John Wesley Cooper

Background

Cooper, John Wesley was born on September 7, 1946 in Delta, Colorado, United States. Son of Titus and Marie E. Cooper.

Education

Bachelor, U. Colorado, 1968; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1975.

Career

Research associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1975-1977; visiting research assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1977-1979; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979-1985; associate scientist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1985-1987; scientist I, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1987-1990; scientist II, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, since 1990. Member physics/program advising committee Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory, Dallas, 1989-1990. Deputy head collider detector Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 1988-1992, assistant head for strategic planning in research division, 1990-1992, head collider detector, 1992-1996, head research division, 1996, head particle physics division, since 1997.

Achievements

• John Wesley Cooper has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Sandra M. James, August 25, 1973.

Father:

Titus Cooper

Mother:

Marie E. Cooper

Spouse:

Sandra M. James