Bernard Richard Cooper

Background

Cooper, Bernard Richard was born on April 15, 1936 in Everett, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward and Florence (Solomon) Cooper.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation fellow), University of California-, Berkeley, 1961.

Career

Research associate, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, England, 1962-1963; research fellow, Harvard University, 1963-1964; physicist, General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, 1964-1974; Claude Worthington Benedum professor physics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, since 1974. Consultant Argonne National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology National Magnet Laboratory. Collaborator Los Alamos Science Laboratory.

Program director condensed matter theory program National Science Foundation, l989-90.

Achievements

• Bernard Richard Cooper has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (chairman study on research planning for coal utilization and synthetic fuel production 1980-1981). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Vacuum Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Sylvia Lenore Birman, January 21, 1962. Children— Jean Alane, David Jacob, Marilyn Clyta.

Father:

Edward Cooper

Mother:

Florence (Solomon) Cooper

Spouse:

Sylvia Lenore Birman