Dr. Cohen leads water resources and environmental contamination projects that involve site investigation and remediation, brownfields redevelopment, risk-based corrective action, and modeling of contaminant fate and transport. Dr. Cohen has led water resources and geological investigations throughout the United States and in Turkey. For the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), he completed the first-ever comprehensive environmental assessment of Cyprus’ largest copper mining and mineral processing complex.
Dr. Cohen serves as an expert witness for groundwater contamination cases that have addressed PFAS, MTBE, chlorinated solvents, and other contaminants. In addition to his research and case-study publications, Dr. Cohen is co-editor of the American Geological Institute’s Geoscience Handbook (AGI Datasheets, 4th Edition).
EDUCATION
- PhD, Geological Sciences, Princeton University, 1992
- BA, (cum laude) Geology, Cornell University, 1985
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Geologist:
- Delaware No: S4-0001358
- Nebraska No: G-0322
- Pennsylvania No: PG003936
- South Carolina No: 2814
Registered Geologist:
- Missouri No: 2004013522
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Contaminant Fate and Transport
- Water Resources Evaluations
- Brownfields Investigation/Remediation
- Risk-Based Corrective Action
- Environmental Database Management
- Litigation Support and Expert Testimony
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award, Certificate of Excellence – Bannister Transformation and Redevelopment Team: 2023
- National Notable Achievement Award for RCRA Corrective Action (Region 7 – Bannister Transformation and Redevelopment Team), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: 2018
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Royal Holloway University of London: 1992–1995
- Fellow of the Geological Society of London: 1992–1995
- Outstanding Student Research Proposal, Geological Society of America, Sedimentary Geology Division: 1989
- Meeker Fellowship, Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University: 1988–1990
- Harry Hess First Year Prize, Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University: 1987
- Chester Buchanan Memorial Prize, Department of Geology, Cornell University: 1985
APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
- 2008 – 2023: External Advisory Committee, Department of Earth/Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University (Chair, 2014 to 2018)
- 1999 – 2013: GeoRef Advisory Committee, American Geological Institute
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Geological Society of America (GSA)
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
DEPOSITION & TESTIMONY EXPERIENCE
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