen Chen (DPP)	NASA Goodard Space Flight Center	lijen@mailaps.org

2018

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Stewart Prager, Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	sprager@pppl.gov
James Drake, Vice Chair	University of Maryland	drake@umd.edu
David Hammer	Cornell University	dah5@cornell.edu
Yu Lin	Auburn University	ylin@physics.auburn.edu
Dmitri Ryutov (2017 recipient)	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	ddryutov@gmail.com

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Walter Gekelman, Chair	University of California, Los Angeles	gekelman@physics.ucla.edu
Scott Parker, Vice Chair	University of Colorado	sparker@colorado.edu
Venkattraman Ayyaswamy	University of California, Merced	vayyaswamy@ucmerced.edu
Marco Borghesi	The Queen’s University of Belfast	m.borghesi@qub.ac.uk
Marilyn Schneider	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	schneider5@llnl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Hye-Sook Park, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	park1@llnl.gov
Alexey Arefiev, Vice Chair	University of California, San Diego	aarefiev@ucsd.edu
Daniel Den Hartog	University of Wisconsin	djdenhar@wisc.edu
Scott Kovaleski	University of Missouri	kovaleskis@missouri.edu
Ping Zhu	University of Science and Technology of China	pzhu@ustc.edu.cn

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Cameron Geddes, Chair	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	cgrgeddes@lbl.gov
Dustin Froula, Vice Chair	University of Rochester	dustin.froula@rochester.edu
Ian Chapman (2017 Recipient)	Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, United Kingdom	ian.chapman@ukaea.uk
Nuno Loureiro	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	nflour@mit.edu
Matthew Stoneking	Lawrence University	matthew.r.stoneking@lawrence.edu

2017

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Fred Skiff, Chair	University of Iowa	frederick-skiff@uiowa.edu
Stewart Prager, Vice Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	sprager@pppl.gov
Catherine Fiore	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	fiore@psfc.mit.edu
David Hammer	Cornell University	dah5@cornell.edu
Ellen Zweibel (2016 recipient)	University of Wisconsin	zweibel@astro.wisc.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Scott Baalrud, Chair	University of Iowa	scott-baalrud@uiowa.edu
Walter Gekelman, Vice Chair	University of California, Los Angeles	gekelman@physics.ucla.edu
James Bailey (2016 recipient)	Sandia National Laboratories	jebaile@sandia.gov
Marilyn Schneider	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	schneider5@llnl.gov
Francesca Turco	Columbia University	ft2215@columbia.edu

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Debra Callahan, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	dcallahan@llnl.gov
Hye-Sook Park, Vice Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	park1@llnl.gov
Michael Brown	Swarthmore College	doc@swarthmore.edu
Daniel Den Hartog	University of Wisconsin	djdenhar@wisc.edu
David Go	Notre Dame University	dgo@nd.edu

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Melissa Douglas, Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	mdouglas@lanl.gov
Cameron Geddes, Vice Chair	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	cgrgeddes@lbl.gov
Nuno Loureiro	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	nflour@mit.edu
Tammy Ma (2016 Recipient)	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	ma8@llnl.gov
Alec Thomas	University of Michigan	agrt@umich.edu

Katherine E. Weimer Award (a DPP Award)

Carl Sovinec, Chair	University of Wisconsin	csovinec@cae.wisc.edu
Paul Keiter, Vice Chair	University of Michigan	pkeiter@umich.edu
Laura Robin Benedetti	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	benedetti3@llnl.gov
Yu Lin, Past Chair	Auburn University	linyu01@auburn.edu
Anne White (2014 Recipient)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	whitea@mit.edu

2016

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Cliff Surko, Chair	University of California, San Diego	csurko@ucsd.edu
Fred Skiff, Vice Chair	University of Iowa	frederick-skiff@uiowa.edu
Catherine Fiore	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	fiore@psfc.mit.edu
John Soures	University of Rochester	jsou@lle.rochester.edu
Dennis Whyte	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	whyte@psfc.mit.edu
Masaaki Yamada (2015 recipient)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	myamada@pppl.gov

