Grupo Español de Rheología


The Spanish Group of Rheology (GER) was founded in 1982 as a Specialized Interdisciplinary Group inside both the "Real Sociedad Española de Química, R.S.E.Q." (Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry) and the "Real Sociedad Española de Física, R.S.E.F." (Spanish Royal Society of Physics). The founder of the GER, Professor José Alemán, was elected President during the first Annual General Meeting, held in the "Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros" (Madrid, April 1983).

Among the most important contributions of the GER could be mentioned the normalization of the rheological nomenclature in Spanish (UNE 53-418-87) and the organization of the 4th European Rheology Conference, which was held in Seville (September 1994).

At present the GER consists of around 75 members and a number of industrial partnerships.

Officers and contact persons:

Officers:

          President          Dr. Críspulo Gallegos
          Vice-President     Dr. Pedro Antonio Santamaría
          Vice-President     Dr. Marc Barracó
          Secretary          Dr. Antonio Guerrero
          Treasurer          Dr. José Muñoz

Contact persons:

President      Dr. Críspulo Gallegos
               Dpto. Ingeniería Química 
               Universidad de Sevilla
               c/P García González 
               s/n 41012 Seville (Spain)
               Phone:   +34-5-4557179
               Fax:     +34-5-4557134
               E-mail:  cgallego@cica.es

Secretary      Dr. Antonio Guerrero
               Dpto. Ingeniería Química 
               Universidad de Sevilla
               c/P García González 
               s/n 41012 Seville (Spain)
               Phone:   +34-5-4557179
               Fax:     +34-5-4557134
               E-mail:  aconejo@cica.es

Recent and future meetings:

Annual General Meeting - June 1997 - Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnología de Polímeros (Madrid)

Jornadas Franco-Ibéricas de Reología (Journées Franco-Iberiques de Rhéologie), June 1998, San Sebastián Universidad País Vasco (Spain); for details contact:

               Prof. Antonio Santamaria
               Dpto. Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros 
               Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco 
               Paseo Manuel de lardizabal, 3. Apdo. Correos1072
               20009 San Sebastián (Spain)
               Phone:   +34-43216600
               Fax:     +34-43212236
               E-mail:  popsaiba@sq.ehu.es

Publications:

-     Boletín de Reología (Spanish Rheology Newsletter;
      1-2 issues per year)
-     Participating group in the following Spanish journals:
          Anales de Química International Edition, R.S.E.Q. 
          (6 issues per year)
          Anales de Física, R.S.E.F. (3 issues per year)
          Revista Expañola de Física (4 issues per year).

Other activities:

-    "GER Medal" - to be firstly bestowed at the 1998 Annual General Meeting.
-     Specialized courses (one per year on average).
-    The Spanish Group of Rheology is also represented in the Working Party
     of Industrial Rheology of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering.

Information dated 9th February 1998.