Russell J. Donnelly

Russell James Donnelly (born 16 April 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, died 13 June 2015 in Eugene, Oregon) was a Canadian-American physicist known for his work on classical and quantum fluid dynamics. He connected the fields of low temperature physics and fluid turbulence.

During his life he advised 25 PhD students, and mentored many others, including future Nobel prize winner David Lee.

Honors 2002, Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics 2001, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2001, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1999, Honorary doctorate, McMaster University 1996, Lars Onsager Medal, Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1975, Otto Laporte Award, Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society 1963, Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) Fellow of the Institute of Physics