Miklos Porkolab

American plasma physicist
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Miklos Porkolab

Summary

Miklos Porkolab is a human[1]. His place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on +1939-03-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Miklos Porkolab's place of birth was Budapest[2].
  • Miklos Porkolab was born on +1939-03-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Miklos Porkolab held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Miklos Porkolab held citizenship in Hungary[8].
  • Miklos Porkolab's professions included physicist[4].
  • Miklos Porkolab's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Among Miklos Porkolab's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Among Miklos Porkolab's employers was Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[10].
  • Miklos Porkolab was educated at University of British Columbia[11].
  • Miklos Porkolab received the Hannes Alfvén Prize[12].
  • Miklos Porkolab received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[13].
  • Miklos Porkolab received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[14].
  • Miklos Porkolab received the John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research[15].
  • Miklos Porkolab is recorded as male[16].
  • Miklos Porkolab's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Miklos Porkolab supervised Matt Mayberry as a doctoral student[18].
  • Miklos Porkolab's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082402310[19].
  • Miklos Porkolab's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1836149108671368780001[20].
  • Miklos Porkolab's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79146643[21].
  • Miklos Porkolab's family name is recorded as Porkoláb[22].
  • Miklos Porkolab's given name is recorded as Miklós[23].
  • Miklos Porkolab's NSZL is recorded as 000000028913[24].
  • Miklos Porkolab's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[25].
  • Miklos Porkolab's zbMATH author ID is recorded as porkolab.miklos[26].
  • Miklos Porkolab's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 231943[27].

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Origins and Family

Miklos Porkolab's place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on +1939-03-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Miklos Porkolab's education included a stint at University of British Columbia[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[10], a research institute[32], in United States[33], founded in 1952[34], headquartered in Livermore[35]. Miklos Porkolab supervised Matt Mayberry as a doctoral student[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Hannes Alfvén Prize[12], a science award[36]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[13], a fellowship award[37]; James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[14], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1975[40]; and John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research[15], a science award[41], founded in 1983[42].

Why It Matters

Miklos Porkolab ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Miklos Porkolab born?

Miklos Porkolab was born in Budapest[2].

What did Miklos Porkolab do for work?

Miklos Porkolab worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Miklos Porkolab go to school?

Miklos Porkolab was educated at University of British Columbia[11].

What awards did Miklos Porkolab receive?

Honors received include Hannes Alfvén Prize[12], Fellow of the American Physical Society[13], James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[14], and John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research[15].

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  13. [14] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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