Allen Boozer
Allen Boozer | |
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| Born | July 28, 1944 Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A., 1966) Cornell University (Ph.D., 1970) |
| Known for | Boozer coordinates, magnetic confinement, plasma equilibrium |
| Awards | Hannes Alfvén Prize (2010), Phi Beta Kappa, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, NSF Fellowship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plasma physics |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Allen Boozer (Born July 28, 1944 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American physicist, full professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University[1] and co-recipient of the 2010 Hannes Alfvén Prize.[2] He is noted for work in plasma physics.[3] Boozer coordinates are named after him.[4]
Education
[edit]- Ph.D., physics, Cornell University, 1970.
- bachelor-of-arts degree in physics from the University of Virginia in 1966
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa as an undergraduate and received Woodrow Wilson and National Science Foundation fellowships as a graduate student.[5]
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