Goodbye Jim (Dr. Cowen) 再見了，柯恩教授~

I have not been blogging for quite a while. One of the reason was that I lost my dearest mentor, Dr. James Cowen, on July 26, 2013. He was such a tremendous supporter and believer in me. It is because of him, I am who I am now. Thank you Jim and Goodbye. You will always be remembered and we will carry on your research in GeoMicrobiology and lead the Team GeoMICROBE to the next stage. 

我已經快兩年沒有更新這個部落格了，其中一個原因是因為我的指導教授柯恩先生在2013年的暑假因為癌症而去世了，他一直都是最支持我最相信我會成為一個比他還棒的海洋學家，我今天的學術成就，都要歸功於他，柯恩教授，謝謝你的指導，我們會永遠記得你，也會持續在地質微生物學上努力，並且領導我們團隊走到下一個階段。

James Prather Cowen

March 11, 1951 to July 26, 2013

James “Jim” Cowen, born in Dayton, OH, passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Quon, his sons, Nathan and John L., his father, John B., his brother, Robert, and Robert's family. He was predeceased by his mother, Virginia Prather, and his brother John B., Jr.

Jim had a love of the ocean that carried him through both his professional and personal life. Jim earned both a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Biology and a Master's degree in Biology at the University of California at Santa Barbara.  In 1983, he completed his PhD in Biology (Oceanography) at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Following Jim's postdoctoral work at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Seattle, WA, he accepted a faculty position at the University of Hawaii in the Department of Oceanography.

During Jim's 27 years at UH, he served terms as the Associate Chair of the Department of Oceanography, the Division Head of the Marine Geochemistry and Geophysics Department, and was a member of the UH Faculty Senate. Jim's multifaceted, interdisciplinary research focused on the microbial geochemistry of the subseafloor biosphere. His extensive research and fieldwork on scientific cruises led to his development of novel instrumentations and to numerous publications and grants from the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Moore Foundation, NOAA, and Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI). Jim took particular joy in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. He taught in the Sea to Ship to Classroom programs and served as a board member of the Montessori Community School. He was recognized nationally and internationally for his accomplishments including his recent service as a Consortium of Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer.

Jim was an intelligent, warm, caring, and generous person. He spent many days guiding and nurturing his sons, teaching them more than he may have realized. Until his final days, he loved being in the water, paddling and windsurfing in Kailua Bay, exploring Mexico's surf spots, sailing in Santa Cruz, and swimming in the pool. Our home was built by his craftsmanship, and our family was built by his love. He will be missed greatly.

Cowen Family

柯恩教授
1961年3月11日-2013年7月26號
詹姆斯柯恩(James Cowen) 出生在美國奧亥俄州的Dayton鎮，他人生的最後幾年都與癌症纏鬥，但是最終不敵病魔，離開我們。

Jim在生時非常熱愛海洋，不管是他的職業或是生活都與海洋息息相關，他在加州聖塔芭芭拉大學拿到環境生物學的學士學位，以及生物學的碩士學位，並在1983年在加州聖塔克魯斯分校拿到了海洋生物學的博士學位。緊接著畢業後，他在美國的海洋大氣總署在西雅圖的研究中心當了博士後研究員，並且很順利的在夏威夷大學的海洋系拿到教授的職位。

Jim在夏威夷大學擔任教授的27年中，他曾經當過海洋系的副所長，海化與地化組的組長，同時也是夏威夷大學的教授代表(可以直接跟校長提出建言的人)。Jim利用跨領域的研究方式專攻了解海床底下的微生物圈，他獲得來自美國海洋大氣總署，Moore Foundation，美國太空總署，以及美國國科會的各種研究經費。在他的研究過程中，設計並建造了許多絕無僅有的研究器材，也發表了許多的科學文獻。Jim尤其用心栽培學生，包含大專生、研究生以及博士後研究員，他也熱衷於各項推廣教育，包含"船上到教室"的活動，以及加入蒙特梭利學校的董事會。他是國際上備受尊崇的研究學者，並且被選為海洋領導者計畫的演講者(Consortium of Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer)。


Jim是一個充滿智慧，善良，體貼而且慷慨的人，他花了許多的時間陪伴他的小孩，帶領他們成長，他帶給他小孩的遠比他自己想像的還多。一直到他過世的前幾天，他享受泡在水裡的樂趣，在家附近的Kailua灣划船與衝浪，到墨西哥的海岸探險衝浪，開帆船在聖塔克魯斯附近航行，在家裡跟學校的泳池游泳。他自己蓋了給家人住的房子，用他的愛蓋成的房子。他會永遠被懷念的。

柯恩家族