Facts: - residence: united states - field: biophysics - doctoral advisor: ernest c. pollard - birth date: 25 august 1941 - name: thomas patrick coohill - nationality: american - birth place: brooklyn , new york - alma mater: pennsylvania state university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas patrick coohill .
thomas patrick coohill -lrb- born 25 august 1941 -rrb- is considered one of the world 's experts on the effects of light on living systems -lrb- photobiology -rrb- .