Lena Kourkoutis
Lena Kourkoutis | |
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| Born | June 6, 1979 |
| Died | (aged 44) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University University of Rostock |
| Known for | Electron Microscopy |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Website | Kourkoutis Electron Microscopy Group |
Lena Fitting Kourkoutis (June 6, 1979 – June 24, 2023) was an American physicist working in the field of electron microscopy,[1] and a professor of applied and engineering physics at Cornell University.[2] Her research focused on the use of aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope,[3][4] providing atomic resolution, at cryogenic temperatures (>77K) to study physical processes such as superconductivity[5] and biological structures such as proteins.[6]
Education and career
[edit]Kourkoutis received her Diplom in Physics from the University of Rostock, in Germany in 2003, and conducted her doctoral research at Cornell University, which she completed in 2009.[7] She then moved back to Germany as a Humboldt Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute in Martinsried between 2011 and 2012, before returning to Cornell University in 2013, first as a postdoctoral fellow, before joining the faculty.[8]
In 2016, Kourkoutis was named as one of the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.[9]
Death
[edit]Kourkoutis died on June 24, 2023, aged 44, after a two-year battle with colon cancer.[10] A memorial statement is hosted at Cornell. [11]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12]
- 2022 Fellow of the American Physical Society[13]
- 2020 Kurt Heinrich Awards of the Microanalysis Society[14]
- 2018 Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America.[15]
- 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.[9][16]
- 2014 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[17]
- 2013 Albert Crewe Award[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Lena Kourkoutis – Cornell Research
- ^ Lena Kourkoutis – Cornell faculty directory
- ^ Seeing More with Cryo-STEM – Cornell Research
- ^ OFFICE HOURS | Professor Lena Kourkoutis Discusses Her Research - Sunspots - Cornell Daily Sun
- ^ El Baggari, Ismail; Savitzky, Benjamin H.; Admasu, Alemayehu S.; Kim, Jaewook; Cheong, Sang-Wook; Hovden, Robert; Kourkoutis, Lena F. (2018). "Nature and evolution of incommensurate charge order in manganites visualized with cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (7): 1445–1450. arXiv:1708.08871. Bibcode:2018PNAS..115.1445E. doi:10.1073/pnas.1714901115. PMC 5816166. PMID 29382750.
- ^ Wiley Analytical Science website, Lena Kourkoutis: Resolution revolution, article dated August 6, 2015
- ^ a b Microanalysis Society website, In Memory of Lena Kourkoutis, Renowned Electron Microscopist and Mentor, article dated June 28, 2023
- ^ Oxford University Press website, Dr. Lena F. Kourkoutis (1979–2023): Pioneer and Modern Role Model, article by Cameron Varano Casasanta and Bev Maleeff, published in Microscopy Today, Volume 31, Issue 6, November 2023, page 36
- ^ a b Obama White House website, Archives section, President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists, article dated February 18, 2016
- ^ Diane Tessaglia-Hymes: "Lena Kourkoutis, renowned electron microscopy expert, dies at 44." Cornell Chronicle, June 26, 2023, accessed June 26, 2023.
- ^ David Muller: memorial statement "Memorial Statement for Lena F. Kourkoutis who died in 2023."] Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statements, June 26, 2023, accessed June 26, 2023.
- ^ Cornell University website, Twelve faculty members elected AAAS fellows, article by Tom Fleishman dated January 31, 2023
- ^ "Fellows nominated in 2022". APS Fellows archive. American Physical Society. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ K. F. J Award 2020 K. F. J Award 2020 - Microanalysis Society
- ^ Microanalysis Society website, 2020 Lena Kourkoutis
- ^ President Obama Awards Early Career Honor to Cornell Scientists – Cornell University
- ^ Lena F. Kourkoutis, 2014 Fellow – The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
External links
[edit]- Lena Kourkoutis publications indexed by Google Scholar
