Roy W. Gould
Roy Walter Gould | |
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| Born | April 25, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 2022 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | California Institute of Technology (B.E., Ph.D.) Stanford University (M.E.) |
| Known for | Trivelpiece–Gould modes, ion oscillations in a hot plasma, resonance cones, plasma wave echo, cyclotron echoes, compressional hydromagnetic waves |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plasma physics, microwaves |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Website | directory |
Roy Walter Gould (April 25, 1927 – February 19, 2022) was an American electrical engineer and physicist who specialized in plasma physics. In 1959, he (together with Alvin Trivelpiece) was the first to describe electrostatic waves that were propagating at the boundary of a magnetized plasma column, now commonly known as Trivelpiece–Gould modes.
Gould was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1971 for pioneering contributions to microwave electronics and plasma physics and distinguished service in higher education.