Board of directors (2024 - 2025)
The board of directors (BoD) is in charge of all aspects regarding the international plasma chemistry society. This is in particular selecting the venues and organizers of bi-annual ISPC conference.
- The BoD consists of 12 to 18 members: 5 from Europe and Middle east, 3 from the Americas, 4 from Africa, Asia and Oceania, 2 members at large.
- The BoD is elected by the IPCS members for a period of four years, one direct re-election possible.
- The BoD may elect members at-large with a term of four years. The members at large have full rights in the BoD. At each election, a new member at large should be elected.
- The BoD may also elect co-opted members who have advisory status.
- BoD Members, who miss two consecutive meetings without excuse forfeit their membership.
At each ISPC conference an election takes place to replace expiring BoD members.
Member | status | region | term | exp.(*) |
Europe and Middle East (5) | ||||
Jan BENEDIKT (Germany) | EME | 2nd | 2027 | |
Petr LUKES (Czech Republic) | EME | 2nd | 2027 | |
Christophe LAUX (France) | EME | 2nd | 2027 | |
Deborah O'CONNELL (UK) | EME | 2nd | 2027 | |
Eric ROBERT (France) | at large | EME | 2nd | 2027 |
Dirk HEGEMANN (Switzerland) | treasurer, co-opted | EME | --- | 2025 |
Natalia BABAEVA (Russia) | at large | EME | 1st | 2023+2 |
Americas (3) | ||||
Selma Medevodic THAGARD (USA) | A | 1st | 2027 | |
Lorenzo MANGOLINI (USA) | A | 1st | 2023+2 | |
Luc STAFFORD (Canada) | A | 1st | 2023+2 | |
Konstantin KOSTOV (Brazil) | at large | A | 1st | 2027 |
Bruce LOCKE (USA) | at large president | A | 2nd | 2027 |
Africa, Asia and Oceania (4) | ||||
Tomohiro NOZAKI (Japan) | AAO | 2nd | 2023+2 | |
Masaya SHIGETA (Japan) | AAO | 1st | 2023+2 | |
Hai-Xing WANG (China) | vice-president | AAO | 1st | 2023+2 |
Takayuki WATANABE (Japan) | AAO | 2nd | 2027 | |
Yuan-Hong SONG (China) | at large | AAO | 2nd | 2027 |
Hae June LEE (S. Korea) | at large | AAO | 1st | 2023+2 |
(*) due to the cancellation of the ISPC in 2021 due to the pandemic, the periods had all been extended by 2 more years.