Call for 2024 AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize
January 29, 2024, AAPPS-DPP Board of Directors
Any DPP members (excluding chair, chair-elect, CEO and members of the selection committee)
may submit one nomination or a seconding letter for this prize in any given year. A nomination
should include a letter evaluating the nominee's qualifications in the light of the features of the prize
and identifying the specific work to be recognized.
Use attached “Nomination Form” for the nomination, strictly following the template provided:
Section 1: Nomination and Undertaking by Nominee: Fill in all requested details in section 1 in“Nomination Form”. Nominator’s nomination letter and seconding letters (<3 pages) should be in attachment.
Section 2: Biographical details of nominee: Fill in all requested details in section 2 in “Nomination Form”.
No separate CV is needed.
Section 3: Plasma Innovation by the Nominee: Fill in all requested details in section 3 in “Nomination Form”.
Copies of three to five best publication and patents of nominee should be in attachment.
Section 4: Full list of (a) innovation indicators and (b) publications: Information about Innovation
Indicators such Spin-off companies, License Agreements (LAs), Patent Granted, Patents Filed andTechnological Disclosures (TDs) etc. Full list of publications (include only journal papers, books, bookchapters and patents) with (a) WOS and Google Scholar citations, and (b) Impact factor of the journal. This
needs to be prepared and provided in the format requested in “Nomination Form”.
Attachments: Nominator’s nomination letter (<3pages), Seconding letters from two leading experts in thefield of less than 3 pages each, copies of the three to five most important papers and/or patents with explanationof innovation. Seconding letters are not limited from DPP member.

Note: Winner(s) shall submit the review paper to RMPP in about 8 months after the AAPPSDPP- annual conference.
The nomination is effective for two years but submission of updated package is welcomed in thesecond year. DPP shall not give the prize more than once to the same recipient. The names ofmembers of the Prize Selection committee will be posted on the DPP homepage only after its
decision. A maximum of two recipients will be selected each year. If no suitable candidate isfound by the selection committee, then the PIP award for that year will not be given to maintainthe high standard of the prize. The award ceremony will be held in AAPPS-DPP annual conference.
The nomination package shall be sent to the DPP CEO (aapps.dpp.ceo@gmail.com) electronicallyusing attached word template and make it to pdf. The deadline for 2024 AAPPS-DPP Plasma
Innovation Prize nomination is April 30, 2024 in Japan time.
DPP calls for sponsorship for 2024 AAPPS-DPP Plasma Innovation Prize.
Past laureates:
2019: Roderick W. Boswell
2020: Masaru Hori
2021: Anthony Murphy
2022: No winner
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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 torecognize the seminal/pioneering/innovative work in the field of plasma 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 the AAPPS
to recognize outstanding innovation(s) in experimental and/or theoretical research anddevelopment in all fields of plasma applications, with focus on impacts on industry.
i) Rule: This Prize will be given to an AAPPS-DPP member who has made seminal /pioneering/innovative contributions to any field of plasma science, technology and applications as
stated above. Please note it can just be a single innovation in plasma application that has enormous
societal/industrial impact.
ii) Nomination: Necessary documents and time schedule for nomination will be announced on
the DPP home page. DPP seeks outstanding nominations worldwide and especially from the AsiaPacific 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, Medal and cash award will be bestowed to the awardees at the
AAPPS-DPP conference held every year.
vi) Obligations: Plasma Innovation Prize awardee(s) should deliver invited/plenary talks in
AAPPS-DPP annual conference as well as contribute a review paper to the DPP journal (Reviewsof Modern Plasma Physics, https://link.springer.com/journal/41614).
3. Call for Sponsorship and Contribution
The Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) seeks official sponsorship by any organizations and personal
contributions in support of the above prospectus. Contribution will be used for DPP operation andawards. Official sponsorship by the organization will be recorded in the diploma of DPP Awards
and the home page. Official sponsorship shall be one or more units in the US $3,000. You may
visit AAPPS-DPP HP at http://aappsdpp.org/AAPPSDPPF/index.html.

