Michael Cohen (physicist)

Michael Cohen
Born(1930-05-09)May 9, 1930
New York City, United States
DiedJune 30, 2024(2024-06-30) (aged 94)
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States
EducationCornell University (B.S.)
Caltech (PhD)
HonoursFellow of the American Physical Society
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Aspen Center for Physics (co-founder)
ThesisThe Energy Spectrum of the Excitations in Liquid Helium (1956)
Doctoral advisorRichard Feynman

Michael Cohen (May 9, 1930-June 30, 2024)[1] was an American condensed matter physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He worked on theoretical understanding of liquid helium, ferroelectrics, and biological membranes using quantum mechanics.[2]

He was a fellow of the American Physical Society and co-founder and Honorary Trustee of the Aspen Center for Physics (ACP), described as a "utopia for physicists."[3]

  1. ^ "Michael Cohen Obituary 2024". Cremation Society of Philadelphia.
  2. ^ "Michael Cohen | Department of Physics and Astronomy". live-sas-physics.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  3. ^ Overbye, Dennis (2001-08-28). "In Aspen, Physics on a High Plane". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-07.