Paul Harry Roberts FRS was a British physicist who specialized in theoretical physics, particularly in the area of astrophysics and magnetohydrodynamics.
Paul started his PhD with Hermann Bondi, but then in the third year his advisor was changed to Keith Runcorn.
He worked with Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar at the Yerkes Observatory for the following year, before returning to UK to finish his national service at the AWRE.
Not happy with the forced retirement in the UK, he accepted the joint-appointment offer from the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Mathematics and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics and hold the positions until his death in November 2022.
[2] In his research career, Paul has made seminal contributions in the field of astrophysics, magnetohydrodynamics, fluid dynamics, superfluidity and dynamo theory.