Press Release
Sept. 15, 2023
Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS)
Division of Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP)

AAPPS-DPP Young Researcher (U40) Award andU30 Doctoral Scientist / Student AwardThe Division of Plasma Physics (CEO: Mitsuru Kikuchi, Chair: Abhijit Sen) under the
Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (President: Hyoung Joon Choi) selected 7 scientists
under 40 for AAPPS-DPP Young Researcher (U40) Award and 6 scientists under 30 for U30
Doctoral Scientist / Student Award.
Sub-discipline in plasma physics, names, affiliations, home country/region are as follows.
AAPPS-DPP Young Researcher (U40) Award winners:
1. Fundamental plasma physics : Dr. Shinya Maeyama, National Institute for Fusion Science
2. Applied plasma physics: Dr. Attri Pankaj, Kyushu University
3. Laser plasma physics: Dr. Yang Wan, Henan QiFeng New Light Source Co., Ltd.
4. Space/Geomag plasma physics : Dr. Shiyong Huang, Wuhan University
5. Solar/Astro plasma physics: Dr. Ting Li, National Astronomical Observatory, CAS
6. Magnetic Fusion plasma physics : Dr. Rui Ding, Institute of Plasma Physics, CAS
7. Magnetic Fusion plasma physics : Dr. Xiaodi Du, General Atomics

JapanIndia
China
China
China
China
China

AAPPS-DPP U30 Doctoral Scientist / Student Award winners:
1. Basic plasma physics: Dr. Swarnima Singh, Institute for Plasma Research
2. Laser plasma physics: Dr. Masato Ota, National Institute for Fusion Science
3. Space plasma physics: Dr. Zhi-Yang Liu, Peking University
4. Solar/Astro plasma physics: Dr. Yajie Chen, MPS/Peking University
5. Magnetic Fusion plasma physics : Dr. Yi Zhang, Southwestern Institute of Physics
6. Magnetic Fusion plasma physics : Dr. Jaemin Seo, Chung-Ang University

IndiaJapan
China
China
China
Korea

Certificate, plate and cash prize will be given at the 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics in Nov.13, 2023 at
Port Messe Nagoya.

Contact points：
AAPPS-DPP Representative Director and CEO, Mitsuru Kikuchi (AAPPS-DPP Association Inc.)
TEL: +81-80-115-3482, E-mail: aapps.dpp.ceo@gmail.com
AAPPS-DPP Homepage Address：http://aappsdpp.org/AAPPSDPPF/index.html

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AAPPS-DPP Young Researcher (U40) Award
AAPPS-DPP recognizes young research scientists who made a significant research contribution(s) to plasma physics
at AAPPS affiliation not more than 40 by AAPPS-DPP young researcher award since 2016. Past recipients (2016-2022)
can be found at http://aappsdpp.org/AAPPSDPPF/youngawardtable.html
This year(2023), 31 candidates are nominated from AAPPS-DPP members, who published papers in leading journals.
Selection committee are formed by members from India, China, Australia, Japan, Korea, US, Europe and selected 7
winners including 1 women by rigorous evaluation.
U40 Winner Field,Nameand Citation
Affiliation
For his pioneering work on multi-scale gyrokinetic simulation of drift[Fundamental]
wave turbulence and transport in magnetically confined
Shinya Maeyama
plasma, revealing cross-scale interactions of plasma turbulence andNational Institute forzonal flows. The achievements contributed to quantitative evaluation ofFusion Science
the anomalous transport in fusion plasma experiments.
For outstanding research in low-temperature plasmas, including[Applied]understanding the mechanisms of reactive species generation in the gas
Attri Pankaj
and liquid phases, and their applications in agriculture and medicine.
Kyushu University[ Solar/Astro ]Ting Li[李婷]National AstronomicalObservatory, CASFor his significant contributions to exploring the key physics oflaser-plasma ion acceleration and developing advanced diagnostics forrevealing the key processes involved in laser-plasma wake-fieldacceleration.
For his significant contributions to the understanding of magnetic
structures and plasma waves during magnetic reconnection, theproperties of plasma turbulence spanning from MHD to electron
scales, and the interplay between magnetic reconnection and plasma
turbulence.
For her important contributions to scientific advances in the 3D
evolution and triggering mechanism of solar eruptive activities,
including the discovery of observational evidence for 3D reconnection
models of solar flares.

