Judith Kohlenberger (Dr. phil.) is a post-doctoral researcher with a degree in English and American studies from the University of Vienna. Her research interests include gender and cultural theory, popular culture, North American film and television, cultural studies of science and science and technology studies, romanticism and postmodernism, and hemispheric approaches to the Americas. She works and lives in Vienna, Austria.

"An important contribution to the study of American popular culture and will be a fixture in future discussions addressing the many permutations of cool." Susanne Hamscha, Amerikastudien, 62/1 (2017) "In her study, Kohlenberger succeeds in dissecting the multiple diverging relationships of science and coolness and provides a compelling analysis of a variety of media texts. This makes 'The New Formula for Cool' not only an important go-to for anyone interested in coolness studies, but also an important contribution to North American Studies and explorations of popular culture in general." Maria Sulimma, Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, 65/2 (2017) "One can only hope that there will be a continuation and extension of the present engaging and remarkably informative study in the near future." Katarina Delikonstantinidou, European journal of American studies, 2 (2016)