Governance
PSAC Executive Committee manages this technical community, consisting of members-at-large and other members as specified by the Constitution & Bylaws. The number of elected members-at-large is 18 and the term of office is three years. The affairs of PSAC are managed by the Chairperson.
Membership
Chunqi Jiang
Chair
Nichelle Bennett
Vice Chair
Brad Hoff
Past Chair and Secretary
Terms Expiring in 2026
Jim Browning
John Foster
Matthew Gomez
Evdokya Kostadinova
Georg Mueller
David Simon
Terms Expiring in 2027
Ken Hara
Michael Keidar
Adrian Lopez
Jose Rossi
Tao Shao
Peng Zhang
Terms Expiring in 2028
Bruce Carlsten
Carmen Guerra-Garcia
Amanda M. Lietz
Genia Vogman
Shurik Yatom
Benjamin Yee
Edl Schamiloglu
Editor-in-Chief of Transactions on Plasma Science
Nicolas Gonzales
2025-2026
Jacob Kiviat
2024-2026
Joe Schumer
AdCom 2027
Louise Willingale
AdCom 2028
- The Membership Subcommittee recommends and implements ExCom-approved actions to increase PSAC membership: LL. Willingale (Chair, ’24), J. Rossi (’27), J. Kiviat (SM, ’26).
- The Conference Planning Subcommittee advises International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) chairs on budget preparation and reviews proposed budgets prior to approval by ExCom: J. Lehr (Chair, ’25), R. Rawat (’25), I. Rittersdorf (’25), P. Zhang (’27), J. Browning (’26)
- The Nominations Subcommittee solicits nominees for the PSAC ExCom and for PSAC representatives to the NPSS AdCom: J. Foster (Chair, ’26), K. Hara (’27), J. Browning (’26), A. Lopez (’27).
- The Awards and Travel Grants Subcommittee identifies, encourages, and solicits PSAC member candidates for various IEEE awards: D. Simon (Chair, ’26), T. Shao (’27), M. Gomez (’27), M. Keidar (’27), A. Lopez (’27).
- The Employment and Careers Subcommittee solicits resumes and job postings for inclusion in ICOPS career fair every year: E. Kostadinova (Chair, ’26), C. Chang (’25), A. Safranova (’25), J. Lehr (’25) — Including WIE, YP, (and DEI).
- The Publicity Subcommittee develops and disseminates information about PSAC activities by submitting articles to the NPSS Newsletter: N. Bennett (Chair, ’26), Nicolas Gonzales (SM, ’26).
- The Initiatives Ad Hoc Subcommittee: C. Jiang (Chair, ’25), E. Kostadinova (’26), A. Safranova (’25).
Technical Committee Information
Conferences
- IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS2026)
- IEEE Pulsed Power & Plasma Science Conference (PPPS2025) + IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS2025)
- IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS2024)
- IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS2023)
- IEEE Sponsored Conferences