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Preface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2014

B. ELIASSON ,
L. STENFLO ,
R. BINGHAM  and
J. T. MENDONÇA
B. ELIASSON
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK
L. STENFLO
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
R. BINGHAM
Affiliation:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
J. T. MENDONÇA
Affiliation:
IPFN, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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This special issue is devoted to the memory of Professor Padma Kant Shukla, who passed away 26 January 2013 on his travel to New Delhi, India to receive the prestigious Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) award. Padma was born in Tulapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 7 July 1950, where he grew up and got his education. He received a PhD degree in Physics at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1972, under the supervision of late Prof. R. N. Singh, and a second PhD degree in Theoretical Plasma Physics from Umeå University in Sweden in 1975, under the supervision of Prof. Lennart Stenflo. He worked at the Faculty of Physics & Astronomy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany since January 1973, where he was a permanent faculty member and Professor of International Affairs, a position that was created for him to honour his international accomplishments and reputation.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Special Issue 6: Special issue in memory of Professor Padma Kant Shukla 1950-2013 , December 2013 , pp. 981
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