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Allen Boozer

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Allen Boozer
Born (1944-07-28) July 28, 1944 (age 81)
Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Virginia (B.A., 1966)
Cornell University (Ph.D., 1970)
Known forBoozer coordinates, magnetic confinement, plasma equilibrium
AwardsHannes Alfvén Prize (2010), Phi Beta Kappa, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, NSF Fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsPlasma physics
InstitutionsColumbia 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]

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  1. ^ CV
  2. ^ Hannes Alfvén Prize winners
  3. ^ Journal of Plasma Physics - JournalTOCs
  4. ^ Tom Clynes (October 28, 2024), "Nuclear Fusion's New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator", IEEE Spectrum
  5. ^ Allen H. Boozer | Applied Physics and Applied Math
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