Craig Fennie | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1971 |
| Died | June 14, 2026 (aged 54) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.E.E. (1993), and M.S.E.E. (1996), Villanova University, Ph.D. in Physics Rutgers (2006) |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Physical Society (2015), MacArthur Fellowship (2013), PECASE (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials Science, Condensed matter physics |
| Workplaces | Cornell University |
| Thesis | Understanding the interplay of lattice and magnetic degrees of freedom in structurally complex insulators from first principles (2006) |
| Karin M. Rabe | |
Craig J. Fennie (Irish: Craig Séamus Óg Ó Fiannaidhe; November 6, 1971 – June 14, 2026) was an American scientist. He was a professor at the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Fennie was a physicist and materials scientist. He is best known for winning a MacArthur Award in 2013.
Craig Óg grew up in working-class neighborhoods of Philadelphia (Olney and NE) and attended Archdiocese primary (Incarnation of our Lord, known as "Inky") and high school (Archbishop Ryan High School). He took nearly a decade off before going to graduate school. During this time he was in an Irish-American punk band and worked several jobs including being a bouncer.
His family came from Tír Eoghain, Tuaisceart Éireann, near Loch Neagh. His father (Craig Mór) was a steamfitter, originally from Lackawanna, NY. His mother is from Minersville, PA.
Fennie's work combined elements of physics and chemistry in order to invent new materials with desirable properties.
Fennie died of a heart attack on June 14, 2026, at the age of 54.