Roy W. Gould

Roy Walter Gould (born April 25, 1927 in Los Angeles) is an American electrical engineer and physicist who specializes in plasma physics.[2] In 1959, he (together with Alvin Trivelpiece) were the first to describe electrostatic waves that were propagating at the boundary of a magnetized plasma column, now commonly known as Trivelpiece–Gould modes.[3]

Roy Walter Gould
Born (1927-04-25) April 25, 1927
Los Angeles, California[1]
NationalityUnited States
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology (B.E., Ph.D.)
Stanford University (M.E.)
Known forTrivelpiece–Gould modes, ion oscillations in a hot plasma, resonance cones, plasma wave echo, cyclotron echoes, compressional hydromagnetic waves
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPlasma physics, microwaves
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
Websitedirectory.caltech.edu/personnel/rwgould

Early life and career

Gould studied at Caltech (bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1949), at Stanford University (master's degree in electrical engineering in 1950) and received his doctorate in physics from Caltech in 1956 (on microwave and radio noise from the sun).[4] In 1951–52, he was a research engineer for rocket control at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Caltech and from 1953 to 1955 at Hughes Aircraft, where he researched electron tubes.

In 1955, he became an associate professor and 1960 professor of electrical engineering at Caltech. In 1974, he changed to the Faculty of Physics as Professor of Applied Physics, and from 1980 he was Simon Ramo Professor. He has been Professor Emeritus since 1996.

From 1979 to 1985, he was chairman of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech. From 1970 to 1972, he was director of fusion research at the Atomic Energy Commission.

Honors and awards

In 1966, he became a fellow of the American Physical Society.[5] He has been a member of the National Academy of Engineering since 1971[6] and a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1974.[7] In 1994, he received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics.[8]

References
  1. "Roy W. Gould". American Institute of Physics. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. Cohen, Shirley. "Gould, Roy W. Interview by Shirley K. Cohen. Pasadena, California, March- April, 1996. Oral History Project, California Institute of Technology Archives" (PDF). California Institute of Technology Archives. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. Trivelpiece, A. W.; Gould, R. W. (1959). "Space Charge Waves in Cylindrical Plasma Columns" (PDF). Journal of Applied Physics. 30 (11): 1784. doi:10.1063/1.1735056. ISSN 0021-8979.
  4. "Emeriti Faculty: Roy W. Gould". Caltech. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. "Dr. Roy W. Gould". NAE Website. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. "Roy Gould". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  8. "1994 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

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