Alan D. Roberts

Alan D. Roberts
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
AwardsCharles Goodyear Medal (2014)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsContact mechanics
InstitutionsTun Abdul Razak Research Centre
Doctoral advisorDavid Tabor

Alan D. Roberts is a Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) scientist noted for his contributions to understanding contact phenomena in elastomers, and in particular the JKR equation.[2]

  1. ^ "Alan D. Roberts: 2014 Charles Goodyear Medalist". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 87 (3): G2–G3. 2014. doi:10.5254/rct.14.bio8703.
  2. ^ Johnson, K. L.; Kendall, K.; Roberts, A. D. (1971). "Surface Energy and the Contact of Elastic Solids". Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 324 (1558): 301. Bibcode:1971RSPSA.324..301J. doi:10.1098/rspa.1971.0141.