IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
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The IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) is a transnational group of about 3000 professional engineers and scientists. The IEEE-affiliated Society sponsors 5 major annual, and six biennial conferences and symposia. It also sponsors or co-sponsor four peer-reviewed
Peer review
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 academic journal
Academic journal
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The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization with more than 360,000 members in around 175 countries.

History of the NPSS

In 1947, the Institute of Radio Engineers
Institute of Radio Engineers
The Institute of Radio Engineers was a professional organization which existed from 1912 until January 1, 1963, when it merged with the American Institute of Electrical Engineers to form the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers .-Founding:Following several attempts to form a...

 (IRE) formed the Nuclear Studies
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...

 Committee to assess the role of the IRE in the field. Two years later, the Professional Group on Nuclear Science was formed. In 1954 the first issue of the Transactions on Nuclear Science appeared, increasing to four issues per year in 1956.

In 1963 the American Institute of Electrical Engineers
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers was a United States based organization of electrical engineers that existed between 1884 and 1963, when it merged with the Institute of Radio Engineers to form the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers .- History :The 1884 founders of the...

 (AIEE) merged with the IRE to form the IEEE, and the AIEE Nucleonics Committee and the Committee on Nucleaonic and Radiation Instruments merged with the IRE Professional Group on Nuclear Science on October 29, 1963, to become the Nuclear Science Group of the IEEE.

In 1972, the scope of the group was widened to include plasma sciences
Plasma (physics)
In physics and chemistry, plasma is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms , thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions...

, and the group became a Society, its name changing to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.

Transactions on Nuclear Science

The first issue of the Transactions on Nuclear Science first appeared in 1954, the number of issues rising to four per year in 1956. In 2005, the journal was ranked No.3 for impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

 in Nuclear Science & Engineering by Thomson.
(Web site)

Transactions on Plasma Science

The first issue of the Transactions on Plasma Science appeared in 1973. The 'Tennessee Orange,' cover color was picked by Igor Alexeff, Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Published bimonthly, its scope includes all aspects of the theory and application of plasma science, and regularly features "Special issues" (eg. eight in 2004). Between 2000-2004, the journal was ranked No.10 for impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

 in "Physics - Fluids & Plasmas" by Thomson.

(Web site)

Transactions on Medical Imaging

The journal encourages papers on the imaging of body structures, usually in situ, rather than microscopic biological entities. In the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) from Thomson, which ranks journals by their impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

, in 2005, the journal was ranked:
  • No.1 in Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
  • No.2 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • No.3 in Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
  • No.3 in Biomedical Engineering
  • No.6 in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging


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Conferences

The IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society organizes a number of conferences. A calendar of upcoming conferences can be found on the IEEE NPSS website. Following is a list of several IEEE NPSS conferences.

Fields of Interest

Areas of technical activity include:
  • Nuclear science and engineering:
  • instrumentation for research
  • detection and measurement of radiation
    Radiation
    In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...

  • nuclear biomedical applications
  • radiation monitoring and safety equipment
  • particle accelerators
  • nuclear instrumentation development for reactor systems
  • effects of radiation on materials, components, and systems
  • applications of radiation and nuclear energy to other than utility power generation

  • Plasma science and engineering:
  • magnetofluid dynamics
    MHD
    MHD may refer to:*MHD, former name of the HDTV network for MTV, VH1, and CMT now known as Palladia *Military history detachment...

     and thermionics
  • plasma dynamics
  • gaseous electronics and arc technology
  • controlled thermonuclear fusion
    Nuclear fusion
    Nuclear fusion is the process by which two or more atomic nuclei join together, or "fuse", to form a single heavier nucleus. This is usually accompanied by the release or absorption of large quantities of energy...

  • electron, ion, and plasma sources
  • space plasmas
  • high current relativistic electron beam
    Particle beam
    A particle beam is a stream of charged or neutral particles which may be directed by magnets and focused by electrostatic lenses, although they may also be self-focusing ....

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  • laser-plasma interactions
  • diagnostics
  • plasma chemistry and colloidal and solid state plasmas.

  • Medical Imaging
  • ultrasound
  • X-rays (including CT)
  • magnetic resonance
  • radionuclides
  • microwaves
  • light
  • medical image processing and analysis, visualization, pattern recognition

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