Thomas Spence, associate professor and chair of the chemistry department received a Most Highly Cited Paper award for his contribution to “Optical diagnostics of atmospheric pressure air plasmas.” The journal “Plasma Sources Science and Technology” recognized the paper as its second most highly cited paper in the past five years.

According to the journal, “the aim of these awards is to recognize papers which have made a significant, long-term impact on the journal and on the plasma physics community as a whole.”

The complete paper can be viewed on the web here.