Dr. Patrick H. Diamond

UCSD

Distinguished Professor of Physics at UCSD and Director of the Fusion Theory Institute at Korea's National Fusion Research Institute. He has authored 600+ peer-reviewed articles (H-index 50) and co-authored the definitive textbook on plasma transport.

Education

Ph.D., Plasma Physics — MIT (1979)
B.S., Engineering Physics — McGill University (1976)

Honors & Highlights

Hannes Alfvén Prize (2011) — the top award in plasma physics
APS Fellow (1986)
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (1988)

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