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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectS. G. Mason
Dates
March 20, 1914 – April 21, 1987
Authorized Form of Name
Mason, S. G. (Stanley George), 1914-1987
Additional Forms of Names
Mason, Stanley
Mason, Stanley George, 1913-1987
Biography
Abstract
Stanley G. Mason was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1969. He was educated at McGill University in the 1930's and subsequently worked there as faculty for the majority of his career.
Important Dates
March 20, 1914Birth, Montréal (Québec).
1936Obtained B.E. degree in Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montréal (Québec).
1939Obtained Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal (Québec).
1939 – 1941Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, Trinity College, Hartford (Conn.).
1941 – 1945Research Engineer and Head of the Munitions Division, Department of National Defense, Alberta (Canada).
1945 – 1946Associate research chemist, Canadian Atomic Energy Division.
1946 – 1987Faculty, McGill University, Montréal (Québec).
1950Fellow, Chemical Institute of Canada.
1967Awarded the Kendall Award in Colloid Chemistry, American Chemical Society.
1968Fellow, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry.
1969Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
1969Awarded the Anselme Payen Award in Cellulose Chemistry, American Chemical Society.
1973Awarded the CIC Medal, Chemical Institute of Canada.
1975Awarded the Dunlop Award, Chemical Institute of Canada.
1980Elected foreign associate, National Academy of Engineering.
1980Fellow, The Franklin Institute.
1980Awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal, The Franklin Institute.
1984Distinguished member, International Society of Biorheology.
1986Awarded the Prix Marie-Victorin, Province of Quebec.
April 21, 1987Death, Grand Mere, Canada, Montréal (Québec).
Occupation
Microrheologist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Huh, Chun
Collaborated on "An Experimental Study of some Effects of Solid Surface Roughness on Wetting."
Maass, O. (Otto), 1890-1961
Advisor, McGill University.
Takamura, Koichi, 1947-
Collaborated on "Particle motions in sheared suspensions."
Torza, S.
Collaborated on "Particle motions in sheared suspensions."
Van de Ven, Theo G.M.
Advised by Mason, McGill University.
Institutions
Major Positions
McGill University
BE in Chemical Engineering (1936); PhD in Physical Chemistry (1939); Faculty.
Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.)
Lecturer in Physical Chemistry.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Chemical Society
Awarded the Kendall Award in Colloid Chemistry (1967), and the Anselme Payen Award in Cellulose Chemistry (1969).
Chemical Institute of Canada
Fellow; and awarded the CIC Medal (1973), and the Dunlop Award (1975).
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Fellow; and Awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal.
International Society of Biorheology
Distinguished member.
National Academy of Engineering
Foreign Associate.
Recipient of the 1969 Bingham Medal.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
"1969 Bingham Medalist," Box 6, Folder 6. Rheology Bulletin Aug 1969, 38(2).
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Subject
Chemistry Tree: Stanley G. Mason professional relations list.
Society of Rheology Bingham Medalist biography for S. G. Mason.
The National Academy of Science Memorial Tribute of Stanley G. Mason.