Awards Howard See Student Rheologist Travel AwardHoward See was a rheologist, and active member of the ASR. Born in 28 July 1963 in Sydney, Australia, he obtained both a Bachelor of Science (Pure & Applied Mathematics) degree and a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) degree in his home town, before moving to Japan to continue with graduate studies, which comprised a Masters degree (Tokyo Metro.) and a PhD (Nagoya). While in Japan he met his future wife, Yanan, and they married in 1989, later having two sons. After completing his studies, Howard stayed on in Japan, working for Bridgestone, where he developed interests in suspension rheology and field-responsive materials and technology, particularly in electrorheological fluids. He moved to the University of Sydney in 1998, and was eventually promoted to Associate Professor. Howard See was a council member of Australian Society of Rheology (ASR) and also a member of Society of Rheology (SOR). He was also on the editorial boards of the Korea–Australia Rheology Journal (KARJ) and the Journal of Society of Rheology Japan. He played a critical role in organising the 5th Australian–Korean Rheology Conference (KARC) in Sydney, 2009. After a normal working day at the university, Howard See's life was brought to an end by an aortic dissection on 15 February 2010. [Source: Ahmad Jabbarzadeh; 'In memory of Howard See'; Korea–Aust. Rheol. J.; September 2010; 22(3): 1.] ASR MedallionThe Australian Society of Rheology (ASR) awards the ASR Medallion to members whose contributions to rheology have been internationally recognised as outstanding and meritorious. The ASR Medallion was created by renowned Australian sculptor Michael Meszaros following consultation with the ASR. Michael described his ideas which lead to the final design as:
Rheology is concerned with both the characteristics of fluids and the human control of these characteristics. Knowledge of these factors allows rheologists to utilise both to achieve a designed result. The medal shows an elastic fluid emerging from a pipe, controlled by a valve. The fluid falls into a cupped pair of hands, which guide the overflow to spill over the edge of the medallion. Thus there is a depiction of the mechanical control of a fluid, the human control of the fluid and an expression of the characteristics of the fluid itself. |
Acknowledgement
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