P. J. Morrison
TAERF Professor of Physics
Research Scientist
Institute for Fusion Studies

Mailing Address:		Campus Address:
	The University of Texas at Austin		Physics, Math, & Astronomy (PMA) 11.326
	Institute for Fusion Studies	Telephone Contact Information:
	1 University Station, C1500		Office: (512) 471-1527
	Austin, Texas 78712-0262		Fax: (512) 471-6715
Email: morrison@physics.utexas.edu

 

Professional

• 2023 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics, American Physical Society
• 2021 Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation Professorship (holder)
• 2017 Fellow of Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation Professorship
• 2016 Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award (Forschungspreis) from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
• 2013 Fellow of the Elizabeth B. Gleeson Professorship in Physics
• 2013 Cataldo e Angiola Gili Agostinelli Prize for Mathematical Physics from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy
• 2012 Honored by Special Issue of CNSNS 17 (5)
• 2011 Chair’s Fellow, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin
• 2006 Dean’s Fellow, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
• 1992 Fellow of the American Physical Society
• 1984 Max-Planck-Institut Scholarship, Garching, Germany

 

Major Invited Lectures

• 2019 Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies Plenary Talk
• 2016 American Physical Society One Hour Review Talk
• 2016 European Physical Society Invited Talk, Leuven, Belgium
• 2014 XXXIX Summer School on Mathematical Physics, INdAM, Ravello, Italy
• 2010 Dynamics Days South America, Plenary Talk, Brazil
• 2004 American Physical Society One Hour Tutorial Talk
• 2002 American Physical Society One Hour Review Talk
• 2000 American Physical Society Centennial Address
• 1993 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Principal Lecturer
• 1993 American Physical Society Invited Talk
• 1986 American Physical Society Invited Talk
• 1981 American Physical Society Invited Talk
  

 

Teaching Awards

• 2013 College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
• 2009 Props for Profs, Certificate of Appreciation for Physics 302L
• 1988 Dad’s Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship
• 1982 Natural Sciences Council Teaching Excellence Award

 

Personal

• 2009 Grandfather
• 2012 Grandfather II
• 2018 Grandfather III