James F. Drake
James F. Drake is an American physicist who studies plasma physics.
Drake studied at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received his bachelor's degree in 1969 and his PhD in 1975 . In 1977 he went to the University of Maryland , where he has been a professor since 1987.
He dealt with laser-plasma interaction and plasma turbulence. He is known for explaining the mechanisms of rapid reconnection of magnetic field lines and the resulting particle accelerations in astrophysical plasmas (for example on the sun). In computer simulations with Amitava Bhattacharjee and Michael Hesse (NASA) he was able to demonstrate the explosive nature of the dynamics of magnetic fields, for example when the sun erupts ( solar flares ).
In 2010 he received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics . He also received an Alexander von Humboldt Senior US Research Scientist Award. In 1986 he became a Fellow of the American Physical Society .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ James Glanz: Unlocking secrets of magnetic fields' power. In: New York Times. October 24, 2000
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| SURNAME | Drake, James F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |