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
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
Kourkoutis died on June 24, 2023, aged 44, after a two-year battle with colon cancer.[10][11]
Awards and honors
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lena Kourkoutis: Resolution revolution". Wiley Analytical Science. August 6, 2015. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ a b "In Memory of Lena Kourkoutis, Renowned Electron Microscopist and Mentor". Microanalysis Society. June 28, 2023. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Varano Casasanta, Cameron; Maleeff, Bev (13 November 2023). "Dr. Lena F. Kourkoutis (1979–2023): Pioneer and Modern Role Model". Microscopy Today. 31 (6): 36–39. doi:10.1093/mictod/qaad084.
- ^ a b "President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists". White House Office of the Press Secretary. February 18, 2016. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Tessaglia-Hymes, Diane (June 26, 2023). "Lena Kourkoutis, renowned electron microscopy expert, dies at 44". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Muller, David A.; Xu, Chris (2023). "Lena F. Kourkoutis, June 6, 1979 – June 24, 2023". Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Twelve faculty members elected AAAS fellows". Department of Physics, Cornell University. January 31, 2023. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Fellows nominated in 2022". APS Fellows archive. American Physical Society. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "K. F. J. Heinrich Awards / 2020 Lena Kourkoutis". Microanalysis Society. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Past Society Awards Recipients". Microscopy Society of America. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "President Obama Awards Early Career Honor to Cornell Scientists". Department of Physics, Cornell University. February 21, 2016. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Lena F. Kourkoutis (1978/79-2023)". The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
External links
- Lena Kourkoutis publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Muller, David A (24 July 2024). "In Memory of Lena Kourkoutis and Her Unfinished Work". Microscopy and Microanalysis. 30 (Supplement_1): 2142–2143. doi:10.1093/mam/ozae044.1058.
- Colletta, Michael; Dougherty, Thomas E; Heck, Bailey J; Kourkoutis, Lena F; Dohnalkova, Alice; Giannuzzi, Lucille A; Muller, David A (24 July 2024). "In Memoriam of Lena Kourkoutis: The Development of Cryo EXLO". Microscopy and Microanalysis. 30 (Supplement_1): 2159–2160. doi:10.1093/mam/ozae044.1068.