jcoey@tcd.ie
Birthplace:
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position: Professor
of Experimental Physics
Education/Degrees:
B.A. Cambridge University (England) 1966
Ph.D. on Mössbauer Effect of 57Fe in Magnetic Oxides, University
of Manitoba (Canada) 1971
Diplôme d'Habilitation: INPG Grenoble (France) 1986
Sc.D. on Magnetic and Electric Properties of Iron Minerals, University
of Dublin (Ireland) 1987
Research Interests:
Magnetic, electronic, and structural properties of solids, spin
electronics, amorphous materials, physical properties of minerals,
magnetoelectrochemistry.
Visiting Scientist/Professor:
IBM, Yorktown Heights 1979 Univerity of Paris (VI) 1992
Institute of Physics, Peking 1980 University of California, SanDiego
1997
McGill University 1982 Florida State University 1998
University of Bordeaux 1984 University of Paris (XI) 1998
CEN-Grenoble 1985 Le Mans University 2001/3
Johns Hopkins (APL) 1986
Honours:
Member of Royal Irish Academy (Vice President 1989/90), 1987
Fellow of Institute of Physics, 1984
Doctor honoris causa Institute National Polytechnique Grenoble,
1994
Charles Cree Medal and Prize of Institute of Physics, 1997
Fellow of the Royal Society, 2003
Founder and director: "Magnetic
Solutions Ltd" 1994
Ambition:
To clear my desk and to weed my garden
Favourite Drink: Champagne
