AAPPS-DPP Nomination Guidelines for
AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation PrizeFebruary 9, 2021 DPP Board of Directors
Any DPP members (excluding DPP chair, chair-elect, CEO and members of the selectioncommittee) may submit one nomination or seconding letter for “AAPPS-DPP Plasma
Innovation Prize” in any given year. A nomination should include: A letter evaluating thenominee's qualifications in the light of the particular features of the prize and identifying
the specific work to be recognized.
Nomination statement shall include:
1. Name of nominee (only one person)2. Proposed Citation for Award
3. Description of scientific and/or innovative significance
4. Importance of the work, with focus on impacts on industry or innovation in plasma
science, technology and applications
5. Detailed CV of the nominee
6. Selected most important publications on the citation with some information on publishedjournal’s impact factor, number of citations (WoS or Scopus). And list of patents. Pleasesubmit copies of the two most important papers and/or two patents with explanation ofinnovation/significance and role played by the candidates.
7. Two seconding letters, from well-known experts in the field, each less than 3 pages.
Seconding letters are not limited from AAPPS-DPP members.
8. Commitment letter by the nominee to be able to participate and make an invited/plenary
presentation in AAPPS-DPP annual conference and to write a review article to the DPP’s
RMPP (Springer) journal. Please provide the title of the paper.
Note: Winner(s) shall submit the review paper in about 8 months after the AAPPS-DPPannual conference.
The nomination is valid for two years. DPP shall not give the prize more than once to thesame recipient. The names of members of the Prize Selection committee will be posted on
the DPP homepage only after its decision. The nomination statement shall be sent to theDPP CEO (aapps.dpp.ceo@gmail.com) electronically. Maximum of two recipients will beselected each year. If no suitable candidate is found by the selection committee, then thePIP award for that year will not be given to maintain the high standard of the prize. The
award ceremony will be held in AAPPS-DPP annual conference.
The nomination deadline for 2021 AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize is April 30, 2021
in Japan time.
Past laureates:
2019: Roderick W. Boswell
2020: Masaru Hori

Prospectus: AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize
1. Foundation of AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize
The Board of Directors of Division of Plasma Physics after consultation to the I-HAC(International Honorary Advisory Committee) decided to establish AAPPS-DPP Plasma
Innovation Prize to recognize the seminal/pioneering/innovative work in the field of plasma
science, technology and applications in 2018.
2. Description of AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize
AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize is awarded by the Division of Plasma Physics of theAAPPS to recognize outstanding contributions to experimental and/or theoretical researchin all fields of plasma applications, with focus on impacts on industry or innovation inplasma science, technology and applications.
i) Rule: This Prize will be given to an AAPPS-DPP member who has made the seminal /pioneering/innovative contribution to any field of plasma science, technology andapplications as stated above.
ii) Nomination: Necessary documents and time schedule for nomination will be announced
in the DPP home page. DPP seeks outstanding nominations worldwide and especially fromthe Asia-Pacific region.
iii) Selection: Selection will be made by AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize Selection
Committee annually.
iv) Selection Committee: DPP chair, Chair-Elect and CEO will appoint selection
committee Chair and members.
v) Award Ceremony: Certificate, Prize and a cash award will be bestowed to the awardees
at the AAPPS-DPP conference held every year.
vi) Obligations: Plasma Innovation Prize awardees should deliver invited/plenary talks inAAPPS-DPP conference as well as contribute a review paper to the DPP’s RMPP journal.
3. Call for Sponsorship and Contribution
Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) seeks the official sponsorship by any organizations andpersonal contributions in support of the above prospectus. Contribution will be used for
DPP operation and awards. Official sponsorship by the organization will be recorded in thediploma of DPP Awards and the home page. Official sponsorship shall be one or more units
intheUS
$3,000.
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