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Published as Subject

Lawrence Nielsen

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Dates

1976 – February 5, 1992

Authorized Form of Name

Nielsen, Lawrence, E., 1917-1992

Additional Forms of Names

Nielsen, Larry, 1917-1992

Biography

Abstract

Lawrence E. Nielsen was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1976. Nielsen spent most of life researching the relationship between the mechanical properties of high polymers and composite materials to their molecular and colloidal structure. Later in life, he tried to combine his love for the outdoors and his rheological studies through the analyzing the flow properties of glaciers.

Important Dates

1917Birth, Pilot Rock (Or.).

1940B.Sc., Pacific University, Forest Grove (Or.).

1942M.Sc., State College of Washington (now called Washington State University), Pullman (Wash.).

1945Ph.D in Physical Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).

1945 – 1977Scientist in Plastics Research Laboratory (1945-1955); Senior Scientist (1955-1963); Distinguished Science Fellow (1963-1977), Monsanto Company.

1965 – 1976Affiliate Professor, Washington University, St. Louis (Mo.).

1976Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.

February 5, 1992Death, Bend (Or.).

Occupation

Physical chemist.

Places

Birth

Pilot Rock (Or.)

Undergraduate Education

Forest Grove (Or.)

Graduate Education

Pullman (Wash.)

Ithaca (N.Y.)

Employment

Springfield (Mass.)

St. Louis (Mo.)

Death

Bend (Or.)

Subjects

Rheology -- Industrial applications.

Rheology -- Societies, etc.

Relationships

Institutions

Major Positions

Monsanto Company

Scientist in Plastics Research Laboratory; Senior Scientist; and Distinguished Science Fellow.

Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)

Affiliate Professor.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

Cornell University. Department of Chemistry

Ph.D in Physical Chemistry (1945).

Pacific University

Obtained B.Sc (1940).

Society of Rheology (U.S.)

Recipient of the Bingham Medal (1976).

Washington State University

Obtained M.Sc (1942).

Resources

Published Resources

Subject

Physics Today article, "Nielsen wins Bingham Medal."

Physics Today obituary for Lawrence E. Nielsen.

Society of Rheology miscellaneous publications. Box 6, Folder 26, Rheology Bulletin, Vol 45, No. 3, December 1976.