Person
Cohen, Wilby Edison (1902 - 1969)
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 22 September 1969
- Occupation
- Industrial chemist
Summary
Wilby Cohen worked for CSIR/O c.1930-1967, as Officer-in-Charge of the Wood Chemistry Section (1930-1952) and Assistant Chief, Division of Forest Products (1966-1967). After leaving CSIRO he worked as a consultant to the pulp and paper industry and helped prepare a report for the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Advanced Education on the technical information requirements for industry in the area served by the Swinburne College of Technology.
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Chronology
- 1923
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia
- 1930 - 1952
- Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Wood Chemistry Section
- 1930 - 1967
- Career position - Joined CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
- 1936
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Western Australia
- 1940
- Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1945
- Award - Grosvenor Laboratory Prize (jointly with Alexander Meller, q.v.)
- 1951 - 1952
- Career position - President of Appita
- 1966 - 1967
- Career position - Assistant Chief of CSIRO Division of Forest Products
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Wilby Edison Cohen, 1902-1969', CSIRO Forest Products Newsletter, 367 (1969), 3-4. Details
- 'Obituaries: Melbourne Henry Taubert, 1894-1969; Wilby Edison Cohen, 1902 -1969', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 37 (1) (1970), 12. Details
Resources
- 'Cohen, Wilby Edison (1902-19690922)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476415. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018