married Marilyn Joyce Mintz in 1950 in Ithaca. He was predeceased by his wife after 63 years of marriage. Upon his death he was survived by three daughters and four grandchildren. Awards and honors 1964 — Guggenheim Fellowship (academic year 1964-1965 spent studying under Hans H. Ussing) 1969 — Mead Johnson Award in Nutrition from the American Society for Nutrition 1971 — Guggenheim Fellowship 1974 — Burroughs Lectureship at Iowa State University 1980 — Member of the National Academy of Sciences 1987 — Burroughs Lectureship at Iowa State University 1982 — Prix André Lichtwitz from the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale-Paris 1989 — MERIT Award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 1990 — William F. Neuman Award of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 1992 — Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition Selected publications References (This obituary notice erroneously states that Wasserman received his M.S. in 1951 — the correct year is 1950.) External links 1926 births 2018 deaths American physiologists American nutritionists Radiobiologists Cornell University alumni Michigan State University alumni Cornell University faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Scientists from Schenectady, New York