Per Helander
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| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Umeå, Sweden |
| 🏫 Education | Chalmers University of Technology (M.S., Ph.D.) |
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Per Helander (b. 1967)[1] is a theoretical plasma physicist and the head of Stellarator Theory Division at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics[2] and a professor at University of Greifswald.
Early life and career
Helander was born in Umeå, his grandfather is the bishop Dick Helander. Helander studied physics at Chalmers University of Technology, where he received a Master's degree in plasma physics in 1991. Subsequently, he earned a PhD degree at the same institution in theoretical physics in 1994 with a thesis titled Dynamics of Fast Ions in Tokamaks.
Helander was a visiting scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge (USA). He then joined the theory department at Culham Science Centre (now Culham Centre for Fusion Energy) in Abingdon in 1996. He was an adjunct professor at Chalmers University of Technology from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, he was appointed Scientific Fellow at the Greifswald Branch of Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics. He was appointed to a chair for theoretical plasma physics at the University of Greifswald.[3]
Honours and awards
In 2024, Helander was awarded the Hannes Alfvén Prize for outstanding contributions to theoretical plasma physics, yielding groundbreaking results that significantly impact the understanding and optimization of magnetically confined fusion plasmas.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "268561558". viaf.org. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ↑ "Prof. Dr. Per Helander". Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ↑ "Fusion Energy with a Twist". ANU Mathematical Sciences Institute.
- ↑ "2024 EPS Hannes Alfvén Prize | European Physical Society – Plasma Physics Division". European Physical Society Plasma Physics Division. 2024-07-21. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ↑ Gahnertz, Lisa (2024-09-04). "Prestigious award for research on runaway electrons". www.chalmers.se.
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