Background
Bennett, Burton George was born on July 7, 1939 in Omaha. Son of Floyd K. and Edith M. (Broadhurst) Bennett.
Bennett, Burton George was born on July 7, 1939 in Omaha. Son of Floyd K. and Edith M. (Broadhurst) Bennett.
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Oregon State University, 1962; Master of Science, U. Washington, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1978.
Environmental scientist Environmental Measurements Laboratory, United States Department Energy, New York City, 1964-1978. Senior programme officer, United Nations environmental program and associate director Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre, London, 1979-1987. Secretary United Nations Science Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, Vienna, 1988—2000.
Chairman Radiation Effects Research Found, Hiroshima, 2001—2005. Retired
Chairman Chernobyl Forum, 2005.
Married Meta Schmidt-Nickels, September 4, 1965. Children: George Eric, Jeffrey Alan.