Patrick H. Diamond Explained

Patrick H. Diamond
Birth Name:	Patrick Henry Diamond
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Plasma physics
Workplaces:	University of California San Diego
Education:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)
Thesis Title:	Theory of phase space density granulation in magnetoplasma
Thesis Url:	https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1979PhDT........63D/abstract
Thesis Year:	1979
Doctoral Advisor:	Thomas H. Dupree
Awards:	Sloan Fellowship (1988) Hannes Alfvén Prize (2011)
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Patrick Henry Diamond is an American theoretical plasma physicist. He is currently a professor at the University of California, San Diego,^[1] and a director of the Fusion Theory Institute at the National Fusion Research Institute in Daejeon, South Korea, where the KSTAR Tokamak is operated.^[2]

In 2011, Diamond was jointly awarded the Hannes Alfvén Prize with Akira Hasegawa and Kunioki Mima for important contributions to the theory of turbulent transport in plasmas.^{[3] [4]} In addition to applications in controlled nuclear fusion, he also specializes in astrophysical plasmas.^[5]

Early life and career

Diamond was raised in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, NY. He graduated St. Anselm’s Elementary School and Xavierian High School, both located in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, NYDiamond received his Ph.D. in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[6]

Honors and awards

In 1986, he was inducted a fellow of the American Physical Society.^[7] In 1988, he became a Sloan Research Fellow.

In 2011, Diamond was awarded the Hannes Alfvén Prize by the European Physical Society for "laying the foundations of modern numerical transport simulations and key contributions on self-generated zonal flows and flow shear decorrelation mechanisms which form the basis of modern turbulence in plasmas".

Publications

• Diamond. P H. Hasegawa. A. Mima. K. 2011-11-14. Vorticity dynamics, drift wave turbulence, and zonal flows: a look back and a look ahead. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 53. 12. 124001. 10.1088/0741-3335/53/12/124001. 2011PPCF...53l4001D. 21051033 . 0741-3335.
• Biglari. H.. Diamond. P. H.. Terry. P. W.. 1990. Influence of sheared poloidal rotation on edge turbulence. Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics. 2. 1. 1–4. 10.1063/1.859529. 1990PhFlB...2....1B. 0899-8221.
• Gang. F. Y.. Diamond. P. H.. Crotinger. J. A.. Koniges. A. E.. 1991. Statistical dynamics of dissipative drift wave turbulence. Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics. 3. 4. 955–968. 10.1063/1.859851. 1991PhFlB...3..955G. 0899-8221.
• Carreras. B. A.. Sidikman. K.. Diamond. P. H.. Terry. P. W.. Garcia. L.. 1992. Theory of shear flow effects on long-wavelength drift wave turbulence. Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics. 4. 10. 3115–3131. 10.1063/1.860420. 1992PhFlB...4.3115C. 0899-8221.
• Gruzinov. A. V.. Diamond. P. H.. 1994. Self-consistent theory of mean-field electrodynamics. Physical Review Letters. 72. 11. 1651–1653. 10.1103/physrevlett.72.1651. 10055666. 1994PhRvL..72.1651G. 0031-9007.
• Diamond. P. H.. Liang. Y.-M.. Carreras. B. A.. Terry. P. W.. 1994. Self-Regulating Shear Flow Turbulence: A Paradigm for the L to H Transition. Physical Review Letters. 72. 16. 2565–2568. 10.1103/physrevlett.72.2565. 10055916. 1994PhRvL..72.2565D. 0031-9007.
• Book: Diamond, Patrick H.. Relaxation dynamics in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas. 2010. World Scientific. 748930038.
• Book: Diamond, Patrick H.. The legacy of Marshall Rosenbluth : history of plasma physics. 2007. Stefan University Press. 978-1-889545-72-1. 159919457.
• Book: Diamond. Patrick H.. Modern Plasma Physics. Itoh. Sanae-I.. Itoh. Kimitaka. 2009. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-511-78087-5. Cambridge. 10.1017/cbo9780511780875.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patrick H. Diamond — UC San Diego Fusion and Astrophysical Plasma Physics Group. 2020-06-05. fapp.ucsd.edu.
2. Web site: UC San Diego Professor Patrick Diamond named Director of New Fusion Theory Institute - Daejeon, Korea. 2020-06-05. physics.ucsd.edu.
3. Stroth. U. Hidalgo. C. 2011. 38th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 53. 12. 120201. 10.1088/0741-3335/53/12/120201. 250854312. 0741-3335. free.
4. Web site: UC San Diego Patrick Diamond shares Hannes Alfvén Prize. 2020-06-05. physics.ucsd.edu.
5. Vishniac. Ethan T.. Jin. Liping. Diamond. P. H.. 1991. Dynamos and angular momentum transport in accretion disks. Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics. 3. 8. 2374–2378. 10.1063/1.859606. 1991PhFlB...3.2374V. 0899-8221.
6. Diamond. Patrick Henry. 1979. Theory of Phase Space Density Granulation in Magnetoplasma.. PHDT. 1979PhDT........63D. en.
7. Web site: APS Fellow Archive. 2020-06-05. www.aps.org. en.