The 9th Asia-Pacific Physical Society Plasma Physics Conference (AAPPS-DPP 2025) was held from September 21 to 26 in Fukuoka, Japan. The conference Awards Committee presented the “Young Scientist Award (U40)” to Associate Professor Fu Yangyang of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronics (EEA), Tsinghua University, in recognition of his research contributions in microscale gas discharges and low-temperature plasma scaling theory. Established in 2016, this award is presented annually to outstanding Asia-Pacific scholars under 40 in seven fields—basic plasma, applied plasma, laser plasma, space and geophysical plasma, solar/astrophysical plasma, and magnetic confinement nuclear fusion—awarding no more than one recipient per field. Associate Professor Fu Yangyang received the award in the field of basic plasma.

Award Ceremony

Recipient Profile:

Fu Yangyang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronics, PhD supervisor, Deputy Director of the High Voltage and Insulation Technology Research Institute, and Director of the Gas Discharge and Plasma Laboratory. His primary research focuses on fundamental studies and applications of gas discharges and low-temperature plasmas, including microscale electrical breakdown, radio-frequency discharges, pulsed discharges, and laser-sustained plasmas. In recent years, he has published over 100 papers in leading journals in the field, including PRL, APL, and IEEE EDL, and has delivered more than 40 plenary, keynote, and invited presentations at academic conferences both domestically and internationally. He has led more than twenty research projects, including projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Original Exploration and General Programs), Tsinghua University independent innovation projects, organized research, and corporate collaborative projects. He serves as Associate Editor/Editorial Board Member for journals such as High Voltage, PST, and IEEE TPS. He has received honors including the Ministry of Education Higher Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Natural Science), the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Early Achievement Award, and the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science.