Background
Cohen, Robert Edward was born on January 21, 1947 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David M. and Minnie E. Cohen.
consultant chemical engineering professor
Cohen, Robert Edward was born on January 21, 1947 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David M. and Minnie E. Cohen.
Bachelor of Science with distinction, Cornell University, 1968. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1972.
Postdoctoral research fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1972. ICI research fellow Oxford (England) University, 1972-1973. Assistant professor chemical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1973-1975, Harold and Esther Edgerton assistant professor, 1975-1977, associate professor, 1977-1982, professor, since 1982, founding director program in polymer science and technical, 1985-1988, Bayer professor chemical engineering, 1988-1995, St. Laurent professor chemical engineering, since 1995, associate chairman of faculty, 1989-1991, chemical engineering graduate officer, 1992-1901, founding director Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering Practice degree program.
Co-director DuPont-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alliance, since 2000. Visiting appointment Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, summer 1979, Istituto Guido Donegani, Novara, Italy, 1981-1982. Visiting professor department chemistry Harvard University, 1989.
Visiting professor Balliol College, Oxford University, 2006, astor visiting lecturer, 2010. Co-founder, board directors, consultant MatTek Corporation, Ashland, Massachusetts, since 1985. Board directors Kiser Research, Inc., Washington, 1992-1994.
Chairman science advisory board William and Mary Greve Foundation, New York City, since 1988, board directors, since 1997, Bayer distinguished lecturer University Pittsburgh, 2009.
Trustee The Advent School, Boston, 1996-1999. Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers (program chair materials division polymer section 1993-1997, director materials division 1998-2001, Charles Master of Arts Stine award 2000), American Physical Society, Materials Research Society. Member American Chemical Society, Society Rheology, New York Academy of Sciences, National Academy Engineering, 2010.
Married D. Jane Woodman, November 18, 1978. Children: Genevieve Elizabeth, Eliot Lee.