James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics

official
Organizer
American Physical Society
Why it counts
Awarded annually by the American Physical Society (APS) in recognition of outstanding contributions to plasma physics; established in 1975 by Maxwell Laboratories, currently sponsored by General Atomics, presented at the annual APS Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) meeting
Held
annual, recipients announced by the APS, prize presented at the APS DPP annual meeting in October/November; year = prize year

Reigning winners

Maxwell Prize recipient · 2025

YearMaxwell Prize recipient
2025 William Walter Heidbrink
2023 Thomas M. Antonsen Jr.
2022 Amitava Bhattacharjee
2021 Margaret G. Kivelson
2020 Warren B. Mori
2019 William H. Matthaeus
2018 Keith H. Burrell
2017 Dmitry Ryutov
2015 Masaaki Yamada