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2024 Nomination form for the Plasma Innovation Form of AAPPS-DPP
Note: Please carefully prepare all parts of the nomination form, including Section 1-4. After completing andsigning the form, please make the pdf of the file and submit the pdf files only. Please arrange Section 2-4
starting from new pages.

Section 1: Nomination and Undertaking by Nominee
The Nominee

Name
Affiliation
AAPPS-DPP Membership ID

The Nominator*

Name
Affiliation
AAPPS-DPP Membership ID* Nomination letter should be limited to maximum of three pages.

Seconding persons*Name #1
Affiliation
Name #2
Affiliation*Not limited to AAPPS-DPP members but must be from well-known experts in the field. Each seconding letter should
be limited to maximum of three pages, signed and on the letterhead of the expert seconding the nomination.

Proposed citation for the award* (less than 50 words):

Signature of Nominator:

Date:

Undertaking by NomineeI,, hereby agree that if selected for the Plasma Innovation Prize, I will participate
and present an invited talk at the AAPPS-DPP2024 annual conference. Furthermore, I agree to write a review
article for the Reviews of Modern Plasma Physics and submit it within a period of eight months after the
conference (i.e. 10 July, 2025) with following title.
Title of RMPP paper (tentative):
Date:

Signature of Nominee
For Office use

Date of Receipt:
Whether considered earlier: Yes/No
If Yes, years of consideration:

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Section 2: Biographical Details of the Nominee

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Full name:Title/current position:
Affiliation:
Email ID:
Date and place of birth:
Nationality:
Education:
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Description

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Career history (in reverse
chronological order)e.g.*
1. Professor, University of XYZ, PQR (Present – 2008)
2. Associate Professor, University of XYZ, PQR (2008 – 2002)
3. Associate Professor, University of XYZ, PQR (2002 – 1996)

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Link to Nominee’s
Google Scholar or Web of
Science or Scopus Page
Personal or Institutional web
page (if any)
Publication Summary of theNominee (Provide total
numbers only, details later)

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Citation Summary of theNominee (any one or all listedon the right)
Innovation Indicators:- Spin-offs (companies)- Licence Agreements- Technology Disclosures- Patents Granted- Patents Filed- Any other innovation
indicator

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Research Service: List
Editorships and Editorial Board
Memberships

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Link to coverage in media on
Nominee’s Research/Innovation:
Research Grants:

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Present:
Year

DegreePast (if any):
University/Institution

Journal Paper (only refereed papers)
Conference Proceeding Papers
Books (including edited one)Book Chapters
Technical Reports
WoS Citation Count:
Google Scholar Citations:
Scopus Citation Count:Innovation Indicator

WoS H-index:
Google Scholar H-index:
Scopus H-index:
Provide numbers only (details later)

Spin-Off Company

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Licence Agreements

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Patents Granted

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Patents Filed

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Technological Disclosures

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e.g.*
1. Editor or Guest Editor of XYZ
2. Associate Editor of XYZ
3. Editorial Board Member of XYZ# of External/Industrial grants:
Total grant amount in USD:
# of internal grants:
Total grant amount in USD:
16 Conference Presentations:# of Plenary/Keynote Talks:# of Invited Talks:
17 Contributions to Professional e.g.*bodies (Associations, Societies 1. President of XYZ Association of Physics (2012-2020)
and Conference Organization
2. Council member of XYZ, (Present-2020)
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3. Conference Chair, IPPSA, Sydney, 6-10 Nov 2021
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List of past scientific or academic research/technology awards/prizes/recognitions of the nomineee.g.*
1. XYZ Award (2021).
2. Awarded XYZ Fellowship (2012-2020)
3. XYX Research Excellence Award (2016)
4. Listed in top 2% of XYZ University List (2016, 2021, 2023)
5. Best paper Award for … in XYZ conference (2022)*Please replace light grey text by relevant information.

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Section 3: Plasma Innovation by the Nominee

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Critical summary of the outstanding technological, industrial or societal applications of nominee’s
innovation(s) in plasma physics (<200 words).

