Donald Kouri
American physicist (1938–2021)
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Donald J. Kouri (July 25, 1938 – February 9, 2021) was an American physicist and Cullen Distinguished Professor at the University of Houston.[1][2] He completed his PhD from University of Wisconsin in 1965.
Research interest
Donald J Kouri carried out research in the fundamental implications of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and the resulting applications and also generalized coherent states.[3] He has also pioneered the research in quantum theory of atomic collisions and molecular collisions.[4][5]
He taught and carried out research in Israel and Germany, and participated in international conferences throughout the world. Kouri died on February 9, 2021, at the age of 82.[6]
Awards
- 2010: National Science Foundation's Special Creativity Award
- 1978: Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada
Works
- Kouri, Donald J (2015) Quantum Scattering Theory. World Scientific Publishing Company
- Kouri, Donald J and Shi, Zhouoer (2001) Lagrange Wavelets for Signal Processing. IEEE
- Kouri, Donald J. (1991). Theoretical studies of molecular collisions. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
