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Published as SubjectLawrence Nielsen
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
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Rheology -- Industrial applications.
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).
Recipient of the Bingham Medal (1976).
Washington State University
Obtained M.Sc (1942).
Resources
Published Resources
Subject
Physics Today article, "Nielsen wins Bingham Medal."