Background
Cowern, Nicholas Edward Benedict was born on April 26, 1953 in Brighton, Sussex, England. Son of Raymond Teague and Margaret Jean (Trotman) Cowern.
Cowern, Nicholas Edward Benedict was born on April 26, 1953 in Brighton, Sussex, England. Son of Raymond Teague and Margaret Jean (Trotman) Cowern.
Degree in physics with honors, Oxford (England) University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1980. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1980.
Senior science officer experimental atomic collisions physics United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell and Joint European Torus Laboratories, Oxfordshire, England, 1979-1985. Research scientist Hirst Research Center General Electric Company, London, 1985-1987. Senior scientist semiconductor process physics, modeling, consultant Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, since 1987.
Visiting professor semiconductor physics Aarhus (Denmark) University, since 1996.
Member Materials Research Society.
Married Mary-Barr Le Messurier, September 1, 1979 (divorced 1997). Children: Oliver, Beatrice.