Robert Lin

Robert Lin (January 24, 1942 – November 17, 2012) was a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] His research focused on experimental space physics and high energy astrophysics. He made major contributions to topics involving solar flares, plasma phenomena in the Earth's magnetosphere, lunar and planetary geology, heliospheric physics, and high-energy astrophysics. In 2006, Lin was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his contributions to the "behavior of electrons and ions accelerated by the sun, and detected the accompanying x-ray and gamma-ray emissions."[2] He was the Principal Investigator for RHESSI.

Robert Lin was the son of Tung Hua Lin[3] and related to Roger Y. Tsien, a cell biologist who is the 2008 Nobel Chemistry Prize Laureate.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sanders, Robert. "Robert Lin, UC Berkeley pioneer in experimental space physics, dies at 70". Newscenter.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Lin, Robert P.". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Hsue-Chu Tsien".
  4. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2015-09-26.

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