Peter Sturrock
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF APPLIED PHYSICS
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- B.A., Cambridge University, 1945
- M.S., Cambridge University, 1948
- Ph.D., Cambridge University, 1951
- Radar Research Establishment, 1943-1946
- St. John's College and Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England,
1946-1949
- National Bureau of Standards, 1949-1950
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Fellow, University of
Paris, 1950-1951
- Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, 1951-1953
- Fellow, St. Johns College Cambridge, 1952-1955
- Research Associate, Microwave Laboratory, Stanford Univeristy,
1955-61
- Ford Fellow, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva,
Switzerland, 1958-1959
- Professor of Space Science and Astrophysics, 1961-present
- Director, Institute for Plasma Research, Stanford, 1964-1974,
1980-1983
- Deputy Director, Center for Space Science and Astrophysics,
1983-1999
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellow, American Physical Society
- Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
- President, Society for Scientific Exploration, 1981-2001
- Rayleigh Prize, Cambridge University, 1949
- Gravity Foundation Prize, 1967
- Hale Prize, American Astronomical Society, 1986
- Arctowski Medal, National Academy of Sciences, 1990
- Space Science Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, 1993
Peter's current research interests center on solar physics and Bayesian
methods of data analysis.
Miscellaneous information
Address
Peter Sturrock
Varian Room 302g
Stanford, CA 94305-4060
Email:
sturrock@stanford.edu
Tel: (650) 723-1438
Fax: (650) 723-4840