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Eric Blackman, Chair	University of Rochester	blackman@pas.rochester.edu
Scott Baalrud, Vice Chair	University of Iowa	scott-baalrud@uiowa.edu
Warren Mori	University of California, Los Angeles	mori@physics.ucla.edu
Francesca Turco	Columbia University	ft2215@columbia.edu
Justin Wark (2015 recipient)	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	justin.wark@physics.ox.ac.uk

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Andrea Garofalo, Chair	General Atomics	garofalo@fusion.gat.com
Debra Callahan, Vice Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	dcallahan@llnl.gov
Felix Parra Diaz	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	felix.parradiaz@physics.ox.ac.uk
David Go	Notre Dame University	dgo@nd.edu
Cary Forest (2015 Advisor)	University of Wisconsin	cary.forest@iwsc.edu

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Bill Kruer, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	williamkruer@gmail.com
Melissa Douglas, Vice Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	mdouglas@lanl.gov
Nuno Loureiro (2015 Recipient)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	nflour@mit.edu
Greg Hammett	Princeton University	hammett@princeton.edu
Alec Thomas	University of Michigan	agrt@umich.edu

Landau-Spitzer Award

Richard Dendy, Chair	University of Warwick, UK	r.dendy@warwick.ac.uk
David Meyerhofer, Vice Chair	Los Alamos National Laobratory	dmey@lanl.gov
Stefano Atzeni (EPS)	University of Rome, Italy	stefano.atzeni@uniroma1.it
Alain Brizard (APS)	Saint Michael’s College	abrizard@smcvt.edu
James Hanson (APS)	Auburn University	jdhanson@auburn.edu
Christophe Hollenstein (EPS)	Ecole Polytechnique, Switzerland	christophe.hollenstein@bluewin.ch

2015

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Marty Goldman, Chair	University of Colorado	goldman@spot.colorado.edu
Mordecai Rosen, Vice Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	rosen2@llnl.gov
Bill Tang	Princeton University	wtang@princeton.edu
Christopher Keane	Washington State University	chris.keane@wsu.edu
Clifford Surko (2014 recipient)	University of California, San Diego	csurko@ucsd.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Paul Terry, Chair	University of Wisconsin	pwterry@facstaff.wisc.edu
Eric Blackman, Vice Chair	University of Rochester	blackman@pas.rochester.edu
Warren Mori	University of California, Los Angeles	mori@physics.ucla.edu
Mark Herrmann	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	herrmann1@llnl.gov
Hartmut Zohm (2014 recipient)	Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics	hartmut.zohm@ipp.mpg.de

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Truell Hyde, Chair	Baylor University	truell_hyde@baylor.edu
Andrea Garofalo, Vice Chair	Columbia University/ General Atomics	garofalo@fusion.gat.com
Felix Parra Diaz	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	felix.parradiaz@physics.ox.ac.uk
Stefan Gerhardt	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	sgerhard@pppl.gov
Johan Frenje	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	jfrenje@psfc.mit.edu

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Bill Heidbrink, Chair	University of California, Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
Bill Kruer, Vice-Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	williamkruer@gmail.com
Ilya Dodin (2014 Recipient)	Princeton University	idodin@princeton.edu
Greg Hammett	Princeton University	hammett@princeton.edu
Alkesh Punjabi	Hampton University	alkesh.punjabi@hamptonu.edu

2014

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Ian Hutchinson, Chair	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	hutch@psfc.mit.edu
Marty Goldman, Vice-Chair	University of Colorado	goldman@spot.colorado.edu
John Goree	University of Iowa	john-goree@uiowa.edu
Chris Keane	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	keane1@llnl.gov
Phillip Sprangle (2013 recipient)	Naval Research Laboratory	sprangle@ppd.nrl.navy.mil

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Paul Terry, Chair	University of Wisconsin	pwterry@facstaff.wisc.edu
Denise Hinkel, Vice-Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	hinkel1@llnl.gov
Adil Hassam	University of Maryland	hassam@umd.edu
Mark Herrmann	Sandia National Laboratories	mherrma@sandia.gov
Philip Snyder (2013 recipient)	General Atomics	snyder@fusion.gat.com

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Mike Mauel, Chair	Columbia University	mauel@columbia.edu
Truell Hyde, Vice-Chair	Baylor University	truell_hyde@baylor.edu
Farhat Beg	University of California, San Diego	fbeg@eng.ucsd.edu
Stefan Gerhardt	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	sgerhard@pppl.gov
Bradley Shadwick	University of Nebraska	bshadwick2@unl.edu

Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research

Cary Forest, Chair	University of Wisconsin	cbforest@wisc.edu
Greg Hammett, Vice-Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	hammett@pppl.gov
Bruce Cohen	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	cohen1@llnl.gov
Melissa Douglas	Los Alamos National Laboratory	mdouglas@lanl.gov
Alkesh Punjabi	Hampton University	alkesh.punjabi@hamptonu.edu

Katherine E. Weimer Award (a DPP Award)

Yu Lin, Chair	Auburn University	linyu01@auburn.edu
Carl Sovinec, Vice Chair	University of Wisconsin	csovinec@cae.wisc.edu
Lorin Matthews	Baylor University	lorin_matthews@baylor.edu
Julie McEnery	NASA/GSFC	julie.e.mcenery@nasa.gov
Yuan Ping (2011 Recipient)	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	yuanping@alumni.princeton.edu

2013

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Howard Milchberg, Chair	University of Maryland	milch@umd.edu
Ian Hutchinson, Vice-Chair	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	hutch@psfc.mit.edu
Liu Chen (2012 recipient)	University of California, Irvine	liuchen@uci.edu
John Goree	University of Iowa	john-goree@uiowa.edu
William Kruer	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	wkruer@mailaps.org

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Bill Daughton, Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	daughton@lanl.gov
Paul Terry, Vice-Chair	University of Wisconsin	pwterry@facstaff.wisc.edu
Adil Hassam	University of Maryland	hassam@umd.edu
Robert Kirkwood (2012 recipient)	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	kirkwood1@llnl.gov
John Moody	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	moody4@llnl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Todd Ditmire, Chair	University of Texas	tditmire@physics.utexas.edu
Mike Mauel, Vice-Chair	Columbia University	mauel@columbia.edu
Bradley Shadwick	University of Nebraska	bshadwick2@unl.edu
Howard Milchberg (2012 Advisor)	University of Maryland	milch@umd.edu
Craig Petty	General Atomics	petty@fusion.gat.com

2012

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

William Heidbrink, Chair	University of California, Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
Howard Milchberg, Vice-Chair	University of Marland	milch@umd.edu
William Kruer	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	wkruer@mailaps.org
Dale Meade	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	dmeade@pppl.gov
Gregor Morfill (2011 recipient)	Max-Planck-Institute, Germany	gem@mpe.mpg.de

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Troy Carter, Chair	University of California, Los Angeles	tcarter@physics.ucla.edu
Bill Daughton, Vice-Chair	Los Alamos National Laboratory	daughton@lanl.gov
Joel Fajans (2011 recipient)	University of California, Berkeley	joel@physics.berkeley.edu
John Moody	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	moody4@llnl.gov
Carl Sovinec	University of Wisconsin	sovinec@engr.wisc.edu

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Mark Gilmore, Chair	University of New Mexico	gilmore@ece.unm.edu
Todd Ditmire, Vice-Chair	University of Texas	tditmire@physics.utexas.edu
Dmitri Uzdensky	University of Colorado	uzdensky@colorado.edu
Jay Kesner	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	kesner@psfc.mit.edu
Craig Petty	General Atomics	petty@fusion.gat.com

2011

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Stephen Obenschain, Chair	Naval Research Laboratory	steve.obenschain@nrl.navy.mil
Dale Meade, Vice-Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	dmeade@pppl.gov
Paul Drake	University of Michigan	rpdrake@umich.edu
Mark Koepke	West Virginia University	mkoepke@wvu.edu
James Drake (2010 recipient)	University of Maryland	drake@umd.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Michael Mauel, Chair	Columbia University	mauel@columbia.edu
Troy Carter, Vice-Chair	University of California, Los Angeles	tcarter@physics.ucla.edu
Richard Berger	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	berger5@llnl.gov
Carl Sovinec	University of Wisconsin	sovinec@engr.wisc.edu
Wim Leemans (2010 recipient)	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	wpleemans@lbl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Ambrogio Fasoli, Chair	CRPP-EPFL, Switzerland	ambrogio.fasoli@epfl.ch
Mark Gilmore, Vice-Chair	University of New Mexico	gilmore@ece.unm.edu
Allen Boozer (2010 Advisor)	Columbia University	ahb17@columbia.edu
Wojciech Rozmus	University of Alberta	rozmus@phys.ualberta.ca
Jay Kesner	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	kesner@psfc.mit.edu

