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'''Alexander Marian Bradshaw''' [[CBE]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (born July 12, 1944 [[Bushey]]) is a British [[physicist]]. He was Scientific Director of the [[Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics]], from 1999 to 2008.<ref>http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ippcms/eng/pr/institut/organigramm/mitglieder/bradshaw.html</ref>
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'''Alexander Marian Bradshaw''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CBE|FRS|HonFInstP}} (12 July 1944 – 10 October 2024) was a British physicist. He was scientific director of the [[Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics]], from 1999 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipp.mpg.de/1084932/bradshaw |title=Prof. Dr. Alexander M. Bradshaw |website=Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics |accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref>
==Life==

He earned a PhD from [[University of London]] in 1969, and [[Habilitation]] from [[Technical University Munich]] in 1974.<ref>http://www.mpg.de/427786/plasmaphysik_wissM</ref>
Bradshaw earned a PhD from [[University of London]] in 1969, and [[habilitation]] from [[Technical University Munich]] in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpg.de/427786/plasmaphysik_wissM |title=Alexander Bradshaw, Prof. Dr., Curriculum Vitae |website=Max-Planck-Gesellschaft |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512212726/http://www.mpg.de/427786/plasmaphysik_wissM |archivedate=12 May 2011 |accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref> He is also notable for his work with [[D. P. Woodruff|D. Phil Woodruff]], on photoelectron diffraction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/staff/academic/woodruff/ |title=Prof. D. Phil Woodruff FRS |website=Warwick University |accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref>

Bradshaw died in [[Berlin]] on 10 October 2024, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Memoriam: Professor Dr. Alexander M. Bradshaw (1944–2024) |url=https://www.fhi.mpg.de/1620194/2024-10-14-Alexander-Bradshaw |website=FHI |access-date=21 October 2024 |date=14 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Professor Alex M Bradshaw CBE, FRS |url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/births-marriages-and-deaths-october-26-2024-c8chtc9g2 |access-date=26 October 2024 |publisher=The Times |date=26 October 2024}}</ref>


He worked with [[D. Phil Woodruff]], on photoelectron diffraction.<ref>http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/staff/academic/woodruff/</ref>
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==External links==
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*http://www.ae-info.org/ae/User/Bradshaw_Alexander
*{{cite web |url=http://www.ae-info.org/ae/User/Bradshaw_Alexander |title=Alexander Bradshaw |website=[[Academia Europaea]]}}
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 26 October 2024

Alexander Bradshaw
CBE FRS HonFInstP
Bradshaw photographed by Oliver Mark in the ASDEX Upgrade, 2006
Born(1944-06-12)12 June 1944
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Died10 October 2024(2024-10-10) (aged 80)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
AwardsFederal Cross of Merit (Germany)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
WebsiteMax-Planck Institute

Alexander Marian Bradshaw CBE, FRS, HonFInstP (12 July 1944 – 10 October 2024) was a British physicist. He was scientific director of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, from 1999 to 2008.[1]

Bradshaw earned a PhD from University of London in 1969, and habilitation from Technical University Munich in 1974.[2] He is also notable for his work with D. Phil Woodruff, on photoelectron diffraction.[3]

Bradshaw died in Berlin on 10 October 2024, at the age of 80.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Prof. Dr. Alexander M. Bradshaw". Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Alexander Bradshaw, Prof. Dr., Curriculum Vitae". Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Prof. D. Phil Woodruff FRS". Warwick University. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam: Professor Dr. Alexander M. Bradshaw (1944–2024)". FHI. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Professor Alex M Bradshaw CBE, FRS". The Times. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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