[ Magnetic Fusion ]Rui Ding[丁锐]Institute of Plasma
Physics, CAS

For his outstanding contributions towards understanding of plasma-wallinteraction processes via development of material erosion and migration
models and dedicated experiments in various tokamaks, and effective
divertor physics solutions for fusion reactors.

[ Magnetic Fusion ]Xiaodi Du [杜晓第]General Atomics

For his significant contribution to development of diagnostic systems forfusion products such as neutrons and tritons, demonstration of MeV ion
confinement and visualization of beam ion profiles and transport due to
MHD instabilities toward understanding fusion burning plasmas.

[ Laser ]Yang Wan [万阳]Henan QiFeng New
Light Source Co., Ltd.
[ Space/Geomagnetism]
Shiyong Huang [黄狮勇]Wuhan University

2023 U40 Selection committee:
Chairman: Prof. Amita Das (Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, IN)
Members: Prof. G. Ravindra Kumar (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, IN)
Prof. Katsumi Ida (National Institute for Fusion Science, JP)
Prof. Tohru Hada (Kyushu University, JP)
Prof. Lu Wang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, CN)
Prof. Yunfen Liang (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, DE/ Institute of Plasma Physics-CAS, CN)
Prof. Jungyeon Cho (Chungnam National University, KR)
Prof. Anthony B. Murphy (CSIRO , AU)
Prof. Troy Carter (UCLA, US)
Prof. Dominique Escande (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Consorzio RFX, FR)

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AAPPS-DPP U30 Doctoral Scientist / Student Award
AAPPS-DPP recognizes exceptional U30 (under 30 years old) scientists/ students who have performed original workof outstanding scientific quality and achievement in the area of plasma physics with current institution or nationality isrequired to be in the AAPPS region since 2018 sponsored by IFE Forum. Past recipients (2018-2022) can be found at
http://aappsdpp.org/AAPPSDPPF/U30awardtable.html
This year(2023), 20 candidates are nominated from AAPPS-DPP members, who published papers in leading
journals. Selection committee are formed by members from India, China, Korea, Japan and selected 6 winners including
1 women by rigorous evaluation.
U30 Winner

Field, Name, Affiliation[ Basic ]Swarnima Singh
Institute for Plasma
ResearchCitation
For the significant contribution on “Demonstrating formation ofsquare lattice in a monodisperse complex plasma"Main paper: Swarnima Singh, et al, Square Lattice Formation in aMonodisperse Complex Plasma, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2022

[ Laser ]Masato Ota
National Institute forFusion Science

For the significant contribution on “Ultra-fast visualization of electricfields around a relativistic electron bunch”
Main paper: Masato Ota, et al., Ultrafast visualization of an electricfield under the Lorentz transformation, Nature Physics (2022)[ Space ]Zhi-Yang Liu [刘志扬]Peking University

For the significant contribution on “New findings on multiscalewave-ion interaction in near-earth space plasmas”
Main paper: Z.-Y. Liu ,et al., Simultaneous macroscale andmicroscale wave–ion interaction in near-earth space plasmas, Naturecom (2022)[Solar&Astro ]For the significant contribution to “the understanding of small-scalereconnection events in the solar atmosphere”
Main paper: Yajie Chen, et al, Transient small-scale brightenings in
the quiet solar corona: A model for campfires observed with Solar
Orbiter, Astronomy &Astrophysics (2021)

Yajie Chen [陈亚杰]MPS/Peking University[ Magnetic Fusion ]Yi Zhang [张毅]South Western Institute ofPhysics[ Magnetic Fusion ]Jaemin Seo
Chung-Ang University

For the significant contribution on “Finding effects of curvature ofradial electric field on edge magnetohydrodynamics mode in toroidal
plasmas”
Main paper: Y. Zhang, et al., Curvature of Radial Electric Field
Aggravates Edge Magnetohydrodynamics Mode in ToroidallyConfined Plasmas, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2020)
For the significant contribution on “Finding a new-type ofself-generated current in magnetized plasmas”
Main paper: Yong-Su Na, Jaemin Seo, et al, Observation of a new
type of self-generated current in magnetized plasmas, Nature com(2022)

2023 U30 Selection committee:
Chairman: Em. Prof. Kunioki Mima (Osaka University, JP)
Members: Prof. Ryoji Matsumoto (Chiba University, JP)
Prof. Joydeep Ghosh (Institute for Plasma Research, IN)
Prof. Liming Chen (Shanghai Jiaotong University, CN)
Prof. Xuening Bai (Tsinghua University, CN)
Prof. Jong-Kyu Park (Seoul National University, KR)3