Curriculum Vitae

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Website

leoncooper.com

Github

github.com/leoncooper

Employment

- since 01/1958
- Professor of Physics, Brown University (Providence, RI, USA)
- - Developed the Cooper pair concept, fundamental to the BCS theory of superconductivity
  - Mentored several generations of physicists in the field of condensed matter physics
- 01/1955 - 01/1957
- Research Associate, Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ, USA)
- - Collaborated with leading physicists on foundational problems in quantum theory and superconductivity
- 01/1954 - 01/1955
- Assistant Professor of Physics, Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, USA)
- - Contributed to early research on electron pairing in superconductors
- 01/1950 - 01/1954
- Graduate Research Assistant, Columbia University (New York, NY, USA)
- - Conducted research leading to the development of the BCS theory of superconductivity
  - Completed doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Robert Serber

- 01/1954
- Ph.D. in Physics, Columbia University (New York, NY)
- - Doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Robert Serber
- Final grade: Summa cum laude
- 01/1950
- M.A. in Physics, Columbia University (New York, NY)
- 01/1946
- B.A. in Physics, Columbia College, Columbia University (New York, NY)

BCS Theory Simulations (Fortran, Mainframe Computing)
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- Developed simulation programs in Fortran to model electron pairing in superconductors, fundamental to the BCS theory.
Early Computer Models (Assembly, Mainframe Computing)
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- Utilized assembly language to program early computer models for physics simulations and data analysis.
Superconductivity Research (Mainframe Computing)
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- Leveraged mainframe computing resources to perform complex calculations and simulations related to superconductivity.
Quantum Statistical Models (Fortran, Mainframe Computing)
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- Wrote Fortran code to analyze quantum statistical systems, contributing to research in condensed matter physics.