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Paul M. Bellan | |
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| Born | April 18, 1948 (age 76) |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | spheromak, plasma jets, magnetic reconnection |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plasma Physics |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Miklos Porkolab |
Paul Murray Bellan (born April 18th, 1948) is a Canadian-American physicist. He is a professor of Applied Physics at the Caltech who has worked on experimental plasma physics, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), and laboratory astrophysics. He is the author of the textbook Fundamentals of Plasma Physics.
Early life and education
[edit]Paul Bellan grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. His father, Ruben Bellan, was a professor of economics.[1] Paul pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of Manitoba, earning a Bachelor of Science with honors in 1970.[2]
Paul Bellan pursued his graduate studies in plasma physics at Princeton University, where he met his wife Josette Bellan. He earned his Master of Arts in 1972 and his Ph.D. in 1976. His doctoral research, under the guidance of Miklos Porkolab, focused on the behavior of periodic antennas and their characterization as phased arrays with well-defined wave vectors.[citation needed]
Career and awards
[edit]Prof. Bellan has served as faculty of the department of Applied Physics and Materials Science at Caltech.[citation needed]
Bellan’s research focuses on plasma physics through laboratory experiments, analytical models, and numerical simulations. He has contributed to spheromak formation through Taylor state relaxation.[citation needed] He is also involved in plasma laboratory astrophysics, performing experiments that model phenomena such as astrophysical jets,[3][4] and the weakly-ionized interstellar medium.[citation needed]
His work has contributed to the understanding of plasma processes, including magnetic reconnection, ionospheric dusty plasmas,[5], x-ray production, and the role of MHD waves in plasma confinement and transport.[promotion?]
He was electes a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1991, and winning the Writing Award from the American Institute of Physics in 2001.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Ruben C. Bellan (1918-2005)". mhs.mb.ca. Manitoba Historical Society.
- ^ Zierler, David (12 July 2022). "Paul M. Bellan, Plasma Physicist". Heritage Project. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Redefining Physics: Plasma Jets With Unexpected X-Ray Emissions". SciTechDaily. 22 December 2023. solar prominences,
- ^ "Laboratory Solar Flares Reveal Clues to Mechanism Behind Bursts of High-Energy Particles". California Institute of Technology. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Clouds may have a metal, not silver, lining". NBC News. NBC News. 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Physicists Honored by APS". Physics Today. 54 (12): 68–69. 1 December 2001. Bibcode:2001PhT....54S..68.. doi:10.1063/1.1445559. ISSN 0031-9228.