Noah Hershkowitz (August 16, 1941 – November 13, 2020) was an American experimental plasma physicist.
[8] Hershkowitz obtained a bachelor's degree from Union College in 1962 and a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University in 1966.
[9] In 1992, Hershkowitz founded the journal Plasma Sources Science and Technology as the editor-in-chief.
[5] Hershkowitz' work on low temperature plasmas included radio frequency wave heating,[10][11] sheath physics,[12] potential profiles,[13] diagnostic probes[14][15] and the industrial applications of plasmas.
[18] In 2015, he received the IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award for "innovative research and inspiring education in basic and applied plasma science".