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Answer following key questions for the committee’s evaluation. For more than one innovation, please
limit description of each innovation to less than 200 words for each of the following questions.
[1] What is/are the “Innovation(s)/break-through(s)” made by the nominee?

[2] What were key technological/scientific issues for [1] and how nominee resolved these challenges?

[3] What were the proven technological, industrial or societal applications of nominee’s plasma
innovation(s) and its possible future impacts for the society?

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Explanation of key publication (paper) and patents (Maximum five, each <200 words ) Clearly identify therole played by the nominee, particularly if the large number of co-inventors or co-authors are involved.
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Section 4: Full list of (a) innovation indicators and (b) publications, in Reverse
chronological order(a) Innovation Indicators(i) Format of Entry for Spin-offs and License Agreements: Free format, follow the instructions provided.
(ii) Format of entry for Patents and TDs - Type of Innovation indicator, Inventors, Invention title, Number, Year,County.
(iii) For each entry, all co-inventors should be listed. We will use it to check COI with Selection Committee members.
(iv) Nominee’s name should be in bold.
(v) Highlight the cell with light yellow colour if the TD/patent/Spin-offs/LA is cited in Section 3.
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Spin-off Company (if any): Provide information about the name of the company, nominee’s position in the company, how many staff, themarket value of the company, how the company is a spin-off from the innovation/product developed by the nominee in field of plasma
science and technology. Provide link to the company’s website. Free format. Add more rows just below this if Nominee has more than one
spin-off from her/his innovation.
License Agreements (if any): Provide the information about the licence agreement that has been made with other commercial company orindustry for the innovation/discovery or the plasma technology based product developed by the nominee.
TD: A B First, C D Second, E Third, and F G Fourth, A pulse-plasma method for ultra-thick thermal barrier coatings, 2017-2436578,(2017), Singapore
Patent Filed: A B Harry, E Third, C D Second and F G Fourth, Slow-focus-mode operation of pulse pinch device for nanofabrication,
2048-17-25678 (2020), US Patent
Patent Granted: A B Harry and E Third, Plasma based anti-fogging coating, 2083-18-56678 (2023), China Patent
Patent Granted: E Third, C D Second and F G Fourth, Plasma pre-processing of polycarbonate for anti-fingerprinting coating, 2048-1988999 (2022), Singapore Patent

Note: Extend or delete the number of rows, as needed. Replace the grey sample text with actual information of the nominee.

(b) Full Publication List(i) Format of entry: Authors, Paper/Book/Book Chapters title, Journal/Publisher name, volume, pages, and year.
Refer sample.
(ii) For each entry, all co-authors should be listed. We will use it to check COI with Selection Committee members.
(iii) Nominee’s name should be in bold. Put # mark if the nominee is the corresponding author or the co-first author.
(iv) For important papers (including those which are referenced/cited in Section 2, item 2) please mention the impact
factor (IF) at the end of the paper. If possible, please provide the DOI also for these important works.
(v) Highlight the cell with light yellow colour if the paper/patent/book/book chapter is cited in Section 2, item 2.
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A B First, C D Second, E Third#, and F G Fourth, Journal of Plasma Science 47, 347-356 (2023). IF – 5.2, DOI:
https/…
A B Harry, E Third, C D Second and F G Fourth, Journal of Astro Plasma 37, 3337 (2021).
E F Peter, G H Worry, F G Fourth, and E Third#, Advanced Plasma Science 21, 347-356 (2021).
E Third and F G Fourth, Advances in Plasma Diagnostics, ABC Publishers (2020).
E Third, E F Peter, C D Second, and F G Fourth, Journal of Plasma Nuclear Technology 12, 347-356 (2023). IF – 3.7,
DOI: https/…

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Attachments:
1. Nominator’s nomination letter of less than 3 pages.
2. Seconding letters from two leading experts in the field of less than 3 pages each.
The experts need not be AAPPS-DPP members.
3. Copies of the 3-5 important papers/patents of the nominee as listed above.
The completed form with the above attachments should be submitted by email to the
DPP CEO at (aapps.dpp.ceo@gmail.com) in one pdf file before the deadline stipulated
in the announcement.