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Published as SubjectA. Peterlin
Dates
September 25, 1908 – March 24, 1993
Authorized Form of Name
Peterlin, A., Anton
Additional Forms of Names
Peterlin, A.
Peterlin, Anton
Peterlin, Anton, 1909-1993
Biography
Abstract
Anton Peterlin was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1970. He both founded and served as the first chairperson of the physics department at the University of Ljubljana in his home country, Slovenia. Later in his career, he also held positions at the Technical University of Munich, the Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina, and the National Bureau of Science and Technology.
Important Dates
September 25, 1908Birth, Ljubljana (Slovenia).
1930M.S. degree in Mathematics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia).
1938D.Sc in Physics, Humboldt University in Berlin, Berlin (Germany).
1939 – 1960Professor, Chairman, and Founder of the physics department, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia).
1949 – 1959Director, Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana (Slovenia).
1960 – 1961Faculty, Technical University in Munich, Munich (Germany).
1961 – 1973Director, Camille Dreyfus Laboratory, Research Triangle Institute, Durham (N.C.).
1970Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
1973 – 1990Researcher, National Bureau of Science and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg (Md.).
March 24, 1993Death, Ljubljana (Slovenia).
Occupation
Mathematical physicist.
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Advisors & Collaborators
Fischer, Erhard Wolfgang
Collaborated on thermodynamic model for folded chain morphology of polymers.
Institutions
Major Positions
Inštitut "Jožef Stefan"
Director.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Researcher.
Research Triangle Institute. Camille Dreyfus Laboratory
Director. Director
Technische Universität München
Faculty.
Univerza v Ljubljani
M.Sc in Mathematics (1930), and professor, chairman, and founder of the physics department.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
D.Sc in Physics (1938).
Recipient of the 1970 Bingham Medal.
Resources
Published Resources
Subject
Physics Today article, "Society of Rheology Honors Peterlin with Bingham Medal."