James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics

To recognize outstanding contributions to the field of plasma physics. The prize consists of $10,000 and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient. A travel allowance to attend the meeting at which the prize is to be presented is also provided. The prize will be presented annually.

Establishment & Support

The prize was established in 1975 by the Maxwell Technologies, Inc., in honor of the Scottish physicist, James Clerk Maxwell and is currently sponsored by General Atomics.

Rules & Eligibility

The prize shall be for outstanding contributions to the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of properties of highly ionized gases of natural or laboratory origin. The prize shall ordinarily be awarded to one person but a prize may be shared when all the recipients have contributed to the same accomplishments. Nominations are active for three years.

Nomination & Selection Process

The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2010 prize is April 1, 2010. The nomination package must include:

• A letter of not more than 5,000 characters evaluating    the qualifications of the nominee(s).

In addition, the nomination should include:

• A biographical sketch.
• A list of the most important publications.
• At least two, but not more than four, seconding    letters.
• Up to five reprints or preprints.

There may be additional requirements for particular prizes and awards. Please read the rules carefully.

 To complete a nomination click here for the electronic submission form. All files should be uploaded in PDF format. Letters can be signed electronically (for example, using an embedded facsimile) or physically. In the latter case, they should be digitally scanned. Filenames should include the name of the nominee.

Please contact Shelly Johnston for information on submitting updated material for nominations held-over from the previous selection process.
 
Selection Committee Members: TBA
 
  Nomination Guidelines

2009 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics Recipient:
Miklos Porkolab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Past Recipients:

2008:	Ronald C. Davidson
2007:	John Lindl
2006:	Chandrashekhar J. Joshi
2005:	Nathaniel Fisch
2004:	Noah Hershkowitz Valery Godyak
2003:	Eugene N. Parker
2002:	Edward A. Frieman
2001:	Roald Sagdeev
2000:	Akira Hasegawa
1999:	John Bryan Taylor
1998:	Boris B. Kadomtsev
1997:	Charles F. Kennel
1996:	Thomas Michael O'Neil
1995:	Francis F. Chen
1994:	Roy W. Gould
1993:	Russell M. Kulsrud
1992:	John M. Green
1991:	Hans R. Griem
1990:	William L. Kruer
1989:	Ravindra N. Sudan
1988:	Norman Rostoker
1987:	Bruno Coppi
1986:	Harold Grad
1985:	John H. Malmberg
1984:	Donald W. Kerst
1983:	Harold P. Furth
1982:	Ira B. Bernstein
1981:	John H. Nuckolls
1980:	Thomas H. Stix
1979:	Tihiro Ohkawa
1978:	Richard F. Post
1977:	John M. Dawson
1976:	Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth
1975:	Lyman Spitzer