Katherine E. Weimer Award (a DPP Award)

Mary Ann Sweeney, Chair	Sandia National Laboratories	masween@sandia.gov
David Meyerhofer, Vice Chair	University of Rochester	ddm@lle.rochester.edu
Catherine Fiore, Past Chair	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	fiore@psfc.mit.edu
Julie Enery	NASA-Goddard/University of Maryland	mcenery@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
Lin Yin (2008 recipient)	Los Alamos National Laboratory	lyin@lanl.gov

2010

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Max Tabak, Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	tabak1@llnl.gov
Stephen Obenschain, Vice-Chair	Naval Research Laboratory	steveo@this.nrl.navy.mil
Richard Lovelace	Cornell University	rvl1@cornell.edu
William Nevins	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	nevins1@llnl.gov
Miklos Porkolab (2009 recipient)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	porkolab@psfc.mit.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Amitava Bhattacharjee, Chair	University of New Hampshire	amitava.bhattacharjee@unh.edu
Michael Mauel, Vice-Chair	Columbia University	mauel@columbia.edu
Richard Berger	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	berger5@llnl.gov
Yitzhak Maron (2009 recipient)	Weizmann Institute of Science	fnmaron@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il
Cliff Surko	University of California, San Diego	csurko@ucsd.edu

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Joel Fajans, Chair	University of California, Berkeley	joel@physics.berkeley.edu
Ambrogio Fasoli, Vice-Chair	CRPP-EPFL, Switzerland	ambrogio.fasoli@epfl.ch
Troy Carter (2009 Advisor)	University of California, Los Angeles	tcarter@physics.ucla.edu
Wojciech Rozmus	University of Alberta	rozmus@phys.ualberta.ca
Carl Sovinec	University of Wisconsin	sovinec@engr.wisc.edu

2009

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Robert Merlino, Chair	University of Iowa	robert-merlino@uiowa.edu
Max Tabak, Vice-Chair	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	tabak1@llnl.gov
Jill Dahlburg	Naval Research Laboratory	jill.dahlburg@nrl.navy.mil
Ronald Davidson (2008 recipient)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	rdavidson@pppl.gov
Richard Lovelace	Cornell University	rvl1@cornell.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Christine Coverdale, Chair	Sandia National Labs	cacover@sandia.gov
Cliff Surko, Vice-Chair	University of California, San Diego	csurko@ucsd.edu
Peter Catto	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	catto@psfc.mit.edu
Jean Marcel Rax	Ecole Polytechnique, France	rax@lptp.polytechnique.fr
Michael Zarnstorff (2008 recipient)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	zarnstorff@pppl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Adil Hassam, Chair	University of Maryland	hassam@umd.edu
Joel Fajans, Vice-Chair	University of California, Berkeley	joel@physics.berkeley.edu
Scott Parker	University of Colorado	sparker@colorado.edu
Carl Sovinec	University of Wisconsin	sovinec@engr.wisc.edu
Masaaki Yamada (2008 Advisor)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	myamada@pppl.gov

2008

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

George Neilson, Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	hneilson@pppl.gov
Robert Merlino, Vice Chair	University of Iowa	robert-merlino@uiowa.edu
Amanda Hubbard	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	hubbard@psfc.mit.edu
John Lindl, 2007 Recipient	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	lindl1@llnl.gov
Scott Parker	University of Colorado	sparker@colorado.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Uri Shumlak, Chair	University of Washington	shumlak@aa.washington.edu
Peter Catto, Vice-Chair	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	catto@psfc.mit.edu
Christine Coverdale	Sandia National Laboratories	cacover@sandia.gov
Gerald Navratil, 2007 Recipient	Columbia University	navratil@columbia.edu
John Sarff	University of Wisconsin
Roger Bengtson	University of Texas	bengtson@physics.utexas.edu

