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Donald Kouri

Donald Kouri

American physicist

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Donald Kouri". uh.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Donald Kouri". Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Faculty Profile: Donald J Kouri".
  4. [4]
    "Farfel Recipient: Don Kouri".
  5. [5]
    "A tribute to Donald J. Kouri". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 107 (37): 7073–7075. 2003. doi:10.1021/jp030606k.
  6. [6]
    "In Memoriam: Professor Donald J. Kouri - University of Houston". www.uh.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-10.


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