Alexander Bradshaw

Alexander Bradshaw
Bradshaw photographed by Oliver Mark in the ASDEX Upgrade, 2006
Born(1944-06-12)12 June 1944
Died10 October 2024(2024-10-10) (aged 80)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
AwardsFederal Cross of Merit (Germany)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
WebsiteMax-Planck Institute

Alexander Marian Bradshaw CBE, FRS, HonFInstP (12 July 1944 – 10 October 2024) was a British physicist. He was scientific director of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, from 1999 to 2008.

Bradshaw earned a PhD from University of London in 1969, and habilitation from Technical University Munich in 1974. He is also notable for his work with D. Phil Woodruff, on photoelectron diffraction.

Bradshaw died in Berlin on 10 October 2024, at the age of 80.