Christina Cohen
Comment: Article on this subject already in mainspace Christina Cohen, though this is better Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 11:51, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Given that the image uploaded is listed as 'own work' by the same person who started this article, COI seems like an issue to consider. DaffodilOcean (talk) 18:34, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: As an elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Cohen meets criteria #3 of WP:PROF and is notable. DaffodilOcean (talk) 18:22, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: The sources are not sufficient to show this individual is notable. References need to be independent of the subject, so articles/reports by her, or her department/university page, do not count for notability. Ref. 6 (the biographies of committee members) might be acceptable, but is brief and typically two independent, secondary sources are the minimum for an article. Please note interviews also don't usually count for notability, although they can be used to verify facts. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 11:05, 5 September 2025 (UTC)
| Christina Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🏫 Education | B.S., University of New Hampshire M.S., University of Maryland Ph.D., University of Maryland |
| 💼 Occupation | Astrophysicist |
| 👔 Employer | California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | solar energetic particles, heliophysics, plasma physics |
Christina M.S. Cohen is an astrophysicist and the Principal Investigator of several instruments on NASA Heliophysics missions. Cohen is a member of the professional staff at the California Institute of Technology in the Division of Physics, Math, and Astronomy as well as a researcher in the Space Radiation Laboratory.
Education
Cohen received her B.S. in physics (1989) from the University of New Hampshire, graduating summa cum laude. She then completed her M.S. (1992) and Ph.D (1995) in physics at the University of Maryland[1]; her thesis was titled "Measurements of solar wind sulfur abundance and charge states".[2]
Research and career
Cohen's research focus is on the physics of space weather phenomena and solar energetic particle events, primarily using spacecraft data gathered from across the heliosphere to analyze their propagation and acceleration mechanisms.[3]
She is involved in several NASA missions,[4] high energy particle detector instrument development and mission concept development for future heliophysics missions. As of 2023, Cohen is the PI of the CRIS,[5] SIS,[5] and ULEIS[6] instruments on the Advanced Composition Explorer, Deputy PI of the Parker Solar Probe/IS☉IS instrument suite,[5] Co-I of the STEREO/IMPACT instrument,[5] and Co-I of the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe/HIT instrument.[7]
In 2022, Cohen began serving as Co-chair for the Panel on Space Weather Science and Applications as part of NASA's preparations for the 2024 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey.[8] From 2017 though 2020, she served as President and President-elect of the American Geophysical Union's Space Physics and Aeronomy section.[9][10][11]
Selected publications
- Stone, E.C.; Cohen, C.M.S.; Cook, W.R.; Cummings, A.C.; Gauld, B.; Kecman, B.; Leske, R.A.; Mewaldt, R.A.; Thayer, M.R.; Dougherty, B.L.; Grumm, R.L.; Milliken, B.D.; Radocinski, R.G.; Wiedenbeck, M.E.; Christian, E.R.; Shuman, S.; von Rosenvinge, T.T. (1998). "The Solar Isotope Spectrometer for the Advanced Composition Explorer". Space Science Reviews. 86 (1–4): 357–408. doi:10.1023/A:1005027929871. ISSN 0038-6308. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- Cohen, C. M. S.; Cummings, A. C.; Leske, R. A.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Stone, E. C.; Dougherty, B. L.; Wiedenbeck, M. E.; Christian, E. R.; von Rosenvinge, T. T. (1999-01-15). "Inferred charge states of high energy solar particles from the solar isotope spectrometer on ACE". Geophysical Research Letters. 26 (2): 149–152. doi:10.1029/1998GL900218. ISSN 0094-8276. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- 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.
- 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" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 110 (A9). doi:10.1029/2005JA011004. ISSN 0148-0227. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
Honors and awards
In 2023, she was elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Christina Cohen, Ph.D". spacephysics.princeton.edu.
- ↑ Measurements of solar wind sulfur abundance and charge states (Thesis).
- ↑ "Dr. Christina Cohen Solar Energetic Particles and Space Weather Causes and Consequences". youtube.com (Interview). Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ↑ "Dr. Christina Cohen California Institute of Technology Solar Energetic Particles and Space Weather: Causes and Consequences". eecs.engin.umich.edu.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Christina Cohen, Ph.D." spacephysics.princeton.edu.
- ↑ Biographies of Committee Members and Staff. 2022. doi:10.17226/26712. ISBN 978-0-309-69366-0. Search this book on
- ↑ "Caltech's Role on the Mission". imap.princeton.edu.
- ↑ The Next Decade of Discovery in Solar and Space Physics. April 14, 2025. doi:10.17226/27938. ISBN 978-0-309-72555-2. Search this book on
- ↑ "AGU Leader 2016 Elections". eos.org. September 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Bell to Be AGU President-Elect/Leadership Transition Begins". agu.org. September 5, 2025.
- ↑ "AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) Images for AGU Centennial". aas.org. September 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Christina Cohen". agu.org.
External links
- Christina Cohen publications indexed by Google Scholar
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