Alexander J. Dessler
Alexander J. Dessler | |
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Dessler (left) with other chairs of the Space Science Department | |
| Born | October 21, 1928 |
| Died | April 9, 2023 (aged 94) Bryan, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, Duke University |
| Known for | Earth's Magnetosphere; Jupiter's Magnetosphere; Founding Chairman of the Department of Space Science, Rice University. |
| Spouse | Lorraine H. Dessler |
| Awards | Macelwane Medal; Fleming Medal, Arctowski Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Magnetospheric Physics, Heliophysics, Jovian Physics |
| Institutions | Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Rice University, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona Texas A & M University |
| Thesis | (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | William M. Fairbank |
| Doctoral students | James Carbary, David Criswell, David Cummings, Arthur Few, Henry Garrett. Thomas Hill, Milo Schield, William Sorenson, Yong Yang, Jie Zhan |
Alexander J. Dessler (October 21, 1928 – April 9, 2023) was an American space scientist known for conceiving the term heliosphere and for founding the first Space Science Department in the United States.