▁d ' I xelles ▁( 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁– ▁ 1 9 5 0 ). ▁At ▁the ▁U L B ▁( 1 9 5 0 ▁ ▁– ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁he ▁studied ▁chem istry ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁academic ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁at ▁the ▁U L B ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁( with ▁Prof . ▁I ly a ▁Pr ig og ine ) ▁at ▁the ▁Service ▁de ▁Phys ique ▁Thé or ique ▁et ▁Math ém atique . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁U L B ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁statistical ▁physics ▁of ▁charged ▁particles ▁( B ă les cu - Len ard ▁collision ▁operator ) ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁transport ▁of ▁magnet ically ▁conf ined ▁pl as mas . ▁Rad u ▁B ales cu ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁fusion ▁programme ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁scient ist ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁research ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁U L B ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Eur atom - Bel g ian ▁state ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Franc qui ▁Prize ▁on ▁Ex act ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Hann es ▁Alf v én ▁Prize . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁E UR AT OM ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Rad u ▁B ă les cu ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Bel