Parker, E. N.

Eugene N. Parker is S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago. One of the founders of the field of space plasma physics, Professor Parker is the recipient of many honors, including the United States
National Medal of Science and election to the National Academy of Science, where he served as chairman of the Astronomy section from 1983 to 1986.