Philip Coppens (chemist)

Philip Coppens
Signed portrait, 1978
Born(1930-10-24)October 24, 1930
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
DiedJune 21, 2017(2017-06-21) (aged 86)
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Occupation(s)Chemist and crystallographer
Known forCharge density analysis
Scientific career
InstitutionsBrookhaven National Laboratory
University at Buffalo
Doctoral advisorCarolina MacGillavry
Other academic advisorsGerhard Schmidt

Philip Coppens (October 24, 1930 – June 21, 2017) was a Dutch-born American chemist and crystallographer known for his work on charge density analysis using X-rays crystallography and the pioneering work in the field of photocrystallography.