{"id":47278,"date":"2026-05-28T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ise-ncsu-edu\/?post_type=person&#038;p=47278"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:32:30","slug":"pcohen","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ise-ncsu-edu\/people\/pcohen\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Cohen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paul Cohen<\/strong> He has worked industrially at Battelle Memorial Institute and the Wanskuck Co. performing metalworking research. His work has focused on the modeling of plastic deformation processes, development of new tooling materials and tribology. His more recent research has examined properties and processes at the nano-scale. He has served in leadership roles in industry-based university research centers, published over 100 papers and served in editorial positions for leading journals. 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