Background
Coey, Michael was born on February 24, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Son of David Stuart and Joan Elizabeth (Newsam) Coey.
Coey, Michael was born on February 24, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Son of David Stuart and Joan Elizabeth (Newsam) Coey.
After Tonbridge Mike Coey developed his interest in teaching in India before reading Physics at Jesus college Cambridge , he subsequently gained a PhD from University of Manitoba, and Dip. D'Habilitation from University of Grenoble & ScD from Trinity College, Dublin.
Mike Coey has been a Professor of Physics at Trinity College Dublin for over 25 years, where he is currently Professor Emeritus Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (2007-2012) a Chair that dates from 1724. Recognised as a distinguished European specialist in magnetic materials. Internationally he continues to be a leader in the field of magnetism.
In 1994 Mike Coey founded Magnetic Solutions and went on to be the cofounder of CRANN Ireland's Nanoscience Research institute (2002) and conceived Dublin's unique Science Gallery (2006). He has published over 700 scientific articles on diverse aspects of magnetism, many of which have had significant impact on the scientific community. As Ireland's most highly cited scientist, with an h-index of 66 (as of September 2013) Mike Coey continues to make an impact at both the cutting edge of his chosen areas of specialisation and to the wider scientific community.
His recent textbook Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (Cambridge University Press, 2010) has met the need for a general, tangible text about modern magnetism. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Physics, the American Mineralogical Society and the American Physical Society. Mike Coey has an honorary doctorate from the Institute National Polytechnique Grenoble and has been a Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Magnetics Study (2006) and the Albert Einstein Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2010).
He delivered a public lecture on the History of Magnetism in Paris in 2010. Currently Mike holds positions at National University Singapore and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids. His belief in advancement through collaboration demonstrated through postings as a visiting scientist/professor that include: (1979), Institute of Physics Peking (1980), McGill University (1982), University of Bordeaux (1984), CEN-Grenoble (1985), Johns Hopkins APL (1986), University of Paris VI (1992), University of California San Diego (1997), Florida State University (1998), University of Paris XI (1998), Le Mans University (2001/3), Strasbourg University (2006).
Mike Coey pioneered cooperation between academic and industrial laboratories in the groundbreaking Concerted European Action on Magnets (1985–95). Throughout his career he has strongly identified himself with the European spirit and tradition of collaboration. Mike has been married to Wong May Coey for 40 years and has two sons, James and Dominic.
[Royal Society; National Academy of Sciences]
Mike Coey is a member of the Royal Irish Academy (1987), a Fellow of the Royal Society (2003) and a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences (2005).
Married May Wong, September 1,1973. Children: James, Dominic.
