William H. Matthaeus

American astrophysicist and plasma physicist
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William H. Matthaeus

Summary

William H. Matthaeus is a human[1]. He was born on 1950[2]. He worked as an astrophysicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • William H. Matthaeus was born on 1950[2].
  • William H. Matthaeus held citizenship in United States[5].
  • William H. Matthaeus worked as an astrophysicist[3].
  • Among William H. Matthaeus's employers was University of Delaware[6].
  • William H. Matthaeus's education included a stint at College of William & Mary[7].
  • William H. Matthaeus's doctoral advisor was David C. Montgomery[8].
  • William H. Matthaeus received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[9].
  • William H. Matthaeus received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[10].
  • William H. Matthaeus received the James B. Macelwane Medal[11].
  • William H. Matthaeus is recorded as male[12].
  • William H. Matthaeus's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William H. Matthaeus supervised Sean Oughton as a doctoral student[14].
  • William H. Matthaeus supervised Daniel Martinez as a doctoral student[15].
  • William H. Matthaeus supervised W Troy Stribling as a doctoral student[16].
  • William H. Matthaeus's family name is recorded as Matthaeus[17].
  • William H. Matthaeus's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William H. Matthaeus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].

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Origins and Family

William H. Matthaeus was born on 1950[2].

Education

William H. Matthaeus was educated at College of William & Mary[7]. His doctoral advisor was David C. Montgomery[8].

Career and Affiliations

William H. Matthaeus worked as an astrophysicist[3]. He was employed by University of Delaware[6]. Doctoral students include Sean Oughton[14], a researcher[20]; Daniel Martinez[15]; and W Troy Stribling[16].

Recognition

Awards received include James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[9], a science award[21], in United States[22], founded in 1975[23]; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[10], a fellowship award[24], in United States[25], founded in 1962[26]; and James B. Macelwane Medal[11], an award[27], founded in 1962[28].

Why It Matters

William H. Matthaeus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did William H. Matthaeus do for work?

William H. Matthaeus worked as astrophysicist[3].

Where did William H. Matthaeus go to school?

William H. Matthaeus was educated at College of William & Mary[7].

What awards did William H. Matthaeus receive?

Honors received include James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[9], Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[10], and James B. Macelwane Medal[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . agu.org. Retrieved . agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . agu.org. Retrieved . agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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