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Christopher T. Russell

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Christopher Thomas Russell (born 1943 in St. Albans, England) is head of the Space Physics Center at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) at UCLA, professor in UCLA's Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, and Director of the UCLA Branch of the California Space Grant Consortium. He received a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto in 1964 and a Ph.D. from UCLA in 1968. In 1977 he was awarded the James B. Macelwane Medal[1] and in 2003 the John Adam Fleming Medal[2] by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). He is also a Fellow of the AGU.[3] Asteroid 21459 Chrisrussell was named after him in 2008.[4] In 2017, he was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.[5] He has three grandchildren.

Research

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Selected publications

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  • C T Russell; C A Raymond; A Coradini; et al. (1 May 2012). "Dawn at Vesta: testing the protoplanetary paradigm". Science. 336 (6082): 684–686. Bibcode:2012Sci...336..684R. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.1219381. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 22582253. Wikidata Q34274701.
  • Vassilis Angelopoulos; James P McFadden; Davin Larson; et al. (24 July 2008). "Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset". Science. 321 (5891): 931–935. Bibcode:2008Sci...321..931A. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.1160495. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 18653845. Wikidata Q34800459.
  • S Marchi; H Y McSween; D P O'Brien; et al. (1 May 2012). "The violent collisional history of asteroid 4 Vesta". Science. LPI contribution. 336 (6082): 690–694. Bibcode:2012Sci...336..690M. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.1218757. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 22582255. Wikidata Q38462534.

References

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  1. ^ "James B. Macelwane Medal". American Geophysical Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Christopher T. Russell receives 2003 John Adam Fleming Medal". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved March 17, 2003.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Russell - AGU Honors Program".
  4. ^ Minor Planet Circulars, International Astronomical Union: 63393, 2008-07-13 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "NASA's 2017 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees". NASA.
  6. ^ "NASA's Polar Mission: Unlocking the Secrets of Earth's Magnetosphere". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  7. ^ "Dawn mission gets Vesta asteroid target practice", Science Daily, March 13, 2011, retrieved March 17, 2011.
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