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The British Society of Rheology
History
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The Society was founded as an informal British Rheologists' Club in 1940
and has as its
objects
the promotion of science and dissemination of knowledge
in the areas of
pure and applied rheology.
It has expanded greatly since then
and now has over 600 members, of whom about a third are outside the U.K.
and distributed widely throughout the world.
For example, there are about 50 members in North America.
However, it still strives to preserve the informal Club atmosphere.
All offices of the Society are honorary appointments and an elected
Council
is the governing body. Members are drawn both from academic life
and from a wide range of industrial activities.
They come from many scientific disciplines including mathematics,
computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry,
materials science, engineering and medicine.
It is a founder member of the International Committee on Rheology
(1953) which organizes the four-yearly International Congresses.
It is also a founder member of the European Society of Rheology (1996).
and has many links with the
Society of Rheology
in the USA.
The Society is non-profit making and is registered as a charity.
Information dated 13th October 2000.
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