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Roger S. Porter

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Dates

1928 – August 15, 1998

Authorized Form of Name

Porter, Roger S. (Roger Stephen), 1928-1998

Additional Forms of Names

Porter, Roger Stephen, 1928-1998

Biography

Abstract

Roger S. Porter was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1985. Throughout his career as a Chemist, he held positions at the Chevron Research Company and University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Important Dates

1928Birth.

1956Ph.D in Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle (Wash.).

1956 – 1997Researcher; and Senior research associate, Chevron Research Company.

1966 – 1997Professor (1966-1997); Head of Polymer Science and Engineering Department (1966-1976), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst (Mass.).

1983Awarded the Mettler Award in Thermal Analysis, North American Thermal Analysis Society.

1985Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.

August 25, 1998Death, Amherst (Mass.).

Occupation

Chemist.

Places

Graduate Education

Seattle (Wash.)

Employment

Amherst (Mass.)

Death

Amherst (Mass.)

Subjects

Chemistry.

Polymer chemistry.

Rheology -- Industrial applications.

Relationships

Institutions

Major Positions

University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Chemical Engineering Department

Professor, and Head of Polymer Science and Engineering Department.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

North American Thermal Analysis Society

Awarded the Mettler Award in Thermal Analysis (1983).

Society of Rheology (U.S.)

Awarded the Bingham Medal (1985).

University of California, Los Angeles

B.Sc. In Chemistry.

University of Washington

Ph.D. in Chemistry (1956).

Resources

Archival Resources

Subject

Society of Rheology Miscellaneous Publications, 1937-2013. Box 6, Folder 45, Rheology Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 2, July 1985.

Niels Bohr Library & Archives

American Institute of Physics

One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA

Published Resources

Subject

"Porter Receives Society of Rheology Bingham Medal." Physics Today 38, 10, 130 (1985).

Roger S. Porter obituary.

Umass Amherst: "UMass Professor Emeritus Roger Porter, First Head of Polymer Science and Engineering Dept., Dies at Age 70."

Wiley Online Library Roger S. Porter obituary.