Dr. Mounir Laroussi is a professor at Old Dominion University. His research interests are in physics and applications of gaseous discharges. He developed novel LTP devices such as the resistive barrier discharge (RBD) and the plasma pencil. He is the co-discoverer of guided ionization waves in plasma jets. Dr. Laroussi is also known for conducting pioneering experiments on the use of low temperature plasmas for biomedical applications and for contributing to the establishment of the field of Plasma Medicine. For his scientific achievements he was elevated to IEEE Fellow in 2009, and was awarded the 2012 IEEE-NPSS Merit Award.