John Winston Belcher

John Winston Belcher (born 1943) is a professor of physics holding the "Class of '22" professorship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Belcher's research interests are within the areas of space plasma physics. He was the principal investigator on the Voyager Plasma Science Experiment and is now a co-investigator on the Plasma Science Experiment on board the Voyager Interstellar Mission. Professor Belcher has twice received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, and received the 2016 Oersted Medal for his exceptional work in revolutionizing the Undergraduate Physics department at MIT by introducing novel teaching formats such as TEAL. Belcher is actively involved in Mental Health initiatives at the institute and is an active MacVicar Faculty Fellow (2000-2006) 
Background.
Belcher was born in Louisiana in 1943 and graduated from Odessa High School in 1961. Belcher later graduated from Rice University with a double major in Math and Physics. He later went to Caltech and received his PhD in Astrophysics. Shortly after which Belcher came to MIT and began work with the Space Plasma Group on the Voyager project.