Sow-Hsin Chen

Sow-Hsin Chen
陳守信
Born1935
Died26 June 2021(2021-06-26) (aged 85–86)
Alma materNational Taiwan University (BS)
National Tsing Hua University (MS)
University of Michigan (MS)
McMaster University (PhD)
SpouseChing-chih Chen
Scientific career
FieldsApplied physics
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE)
University of Waterloo
Doctoral advisorBertram N. Brockhouse
Other academic advisorsNicolaas Bloembergen

Sow-Hsin Chen (Chinese: 陳守信; pinyin: Chén shǒuxìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Siú-sìn; 1935 – 26 June 2021),[1] was a Taiwanese physicist and Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a recognized pioneer in the research of the dynamic properties of supercooled and interfacial water with the use of neutron scattering techniques. As an educator, he was recognized for his training of young scientists in the use of those same techniques.[2] Regarding hydrogen storage, his research focused on the use of activated carbon to allow hydrogen to be stored at room temperature.

  1. ^ Professor Emeritus Sow-Hsin Chen, global expert in neutron science and devoted mentor, dies at 86, by the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; published 1 July 2021; retrieved 6 July 2021
  2. ^ Press Release: Prof. Sow-Hsin Chen is the recipient of the 2008 Clifford G. Shull Prize of the Neutron Scattering Society of America The Neutron Scattering Society of America Press Release, 4 February 2008, accessed 28 October 2011.