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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-03-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002851b.htm person Cohen Wilby Edison AACR2 1902 22 September 1969 Industrial chemist 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. 1923 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 1936 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Western Australia 1940 1940 Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1945 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 H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1940

 Appita Inc (1947 - )

President 1951 - 1952

 CSIR/O Division of Forest Products (mark I), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1928 - 1971)

Assistant Chief 1966 - 1967

 Cohen, Wilby Edison (1902-19690922)

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 'Cohen, Wilby Edison', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cohen, Wilby Edison Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Wilby Edison Cohen, 1902-1969 Wilby Edison Cohen, 1902-1969 1969 CSIRO Forest Products Newsletter 367 3-4 Journal Article: Obituaries: Melbourne Henry Taubert, 1894-1969; Wilby Edison Cohen, 1902 -1969 Obituaries: Melbourne Henry Taubert, 1894-1969; Wilby Edison Cohen, 1902 -1969 1970 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 37 1 12