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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectArthur Lodge
Dates
November 20, 1922 – June 24, 2005
Authorized Form of Name
Lodge, Arthur, S.
Additional Forms of Names
Lodge, A. S.
Lodge, Arthur, Scott
Biography
Abstract
Arthur S. Lodge was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1971. Throughout his career, he held positions at the British Rayon Research Association, the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, and University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Important Dates
November 20, 1922Birth, Liverpool (England).
1945B.Sc in Mathematics, Oxford University, Oxford (England).
1948Ph.D in Theoretical Nuclear Physics, Oxford University, Oxford (England).
1949 – 1961Researcher, British Rayon Research Association.
1961 – 1965Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester (England).
1965 – 1991Visiting professor (1965-1966); Chair of the Rheology Research Center Executive Committee (1968-1991), University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison (Wis.).
1971Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
1973 – 1984Member, Working Party on “Structure and Properties of Commercial Polymers,” International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Macromolecular Division.
1981Founded the Bannatek Company, Inc., which manufactured stressmeters.
1983Awarded the Gold Medal, British Society of Rheology.
1992Member, U.S National Academy of Engineering.
June 24, 2005Death.
Occupation
Theoretical nuclear physicist and rheologist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Weissenberg, K. (Karl)
Advisor.
Additional
Bird, R. Byron (Robert Byron), 1924-
Institutions
Major Positions
British Rayon Research Association
Researcher.
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Faculty.
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Visiting professor, and Chair of the Rheology Research Center Executive Committee.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
British Society of Rheology.
Awarded the Gold Medal (1983).
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Member, Working Party on “Structure and Properties of Commercial Polymers,” Macromolecular division.
National Academy of Engineering
Member.
Recipient of the Bingham Medal (1971).
University of Oxford. Department of Physics
Ph.D in Theoretical Nuclear Physics (1948).
University of Oxford. Mathematical Institute
B.Sc in Mathematics (1945).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Oral history interview with Robert Byron Bird,2016 May 22 and 23.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Subject
National Academy of Engineering memorial tribute for Arthur Scott Lodge.
Physics Today article, "Arthur Lodge named 1971 Bingham Medalist."
Physics Today article, "European rheologists honor Lodge with gold medal"