First name

John M.

Last name

Cowley

Academic unit

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Status

Deceased

Type of professor

Regents Professor

Year

1988

Bio summary

In 1970, the same year that atoms were first observed directly by electron microscope, Cowley joined ASU’s Department of Physics. An internationally recognized authority in electron microscopy, Cowley established a world-leading school of EM and it’s been said that his scientific leadership had a significant impact on establishing ASU as a Research I university.