Arthur David Cohen

Background

Cohen, Arthur David was born on February 26, 1942 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Herman and Anna Mary (Stein) Cohen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology with honors and distinction, U. Delaware, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Pennsylvania State University, 1968.

Career

Research assistant in coal petrology, Pennsylvania State University, 1964-1968; assistant professor, U. Georgia, 1968-1969; associate professor, Southern Illinois U., 1969-1974; professional geologist coal research branch, United States Geological Survey, 1974-1975; member of staff, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1982-1988; director Organic Sedimentation Research Center,, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1975-1982; research professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1988-1990; professor geological and marine science, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1990. Member South Carolina. State Alternative Energy Research Subcommittee, 1979.

Consultant Pennsylvania State University, 1969, U. Miami, 1969-1974, U. Indiana, 1971, Bureau Fish Research Brazil, 1973, University of Illinois, 1974, Shell Oil Corporation, 1976, unites states department Justice, 1976,78, 82, United States Fish & Wildlife, 1977, National, Geography, 1978, U. North Carolina, 1979,Exxon Production Research, 1980, Georgia Technology U., 1982, United States Corps Engineers, 1982, U. New Mexico, 1983, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1984, Amoco Production Company, 1987, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1988, U. S.W. Louisiana, 1989, Amoco, 1993, Conoco, 1993, others.

Achievements

• Arthur David Cohen has been listed as a noteworthy Geological and marine science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Testing and Materials (chairman peat classification 1976-1985, Standards Development award 1992, 96), Geological Science American (symposium chairman coal division 1971, symposium co-chairman, 1974, joint technical program committee 1975, vice chairman coal division 1975, chairman coal division 1976, Gilbert H. Cady Award committee 1975-1976, chair nominating committee 1976-1977), Society for Organic Petrology (president 1989-1990), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Mary Jo Purcell, June 6, 1970;children: Benjamin M., Jonathan D.

Father:

Herman Cohen

Mother:

Anna Mary (Stein) Cohen

Spouse:

Mary Jo Purcell

child:

Jonathan D. Cohen

child:

Benjamin M. Cohen