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Thomas O’Neil, Chair	University of California, San Diego	toneil@ucsd.edu
Adil Hassam, Vice-Chair	University of Maryland	hassam@glue.umd.edu
Cary Forest	University of Wisconsin	cbforest@wisc.edu
Scott Parker	University of Colorado	sparker@colorado.edu
Mary Ann Sweeney	Sandia National Laboratories	masween@sandia.gov

Katherine E. Weimer Award (a DPP Award)

Catherine Fiore, Chair	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	fiore@psfc.mit.edu
Mary Ann Sweeney, Vice-Chair	Sandia National Laboratories	masween@sandia.gov
Joel Fajans, Past Chair	University of California, Berkeley	joel@physics.berkeley.edu
Elena Belova (2005 recipient)	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	ebelova@pppl.gov
Mary Hall Reno	University of Iowa	mary-hall-reno@uiowa.edu

2007

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Michael Mauel, Chair	Columbia University	mauel@columbia.edu
George Neilson, Vice-Chair	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	hneilson@pppl.gov
Chan Joshi (2006 recipient)	University of California, Irvine	joshi@ee.ucla.edu
Thomas Mehlhorn	Sandia National Laboratories	tamehlh@sandia.gov
Scott Parker	University of Colorado	sparker@colorado.edu

The John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics

Nermin Uckan, Chair	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	uckanna@ornl.gov
John Sarff, Vice-Chair	University of Wisconsin	jssarff@facstaff.wisc.edu
Janardhan Manickam	Princeton Plamsa Physics Laboratory	manickam@theory.pppl.gov
Uri Shumlak	University of Washington	shumlak@aa.washington.edu
Max Tabak (2006 recipient)	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	tabak1@llnl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

John Goree, Chair	University of Iowa	john-goree@uiowa.edu
Thomas O'Neil, Vice-Chair	University of California, San Diego	toneil@ucsd.edu
Mary Ann Sweeney	Sandia National Laboratories	masween@sandia.gov
Don Umstadter	University of Nebraska	dpu@umich.edu
Jonathan Wurtele (2006 Advisor)	University of California, Berkeley	wurtele@berkeley.edu

2006

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Richard Hazeltine, Chair	University of Texas	rdh@physics.utexas.edu
Michael Mauel, Vice-Chair	Columbia University	mem4@columbia.edu
Timothy Coffey	National Defense University	coffeyt@ndu.edu
Nathaniel Fisch (2005 recipient)	Princeton University	fisch@princeton.edu
Thomas Mehlhorn	Sandia National Laboratories	tamehlh@sandia.gov

Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research

Mike Campbell, Chair	General Atomics	campbell@fusion.gat.com
Nermin Uckan, Vice-Chair	ORNL	uckanna@ornl.gov
Howard Milchberg (2005 recipient)	University of Maryland	milch@ipst.umd.edu
Uri Shumlak	University of Washington	shumlak@aa.washington.edu
Christopher Watts	University of New Mexico	cwatts@ece.unm.edu

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Farhat Beg, Chair	University of California, San Diego	fbeg@ucsd.edu
John Goree, Vice-Chair	University of Iowa	john-goree@uiowa.edu
Stephen Jardin	PPPL	sjardin@pppl.gov
David Anderson (2005 Advisor)	University of Wisconsin	dtanders@facstaff.wisc.edu
Don Umstadter	University of Nebraska	dpu@umich.edu

2005

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Barbara Lasinski, Chair	LLNL	lasinski1@llnl.gov
Richard Hazeltine, Vice-Chair	University of Texas	rdh@physics.utexas.edu
Ron Gilgenbach	University of Michigan	rongilg@umich.edu
Noah Hershkowitz (2004 recipient)	University of Wisconsin
Timothy Coffey	National Defense University	coffeyt@ndu.edu

Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research

Wendell Horton, Chair	University of Texas	horton@physics.utexas.edu
Mike Campbell, Vice-Chair	General Atomics	campbell@fusion.gat.com
Karl Krushelnick	Imperial College	k.krushelnic@imperial.ac.uk
Phillip Sprangle	Naval Research Lab	sprangle@ppd.nrl.navy.mil
Frank Cheng (2004 recipient)	PPPL	fcheng@pppl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Tom Katsouleas, Chair	University of Southern California	katsoule@usc.edu
Farhat Beg, Vice-Chair	University of California, San Diego	fbeg@ucsd.edu
Howard Milchberg (2004 Advisor)	University of Maryland	milch@ipst.umd.edu
Stephen Jardin	PPPL	sjardin@pppl.gov
Edl Schamiloglu	University of New Mexico	edl@eece.unm.edu

