Allen Boozer

Allen Boozer (Born July 28, 1944 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American physicist, full professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University^[1] and co-recipient of the 2010 Hannes Alfvén Prize.^[2] He is noted for work in plasma physics.^[3] Boozer coordinates are named after him.^[4]

Allen Boozer
Born	(1944-07-28) July 28, 1944 (age 81) Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Virginia (B.A., 1966) Cornell University (Ph.D., 1970)
Known for	Boozer coordinates, magnetic confinement, plasma equilibrium
Awards	Hannes Alfvén Prize (2010), Phi Beta Kappa, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, NSF Fellowship
Scientific career
Fields	Plasma physics
Institutions	Columbia University

Education

• Ph.D., physics, Cornell University, 1970.
• bachelor-of-arts degree in physics from the University of Virginia in 1966
• Elected to Phi Beta Kappa as an undergraduate and received Woodrow Wilson and National Science Foundation fellowships as a graduate student.^[5]