Background
Cohen, Morris was born on November 27, 1911 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Julius Harry and Alice (Ovson) Cohen.
Cohen, Morris was born on November 27, 1911 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Julius Harry and Alice (Ovson) Cohen.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1933. Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, 1936. DTekn (honorary), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1977.
Dynamics Technologies (honorary), Israel Institute of Technology, 1979. DEngring. (honorary), Colorado School Mines, 1985. Doctor of Science (honorary), Northeastern University, Boston, 1989.
Assistant Professor 1937, Association Professor 1941. Professor, of Physical Metallurgy 1946, Ford Professor, of Materials Science and Engineering 1962-1974, Institute Professor 1974-1982, Institute Professor Emeritus since 1982. Honorary Professor Beijing University of Science and Technology since 1980, Beijing University Aerospace and Astronautics since 1980.
Former consultant to United States Atomic Energy Commission, and. Fellow, American Academy, of Arts and Sciences, New York Academy, of Sciences. Honorary; President 1969), British Metals Society, Japan Iron and Steel Institute, Japan Institute of Metals, American Physical Society, Indian Institute of Metals, Korean Institute of Metals, etc.
Fellow' Metallurgical Society of AIME, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Foreign Association, Indian National Science Academy. Has delivered numerous memorial lectures including several to American Society for Metals, and Coleman Lecture, Franklin Institute 1960.
Honorary D. Tekn. (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm) 1977, Honorary Doctor of Science Technology (Israel Institute of Technology. Haifa) 1979. Honorary D.Eng. (Colorado School of Mines) 1985.
Honorary Doctor of Science (North Eastern University) 1989. Kamani; Teacher.
Achievements include research in materials science and engineering, materials policy, physical metallurgy, phase transformations, strenthening mechanisms, mechanical behavior of alloy systems, materials policy.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy, New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Metallurgical Society of American Institute of Mining (Leadership award 1987), American Society Metals (honorary. Past president, trustee, Howe medal, 1945 1949, Gold medal 1968, Sauveur Achievement award 1977, Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher award 1987, Charles S. Barrett award 1988). Member: Institute Metals London, Indian Institute Metals (honorary Kamani Gold medal 1953), American Institute of Mining (honorary), Korean Institute Metals (honorary), Japan Institute Metals, Iron and Steel Institute Japan, National Academy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences.
Art collecting.
Married Ruth Krentzman, January 24, 1937 (deceased ). Children: Barbara Cohen Nordwind(deceased), Joel Alan.
