Christina Cohen
American physicist
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Christina M. S. Cohen is a physicist at the California Institute of Technology known for her work on energetic particles. She was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2023.
AlmamaterUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Christina Cohen | |
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| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
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| Thesis | Measurements of solar wind sulfur abundance and charge states (1995) |
Education and career
Cohen received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire, and then moved to the University of Maryland where she earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. She moved to the California Institute of Technology in 1996, first for postdoctoral work and then as a research fellow and member of the professional staff.[1]
Research
Cohen is known for her work on energetic particles, particularly those from the Sun and Jupiter.[2]
Selected publications
- Cohen, C. M. S.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Leske, R. A.; Cummings, A. C.; Stone, E. C.; Wiedenbeck, M. E.; Christian, E. R.; von Rosenvinge, T. T. (1999). "New observations of heavy‐ion‐rich solar particle events from ACE". Geophysical Research Letters. 26 (17): 2697–2700. doi:10.1029/1999GL900560. ISSN 0094-8276. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- Tylka, A. J.; Cohen, C. M. S.; Dietrich, W. F.; Lee, M. A.; Maclennan, C. G.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Ng, C. K.; Reames, D. V. (2005-05-20). "Shock Geometry, Seed Populations, and the Origin of Variable Elemental Composition at High Energies in Large Gradual Solar Particle Events". The Astrophysical Journal. 625 (1): 474–495. doi:10.1086/429384. ISSN 0004-637X. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- Cohen, C. M. S.; Stone, E. C.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Leske, R. A.; Cummings, A. C.; Mason, G. M.; Desai, M. I.; von Rosenvinge, T. T.; Wiedenbeck, M. E. (2005). "Heavy ion abundances and spectra from the large solar energetic particle events of October–November 2003". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 110 (A9). doi:10.1029/2005JA011004. ISSN 0148-0227. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- McComas, D. J.; Christian, E. R.; Cohen, C. M. S.; Cummings, A. C.; Davis, A. J.; Desai, M. I.; Giacalone, J.; Hill, M. E.; Joyce, C. J.; Krimigis, S. M.; Labrador, A. W.; Leske, R. A.; Malandraki, O.; Matthaeus, W. H.; McNutt, R. L.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Mitchell, D. G.; Posner, A.; Rankin, J. S.; Roelof, E. C.; Schwadron, N. A.; Stone, E. C.; Szalay, J. R.; Wiedenbeck, M. E.; Bale, S. D.; Kasper, J. C.; Case, A. W.; Korreck, K. E.; MacDowall, R. J.; Pulupa, M.; Stevens, M. L.; Rouillard, A. P. (2019-12-12). "Probing the energetic particle environment near the Sun". Nature. 576 (7786): 223–227. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1811-1. ISSN 0028-0836. PMC 6908744. PMID 31802005. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
Awards and honors
Cohen was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2023.[3]
