Joel Fajans, distinguished plasma physicist, celebrated researcher, devoted mentor at the University of California, Berkeley, and also avid cyclist passed away on November 17 at the age of 66, after a battle with cancer. Joel was internationally renowned for his contributions to plasma physics. Moreover, he was locally known for his expertise in the classical mechanics of bicycles.
His interest in cycling and how bikes work is well documented in many articles and online videos including the article ‘Why Bicyclists Hate Stop Signs‘ co-authored with Melanie Curry. A cursory search of Joel Fajans cycling will yield several articles and videos concerning bikes and cycling that Joel produced .
He will be missed in our club as well as in the technical community. His complete obituary can be found here
