James W. LaBelle

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James W. LaBelle (born June 21, 1958 in Denver, Colorado) is an American physicist. [1] He received his B.S. from Stanford University in 1980, his M.S. from Cornell University in 1982 and his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1985. He is currently professor and former department chair in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and has been a professor there since 1989. Since 2010, he has held the Lois L. Rodgers Professorship. [2] [3]

LaBelle's primary field of study is ionosphere and magnetosphere plasma physics. He was awarded a McMullen Fellowship for Graduate Study in 1980-1981, a Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1990-1995, and a Dartmouth Junior Faculty Fellowship in the spring of 1993.

In 2024, LaBelle signed a faculty letter expressing support for the actions of Dartmouth College president Sian Beilock, who ordered the arrests of 90 students and faculty members nonviolently protesting the Israel-Hamas war. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. James W. LaBelle Curriculum Vitae https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/file/6726/download?token=ti4-SsJZ
  2. Kelsey, Elizabeth (October 6, 2010). "New Endowed Chairs Honor Four Faculty Members". Dartmouth News.
  3. "James William LaBelle". Department of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College.
  4. "Letter to the Editor: We Dartmouth Faculty Members Support the Recent Actions by College President Sian Leah Beilock". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  5. Patel, Vimal (2024-05-03). "Police Treatment of a Dartmouth Professor Stirs Anger and Debate". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  6. "Adkins: Dozens of people arrested at pro-Palestine protest at Dartmouth College". WMUR 9 News. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.