Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, North Carolina Stat Witchger Center, Room 301E
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M.S., Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Bio
Salomon Turgman Cohen, Ph.D., is an associate professor of chemical engineering and inaugural department chair of the Department of Biomedical, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineering. He is committed to making sure students have the best educational experience in their chosen fields. Dr. Turgman Cohen has taught most of the chemical engineering curriculum and several general engineering courses. His research focuses on using computational tools and molecular simulation to gain insight into complex scientific and engineering problems and their solutions.
Dr. Turgman Cohen is passionate about educating the next generation of engineers that can leverage computers to work efficiently and effectively, no matter what engineering field. Before joining Marian University, Dr. Turgman Cohen taught for nine years at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.
Courses Taught
Publications
James I Cohen and Salomon Turgman-Cohen. The Conversvation Genetics of Iris lacustris (Dwarf Lake Iris), a Great Lakes Endemic. Plants, 12(13):2557, 2023.
Rohan R Patil, Salomon Turgman-Cohen, Jiří Šrogl, Douglas Kiserow, and Jan Genzer. Direct measurement of molecular weight and grafting density by controlled and quantitative degrafting of surface-anchored poly (methyl methacrylate). ACS Macro Letters, 4(2):251–254, 2015.
Rohan R Patil, Salomon Turgman-Cohen, Jiří Šrogl, Douglas Kiserow, and Jan Genzer. On-demand degrafting and the study of molecular weight and grafting density of poly (methyl methacrylate) brushes on flat silica substrates. Langmuir, 31(8):2372–2381, 2015.
Salomon Turgman-Cohen, Emmanuel P Giannelis, and Fernando A Escobedo. Transport properties of amine/carbon dioxide reactive mixtures and implications to carbon capture technologies. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 7(32):17603–17613, 2015.
Erich D Bain, Salomon Turgman-Cohen, and Jan Genzer. Progress in computer simulation of bulk, confined, and surface-initiated polymerizations. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 22(1):8–30, 2013. [ Bibtex ]
Salomon Turgman-Cohen, Juan C Araque, Eric M V Hoek, and Fernando A Escobedo. Molecular dynamics of equilibrium and pressure-driven transport properties of water through lta-type zeolites. Langmuir, 29(40):12389–12399, 2013.
Salomon Turgman-Cohen and Jan Genzer. Computer simulation of concurrent bulk- and surface-initiated living polymerization. Macromolecules, 45(4):2128–2137, February 2012. [ Bibtex ]
Salomon Turgman-Cohen and Jan Genzer. Simultaneous bulk- and surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization from planar substrates. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(44):17567–17569, November 2011.
Laura Beth Dong, Salomon Turgman-Cohen, George W Roberts, and Douglas J Kiserow. Effect of polymer size on heterogeneous catalytic polystyrene hydrogenation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 49(22):11280–11286, November 2010.
Xiaomeng Liu, Dong Wu, Salomon Turgman-Cohen, Jan Genzer, Thomas W Theyson, and Orlando J Rojas. Adsorption of a nonionic symmetric triblock copolymer on surfaces with different hydrophobicity. Langmuir, 26(12):9565–74, June 2010.
Salomon Turgman-Cohen and Jan Genzer. Computer simulation of controlled radical polymerization: effect of chain confinement due to initiator grafting density and solvent quality in “grafting from” method. Macromolecules, 43(22):101022125807042, October 2010.
Salomon Turgman-Cohen, Daniel a. Fischer, Peter K. Kilpatrick, and Jan Genzer. Asphaltene adsorption onto self-assembled monolayers of alkyltrichlorosilanes of varying chain length. ACS applied materials & interfaces, xxx(xx):090529151428054, 2009.
Salomon Turgman-Cohen, Matthew B Smith, Daniel A Fischer, Peter K Kilpatrick, and Jan Genzer. Asphaltene adsorption onto self-assembled monolayers of mixed aromatic and aliphatic trichlorosilanes. Langmuir, 25(11):6260–9, June 2009.
Professional Service and Affiliations
Member of:
* American Institute of Chemical Engineers
* Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Personal Info
Dr. Turgman Cohen loves to spend time with his wife Kasia and three kids, Ariela, Elias, and Dalia. During his free time, he likes to play basketball, play board games, play strategy video games, and hobby programming.
