
Charishma Cohen, Ph.D.
Dr. Cohen is formally trained in electrical engineering with a focus in device fabrication, solid-state physics and nanotechnology. She has experience in failure analysis of battery systems, of consumer electronics at the system, board and component level.
Prior to joining Exponent, she worked as a Research Assistant in the Bioelectronic Systems Lab at Columbia University in the department of Electrical Engineering, focusing on building a novel method to desalinate water using carbon nanotubes. The project involved a mix of electrochemistry, physics and electronics to design a single nanotube device to study ionic pump effects through the interior of sub 1nm carbon nanotubes. Through this work, she has gained experience in device fabrication and custom experimental testing of concepts. Before graduate school, she worked on separation of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes that resulted in an issued US Patent on which she was a named inventor. Additionally, she has experience with characterization techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL HONORS
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2019
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011
LANGUAGES
- Hindi
Publications
J Rabinowitz, C Cohen, K Shepard. An electrically actuated, carbon-nanotube-based biomimetic ion pump. Nano Letters 2019
Presentations
Electronic separation of dispersed carbon nanotubes in solution by Lorentz Forces, APS Meeting 2011
Patents
US Patent App. 14/004, 364, Asymmetric magnetic field nanostructure separation method, device and system, June 2014 (Joshua D. Wood, Joseph W. Lyding)
Professional Affiliations
Member of IEEE
Project Experience
Electrical failure analysis of consumer electronics, appliances and battery systems
Battery-pack testing and failure analysis of lithium ion cells
Evaluation and design review of consumer electronics, appliances and battery systems
CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL HONORS
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2019
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011
LANGUAGES
- Hindi