This text incorporates amendments dated December 1998.
Information dated 16th February 1999.
History of the Society
The Society was founded as an informal British Rheologists' Club in 1940 and has as its
objectives the promotion of science and
dissemination of knowledge in the areas of pure and
applied rheology. It has expanded greatly since then and has reached over 300 members, of whom about one third
lie outside the U.K. and are 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.
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