Akasofu awarded the Hannes Alfvén Medal

April 28, 2011

University Relations

Syun-Ichi Akasofu, UAF professor of physics and director, emeritus, was awarded the Hannes Alfvén Medal in early April at the European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria. The Hannes Alfvén Medal was awarded for his outstanding achievements in Solar-Terrestrial Physics, establishing the sub-storm as a fundamental concept of magnetospheric physics.

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