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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectRoger S. Porter
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
Employment
Death
Subjects
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).
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).