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Robert Byron Bird | |
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| Born | February 5, 1924[1] Bryan, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 2020 (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin (PhD, 1950) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BS, 1947) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Transport phenomena, Non-Newtonian fluids, Rheology, Polymers |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Thesis | Intermolecular forces and the virial equation of state (1950) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph O. Hirschfelder |
| Doctoral students | Arnold Fredrickson Pierre Carreau Robert C. Armstrong |
Robert Byron Bird (February 5, 1924 – November 13, 2020) was an American chemical engineer and professor emeritus in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was known for his research in transport phenomena of non-Newtonian fluids, including fluid dynamics of polymers, polymer kinetic theory, and rheology.[2] He, along with Warren E. Stewart and Edwin N. Lightfoot, was an author of the classic textbook Transport Phenomena.[3] Bird was a recipient of the National Medal of Science in 1987.[4]
- ^ Tanner, R.I.; Walters, K. (1998). Rheology: An Historical Perspective. Rheology Series. Elsevier Science. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-444-82946-7. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "R. Byron Bird". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "This Week's Citation Classic" (PDF). garfield.library.upenn.edu. 1979-09-17. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
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