The American Physical Society (APS) has elected the Fusion and Materials for Nuclear Systems Division's Juergen Rapp a fellow. The APS fellowships recognize scientists for their exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise in outstanding research, applications and leadership in or service to physics and physics education.
Rapp was cited by APS's Division of Plasma Physics "for outstanding contributions in the field of power exhaust and plasma material interactions in fusion, and leadership in developing world-class plasma-material interaction facilities." Rapp leads the program for the Material Plasma Exposure Experiment, a linear plasma device used for the analysis of advanced materials necessary for experimental fusion reactors such as the multinational ITER experiment. He earned his doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Wuppertal, Germany, and has authored and coauthored more than 400 publications that have been cited more than 4,000 times.