2020 Creativity and Innovation Award:
Jin-Ho Sung, Sumin Kim, San Kim, Bangwoo Han, Yong-Jin Kim, and Hak-Joon Kim, “Development of an Integrated Electrostatic Precipitator and Wet Scrubber System for Controlling NOx and Particulate Matter Emissions From a Semiconductor Manufacturing Process,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 7012 – 7019, November/December 2020.
Ahlem Benabderrahmane, Gontran Richard, Karim Medles, Thami Zeghloul, Amar Tilmatine, and Lucian Dascalescu, “Dielectric Barrier Discharge Treatment of Granular Plastic Mixtures in View of Their Triboelectrostatic Separation,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 693 – 703, January/Feburary 2020.
2020 James Melcher Awards:
Michelle Nassar, Pedro A. Vázquez, Nicolas Chauris, Michel Daaboul, Anny Michel, and Christophe Louste, “Experimental Models of the Variation of HFE-7100 and HFE-7000 Electric Properties with Temperature,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 1804 – 1814, March/April 2020.
Takuya Kuwahara, Keiichiro Yoshida, Tomoyuki Kuroki, Kenichi Hanamoto, Kazutoshi Sato, and Masaaki Okubo, “Pilot-Scale Combined Reduction of Accumulated Particulate Matter and NOx Using Nonthermal Plasma for Marine Diesel Engine.” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 4193 – 4199, July/August 2020.
2019 James Melcher Awards:
K. Yoshida, “Aftertreatment of Carbon Particles Emitted by Diesel Engine Using a Combination of Corona and Dielectric Barrier Discharge,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 5261 – 5268, September/October 2019.
H. Yamamoto, T. Kuroki, H. Fujishima and M. Okubo, “Pilot-Scale NOx and SOx Aftertreatment Using a Two-Phase Ozone and Chemical Injection in Glass-Melting-Furnace Exhaust Gas”, IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 6295 – 6302, November/December 2019.
2019 Creativity and Innovation Award:
C. J. Angammana, R. J. Gerakopulos and S. H. Jayaram, “Mass Production of Nanocomposites Using Electrospinning,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 817 – 824, January/February 2019.
2018 James Melcher Awards:
H.-J. Kim, B. Han, C. G. Woo and Y.-J. Kim, “NOx Removal Performance of a Wet Reduction Scrubber Combined With Oxidation by an Indirect DBD Plasma for Semiconductor Manufacturing Industries,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 6401 – 6407, November/December 2018.
2018 Creativity and Innovation Award:
A. Zukeran, Y. Nanjo, K. Ito and T. Inu, “Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Emitted From Diesel Engine Using an Electrostatic Precipitator and Heat Exchanger,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 6430 – 6438, November/December 2018.
2017 James Melcher Awards:
V.Chirkov, E.Rodikova and Y.Stishkov, “The Dependence of the Efficiency of Electrohydrodynamic Heat Exchanger on the Electric Conductivity of Liquid,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 2440 – 2445, May/June 2017.
2017 Creativity and Innovation Award:
Y.-J. Kim, B. Han, C. G. Woo and H.-J. Kim, “Performance of Ultrafine Particle Collection of a Two-Stage ESP Using a Novel Mixing Type Carbon Brush Charger and Parallel Collection Plates,” IEEE Trans. Ind. App., vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 466 – 473, January/February 2017.
2016 James Melcher Awards:
W. Balachandran, N. Manivannan, R. Beleca, M. F. Abbod, D. Brennen, N. S. Alozie, L. C. Ganippa, “Nonthermal Plasma System for Marine Diesel Engine Emission Control,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 2496-2505, May/June 2016.
M. Blajan, Y. Mizuno, A. Ito, and K. Shimizu, “Microplasma Actuator for EHD Induced Flow,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 2409–2415, May/June 2017.
2015 James Melcher Awards:
Viral K. Patel and Jamal Seyed-Yagoobi, “Long-Term Performance Evaluation of Microscale Two-Phase Heat Transport Device Driven by EHD Conduction”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 3011-3016, Sep./Oct. 2014.
Ahmad Eid, Kazunori Takashima, and Akira Mizuno, “Experimental and Simulation Investigations of DBD Plasma Reactor at Normal Environmental Conditions”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 4221-4227, Nov./Dec. 2014.
2015 Creativity and Innovation Award:
Tomoyuki Kuroki, Mitsuru Tahara, Takuya Kuwahara, and Masaaki Okubo, “Microfabrication and Metal Plating Technologies on Polytetrafluoroethylene Film Surface Treated by Atmospheric-Pressure Nonthermal-Plasma Graft Polymerization Process”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 45-50, Jan./Feb. 2014.
Koichi Kurita, “Noncontact Hand Motion Classification Technique for Application to Human–Machine Interfaces”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 2213-2218, May/Jun. 2014.
2014 James Melcher Awards:
T. Paillat, G. Morin, G. Touchard, Y. Bertrand, O. Moreau, and A. Tanguy, “Electrostatic Hazard in High-Power Transformers: Results of Ten Years of Experince with P’ Capacitive Sensor”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., Vol. 49, no. 4, July/Aug. 2013 pp 1751-1757.
V. Patel, F. Robinson, J. Seyed-Yagoobi, and J. Didion, “Terrestrial and Microgravity Experimental Study of Microscale Heat-Transport Device Driven by Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 49, no. 6, Nov./Dec. 2013 pp 2397-2401.
2014 Creativity and Innovation Award:
A. Asada, H. Aoki, H. Krita, A. Antoniu, H. Yasuda, K. Takashima, and A. Mizuno, “A Novel Gene Transformation Technique Using Water-in-Oil Droplet in an Electrostatic Field”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl. vol. 49, no. 1, Jan./Feb. 2013 pp 311-315.
V. Patel, F. Robinson, J. Seyed-Yagoobi, and J. Didion, “Terrestrial and Microgravity Experimental Study of Microscale Heat-Transport Device Driven by Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 49, no. 6, Nov./Dec. 2013 pp 2397-2401.
2013 James Melcher Awards (for papers published during the 2012 calendar year)
C. Angammana and S. Jayaram, “Title: Investigation of the Optimum Electric Field for a Stable Electrospinning Process”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 48, no. 2, March/Apr. 2012 pp 808-815
M. Plopeanu, L. Dascalescu, B. Yahiaoui, A. Antoniu, M. Hulea, and P. Notingher, “Title: Repartition of Electric Potential at the Surface of Nonwoven Fabrics for Air Filtration”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 48, no. 3, May/June 2012 pp 851-856
2013 Creativity and Innovation Awards:
Y. Soda and T. Oda, “Title: Characterization of Contact Discharge Between Small-Capacitance Devices”,IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 48, no. 4, July/Aug. 2012, pp 1189-1194
T. Sugimoto, M. Abe and Y. Higashiyama, “Title: Noncontact Surface Resistivity Measurement Using a Cylindrical Surface Potential Detector With a Corona Charger”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 48, no. 5, Sep./Oct. 2012 pp 1657-1661