Nicholson Medal for Human Outreach

William M. Gelbart, Chair	UCLA	gelbart@chem.ucla.edu
Robert Merlino, Vice-Chair	University of Iowa	robert-merlino@uiowa.edu
Gregory Loew	Stanford University	galoew@slac.stanford.edu
Joel Lebowitz (2004 recipient)	Rutgers University	lebowitz@math.rutgers.edu
Denis McWhan	Brookhaven National Lab	mcwhan@mailaps.org

Katherine E. Weimer Award (a DPP Award)

Joel Fajans, Chair	UC, Berkeley	joel@plasma.berkeley.edu
Catherine Fiore, Vice-Chair	MIT	fiore@psfc.mit.edu
Yu Lin (2002 recipient)	Auburn University	ylin@physics.auburn.edu
Marjorie Olmstead	University of Washington	olmstd@u.washington.edu
Bill Tang	PPPL	wtang@pppl.gov

2004

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Bill Heidbrink, Chair	University of California, Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
Barbara Lasinski, Vice-Chair	LLNL	lasinski1@llnl.gov
Daniel Dubin	University of California, San Diego	dhdubin@ucsd.edu
Eugene Parker (2003 recipient)	University of Chicago	parker@odysseus.uchicago.edu
Ron Gilgenbach	University of Michigan	rongilg@umich.edu

Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research

Ron Parker, Chair	MIT	parker@psfc.mit.edu
Wendell Horton, Vice-Chair	University of Texas	horton@physics.utexas.edu
Alex Friedman	LBNL	afriedman@lbl.gov
Siegfried Glenzer (2003 recipient)	LLNL	glenzer1@llnl.gov
Karl Krushelnick	Imperial College	k.krushelnic@imperial.ac.uk

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Yu Lin, Chair	Auburn University	ylin@physics.auburn.edu
Tom Katsouleas, Vice-Chair	University of Southern California	katsoule@usc.edu
Roger Bengtson (2003 Advisor)	University of Texas	bengtson@physics.utexas.edu
Chris Hegna	University of Wisconsin	hegna@engr.wisc.edu
Edl Schamiloglu	University of New Mexico	edl@eece.unm.edu

Nicholson Medal Committee

Herbert Berk, Co-Chair	University of Texas	hberk@mail.utexas.edu
George Knorr, Co-Chair	University of Iowa	geoknorr@mchsi.com
Martin Goldman	University of Colorado	goldman@spot.colorado.edu

2003

James Clerk Maxwell Prize

Wallace Manheimer, Chair	Naval Research Lab	manheime@ccf.nrl.navy.mil
Bill Heidbrink, Vice-Chair	UC Irvine	wwheidbr@uci.edu
Edward Frieman (2002 recipient)	UC San Diego	eaf@siomail.ucsd.edu
Daniel Dubin	UC San Diego	dhdubin@ucsd.edu
Martin Peng	ORNL/PPPL	mpeng@pppl.gov

Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research

Yue-Ying Lau, Chair	U. of Michigan	yylau@umich.edu
Ron Parker, Vice-Chair	MIT	parker@psfc.mit.edu
Alex Friedman	LBNL	afriedman@lbl.gov
Dennis Papadopoulos	U. of Maryland	kp@astro.umd.edu
Masaaki Yamada (2002 recipient)	PPPL	myamada@pppl.gov

Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in Plasma Physics

Scott Robertson, Chair	U. of Colorado	robertso@stripe.colorado.edu
Yu Lin, Vice-Chair	Auburn University	ylin@physics.auburn.edu
Paul Bellan (2002 Advisor)	California Institute of Technology	pbellan@its.caltech.edu
John Greenly	Cornell U.	jbg2@cornell.edu
Chris Hegna	U. of Wisconsin	hegna@engr.wisc.edu

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