The ‘von Engel and Franklin Prize’ was established in 1998. It is sponsored by the ‘Hans von Engel and Gordon Francis Fund’ and is administered by the Board of Physical Sciences, University of Oxford. The prize is named in honour of two distinguished colleagues who had a major role in ICPIG and its community since the first meeting in 1953.
The prize, consisting of 1000€ and a certificate, is awarded every two years to an individual for work in the field of physics and technology of plasmas and ionized gases, as covered by ICPIG meetings. The selection is conducted by the International Scientific Committee, based either on long-standing and important contributions to the field, or an outstanding achievement giving rise to a new field, or both.
Previous recipients of the prize are indicated below.
| 1999 | Prof. Radu Balescu | Université Libre Bruxelles Belgium |
XXIV ICPIG, Warsaw Poland |
| 2001 | Prof. Ulrich Kogelschatz | ABB Switzerland |
XXV ICPIG, Nagoya Japan |
| 2003 | Prof. John Allen | University College, Oxford UK |
XXVI ICPIG, Greifswald Germany |
| 2005 | Prof. Michael Liberman | UC Berkeley USA |
XXVII ICPIG Berkeley USA |
| 2007 | Prof. Noriyoshi Sato | Tohoku University Japan |
XXVIII ICPIG, Praha Czech Republic |
| 2009 | Prof. Lev D Tsendin | Polytechnic University of St. Petersburg Russia |
XXIX ICPIG, Cancun Mexico |
| 2011 | Prof. André Bouchoule | Orleans University France |
XXX ICPIG, Belfast UK |
| 2013 | Prof. Bill Graham | Queen’s University Belfast UK |
XXXI ICPIG, Granada Spain |
| 2015 | Prof. Leanne Pitchford Prof. Gerrit Kroesen |
Toulouse University, France Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands |
XXXII ICPIG, Iasi Romania |
We have the pleasure of announcing that ICPIG’s von Engel and Franklin prize 2017 was awarded to
Prof Uwe Czarnetzki.
Congratulations!