Awards and Honors
Dr. Cohen received in 1981 the Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics from the American Physical Society. He was also elected Chairman of the American Physical Society, Division of Nuclear Physics (1974–75).
Dr. Cohen received the 1992 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the Health Physics Society, and the 1996 Walter H. Zinn Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS), to recognize him "for a notable and sustained contribution to the nuclear power industry that has not been widely recognized." The ANS granted Cohen also its 1985 "Public Information Award", and its 1996 "Special Award", for his "meritorious contributions in research" on Linear Dose Model Other Models for Critical Dose Values. He was elected to member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2003, "for fundamental contributions to our understanding of low-level radiation" and Chairman of the American Nuclear Society Division of Environmental Sciences (1980–81).
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