Michael Coey

Michael Coey
Born(1945-02-24)24 February 1945
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died6 October 2025(2025-10-06) (aged 80)
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge (BA)
University of Manitoba (PhD)
Known forAmorphous magnetic phases
SpouseWong May
AwardsGold Medal of the Royal Irish Academy
Scientific career
FieldsMagnetism, Spintronics, Magnetoelectrochemistry
InstitutionsTrinity College, Dublin
Thesis Mössbauer Effect of 57Fe in Magnetic Oxides  (1971)
Doctoral advisorAllan H. Morrish

John Michael David Coey (24 February 1945 – 6 October 2025), known as Michael Coey, was a Northern Irish-born experimental physicist working in the fields of magnetism and spintronics. He was a professor at the Trinity College Dublin (TCD).