Functional Committees
Hamadohri Environmental Radiation Measurement International School
The recent Hamadohri Environmental Radiation Measurement International School in Fukushima, Japan deepened students’ understanding of the regional situation following the Fukushima nuclear accident and encouraged them to reflect critically on the broader implications.
September 2025Announcing the 2025 Transactions on Plasma Science Best Paper Award
The winner of the 2025 TPS Best Paper Award has been selected. This year is the 7th year that the award is being given, and I am pleased to announce that this year’s winner is the paper “Space Plasma Physics: A Review"
September 2025Prague EduCom International Summer School PEISS 2025
The Prague IEEE NPSS EDUCOM International Summer School, held in Prague this summer, might well be the most "international" school we've organized yet. The school has become a real bridge connecting scientifically focused early stage researchers of different nationalities to "encourage the growth of an international cooperation of diverse and inclusive community of volunteers."
September 2025Exploring the Cosmos from the Classroom: Astronomy and Plasma in Space Season
Founded in 2024, the IEEE-NPSS Student Chapter at Simón Bolívar University (Barranquilla, Colombia) serves as a cornerstone for students pursuing excellence in nuclear, plasma, and radiological sciences. This season consisted of three main events that combined scientific outreach, social interaction, and practical knowledge exploration.
September 20252025 Society Award Winners
2025 NPSS Society Awards have been decided. This year we have 12 winners who were selected by the NPSS Awards Committee representing all 8 technical committees of the Society.
June 2025Publications Committee
After serving for 6 years as the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (TNS), Dr. Zane Bell decided to step down from that role and we are pleased to introduce Prof. Gian-Franco Dalla Betta.
June 2025EnviEduGarden: An interactive educational display at ICISE, Vietnam
The International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) is a unique science and education institution located in the coastal city of Quy Nhon, Vietnam. With support from IEEE NPSS; read how ICISE realized an interactive educational display called “Environment Education Garden”.
June 2025IEEE-NPSS EduCom School on Nuclear and Plasma Opportunities for Energy and Society in Rajkjot, India
The IEEE-NPSS School on Nuclear and Plasma Opportunities for Energy and Society was a comprehensive three-day event providing participants with an in-depth understanding of nuclear and plasma physics, their applications in energy solutions, medical technologies, and climate change mitigation.
June 2025NPSS Awards
The Society offers awards for recognition of meritorious contributions and grants-in-aid to support conference travel and project costs. It is not too early to start thinking about the 2025 next awards cycle.
March 2025Technical Committee Nominations for Open Positions
Four NPSS AdCom positions open for nomination.
March 2025NPSS Awards
The NPSS sponsors a variety of awards, and the deadline for receiving nominations for most of these awards is January 31st. Please consider nominating your colleagues.
December 2024Nomination Portal for IEEE Fellow Class of 2026 Opens
The 2026 Fellow Nomination Portal — a prestigious recognition celebrating significant contributions to the fields of electrical and electronics engineering — reopened in November 2024.
December 2024Search for Editor-in-Chief
IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) is searching for a new Editor-in Chief.
December 2024School of Space Qualification (SSQ) Held in Mooloolaba, Australia
The 2024 IEEE NPSS School of Space Qualification took place in Mooloolaba, Australia, 12th – 15th February.
December 2024First Winner of the “Schools to Conference” Travel Grant Attends NSS/MIC/RTSD 2024
The new “Schools to Conference” travel grant was awarded to Mustapha Chaoui, PhD student from Morocco, to attend NSS-MIC-RTSD in Tampa.
December 2024Rabat EduCom International Summer School (REISS)
The Rabat EDUCOM International Summer School was held in Morocco this July. RISS covers theoretical and practical courses on nuclear radiation instrumentation, detection and measurement starting from basics physics and focusing on selected applications.
December 2024IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 2024 Best Paper Award
The IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science Best Paper Award is an annual award recognizing the most significant paper published in the Transactions in a given year. Learn more about this year's award recipient, Matthew Marinella.
September 2024Dr. Steven H. Gold Invited by IEEE NPSS Chengdu Chapter to Deliver a Lecture at UESTC
IEEE NPSS Chengdu Chapter invited Dr. Gold to deliver a wonderful lecture at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). The topic included a brief history of the IEEE, the NPSS, PSAC, ICOPS, and the Transactions on Plasma Science, and an introduction to the NPSS and the NPSS Chapters Program.
September 2024Educational and Transnational Committees NPSS School on “Advanced Topics in Medical Imaging in Indonesia
The IEEE NPSS School on “Advanced Topics in Medical Imaging” was held in the city of Depok in Jakarta (Java Island, Indonesia) July 31st – August 4th, 2024.
September 2024ICOPS & APCOPTS 2024 NPSS Chapters in China Event Successfully Held
The IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science — the largest and most academically influential international conference in the field of plasma science — was held this June.
September 2024IEEE Foundation NPSS Fund
Supporting the IEEE Foundation NPSS Fund.
June 2024Publications
There will be a new sheriff in town (aka Editor-in-Chief) for the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.
June 2024NPSS Nominations
Three elected positions for AdCom 2025 to be filled in this year’s elections.
June 2024Education Committee
Explore NPSS's new Video Library for educational videos, inspiring interviews, and specialized content in radiation detection and more.
June 20242024 IEEE Marie-Sklodowska Curie Technical Field Award
Richard Carson, Yale University, receives 2024 Curie Award.
June 2024NPSS Awards
It’s also not too early to start thinking about the next awards cycle.
June 2024Class of 2024 NPSS Fellows
IEEE highest honor bestowed on NPSS member Roger Lecomte.
March 2024Transnational Committee
NuVirLab — tools to teach science at all levels!
March 2024NPSS Awards
Time to plan nominations for our 2025 NPSS awards. What colleague is deserving of an honor?
March 2024Plasma Connection
Plasma Connection, sponsored by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) consists of educational briefs on plasma and its applications, aimed at educating non-experts on the basics of plasma, the importance of its technological applications, and the role it plays in our modern society.
December 2023Announcing the 2023 “Transactions on Plasma Science” Best Paper Award
The winner of the 2023 TPS Best Paper Award is the paper, “Effect of Nonuniform Emission on Miram Curves” Published in: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, January. 2020, Page(s): 146 – 155.
December 20232023 NPSS Election Results
The 2023 NPSS election was held recently to fill five vacancies on the NPSS Administrative Committee and serve a four-year term commencing January 1st, 2024.
December 2023IEEE Early Achievement Award
Rubén Garcia Alia, CERN, received the IEEE NPSS Early Achievement Award, for contribution to the understanding of single-event effects in microelectronics used in accelerator and space applications.
December 2023NPSS Awards
The NPSS sponsors a variety of awards, and the deadline for receiving nominations for most of these Awards is January 31st of each year. The nomination process is relatively straightforward and the forms are available on the web site. Please consider nominating your colleagues for these awards.
December 20232023 IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award
During a special session of RADECS, in September in Toulouse, France, Professor Vesna Sossi, President of the NPSS, representing the IEEE Board of Directors, presented the 2023 IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award to Janet L. Barth.
December 2023Search for Editor-in-Chief
The IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) is undertaking a search for a new Editor-in Chief (EiC) of the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (TPS), which is sponsored by this Society.
September 2023The NPS Fellow Search Committee and Changes to the Fellow Evaluation Process
The Functional Fellow Search Committee has been established to assist in the NPSS Fellow nomination submission process to the IEEE.
September 20232023 Society Award Winners
NPSS congratulates its 2023 Society Award Recipients and is pleased to present their photos and brief bios.
September 2023