Physics History Network
Over 1000 biographies of physicists and histories of institutions with information pertaining to their lives, careers, and research.
Tip: Search within this page by using Ctrl + F or ⌘ + F
Search Our Catalogs
Archives BooksCollections
Emilio Segré Visual Archives Digital Collections Oral Histories Archival Finding Aids Physics History Network Member Society Portals Ethical Cataloging StatementPreservation and Support
Donating Materials Suggest a Book Purchase Saving Archival Collections Grants to Archives Documentation Projects History NewslettersCenter for History of Physics
Scholarship & OutreachMain Navigation
HomeAboutTopic GuidesFeedbackTable of Contents
Biography
AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsResources
Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorMorrel H. Cohen
Dates
September 10, 1927 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Cohen, Morrel H.
Biography
Abstract
Morrel Cohen is a Distinguished Scientist at Rutgers University (2000-present). His other institutional affiliations include University of Chicago (1952-1981) and Exxon Research and Engireering Company (1981-2000).
Important Dates
September 10, 1927Birth, Boston (Mass.).
1947Obtained BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester (Mass.).
1948Obtained MA, Dartmouth College, Hanover (N.H.).
1952Obtained PhD in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).
1952 – 1981Instructor to Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics (1952-1960); Professor of Physics, James Frank Institute (1960-1972); Professor of Theoretical Biology (1968-1972); and Louis Block Professor of Physics and Theoretical Biology (1972-1981), University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1957 – 1958Guggenheim Fellow, Cambridge University.
1957 – 1965Consultant, Research Laboratories, General Electric Company.
1959 – 1981Consultant, Argonne National Laboratory.
1960Visiting Scientist, National Research Council Canada.
1962 – 1966Member, Advisory Panel on Electrophysics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
1964 – 1965National Science Foundation (NSF) Senior Fellow, University of Rome.
1965 – 1966Acting Director, James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1967 – 1971Consultant, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
1972 – 1973Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University.
1972 – 1978Consultant, Monsanto Company.
1973 – 1985Associate, Clare Hall, Cambridge University.
1974 – 1981Consultant, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
1976 – 1979Consultant, Union Carbide Company.
1977 – 1981Director, National Science Foundation (NSF) Materials Research Laboratory, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1978Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1978 – 1981Consultant, Schlumberger Limited.
1981 – 2000Senior Scientist, Advanced Corporate Research Laboratories (1981-1996) and Emeritus Senior Scientist (1996-2000), Exxon Research and Engireering Company, Clinton (N.J.).
1991 – 1992Van der Waals Professor, University of Amsterdam.
2000 – presentDistinguished Scientist, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.).
Occupation
Theoretical physicist and biologist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Ph.D. advisor at University of California, Berkeley, "On nuclear electric quadrupole interactions in crystals."
Advised by Cohen at University of Chicago on critical points and lattice vibration spectra. Both employed at University of Chicago and Rutgers University.
Colleagues
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Allison, Samuel King, 1900-1965
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Falicov, L. M. (Leopoldo Maximo), 1933-1995
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Friedman, Jerome I. (Jerome Isaac), 1930-
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Schrieffer, J. R. (John Robert), 1931-
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Simpson, John A. (John Alexander), 1916-2000
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Tsui, D. C. (Daniel Chee), 1939-
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Additional
Dicke, Robert H. (Robert Henry)
Landau, L. D. (Lev Davidovich), 1908-1968
Overhauser, Albert Warner, 1925-
Pippard, A. B.
Institutions
Major Positions
Exxon Research and Engineering Company
Senior Scientist, Advanced Corporate Research Laboratories and Emeritus Senior Scientist.
Rutgers University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Distinguished Scientist.
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Van der Waals Professor.
University of Chicago. Department of Biology
Professor of Theoretical Biology and Louis Block Professor of Physics and Theoretical Biology.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Instructor to Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics; Director, NSF Materials Research Laboratory; and Louis Block Professor of Physics and Theoretical Biology.
University of Chicago. James Franck Institute
Professor of Physics and Acting Director.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Consultant.
Dartmouth College. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained MA in 1948.
Energy Conversion Devices
Consultant.
General Electric Company. Research Laboratory
Consultant.
Monsanto Company
Consultant.
National Research Council of Canada
Visiting Scientist.
Schlumberger Limited
Consultant.
Union Carbide Corporation
Consultant.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Member, Advisory Panel on Electrophysics.
Università di Roma
NSF Senior Fellow.
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in 1952.
University of Cambridge
Guggenheim Fellow; Associate, Clare Hall; and Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Obtained BS in 1947.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Berkeley days: how great events shaped our careers, for Elihu Abrahams at his 80th birthday celebration, 2007.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Morrel H. Cohen papers, 1957-1985.
The Joseph Regenstein Library. Department of Special Collections
University of Chicago
1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Oral history interview with Morrel H. Cohen, 1981 March 31 and June 5.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Alfred Brian Pippard, 1981 January 22.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Leopoldo Maximo Falicov, 1982 June 16.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
Superconductivity in science and technology. Edited by Morrel H. Cohen.