Memorial Tributes Volume 9 (2001) / Chapter Skim
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These defining experiences with two of the giants in diffraction were to influence the career-long course of Jerry Cohen's research on the structure of materials. Jerry had a special zeal for research and extending the power of x-ray diffraction in the study of all materials.
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His name appears on more than 300 pub lications in these areas. His insight into intellectual property issues came first-hand as a result of his development of a portable x-ray device for measuring residual stresses in the field (e.g., the Alaska of]
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During Jerry Cohen's time as engineering dean at Northwestern, virtually every aspect of the programs was scrutinized and changed. As clescribed by former Northwestern President Arnold Weber, "Cajoling, scolding, exhorting, he worker!
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An internship program and seminars on career development and intellectual property issues were initiated to enhance graduate programs. We are fortunate to work in a profession that strives to recognize its leaders during their lifetime, and Jerry Cohen received such recognition in abundance.
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There are not enough words to describe the loss his family feels." As former Northwestern President Arnold Weber noted in the memorial service, "The deep void created by his sudden passing offers vivid evidence of the prodigious talents and expansive reach that Jerry Cohen brought to his family, friends, colleagues and Northwestern University. He served almost all of his professional career, more than forty years, on the faculty of Northwestern and was the finest representation of the values and traditions of the University."
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