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Alan Neville Gent | |
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| Born | 11 November 1927 United Kingdom |
| Died | 20 September 2012 (aged 84) United States |
| Nationality | British-American |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Known for | Adhesion, Rubber |
| Awards | Bingham Medal (1975) Charles Goodyear Medal (1990) Colwyn medal[1] (1977) Whitby Award (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Polymer Science |
| Institutions | BRPRA, University of Akron |
| Doctoral students | Tony Kinloch |
Alan Neville Gent (11 November 1927 – 20 September 2012) was a professor at the University of Akron. He was recognized during his lifetime as a world-leading authority on the topics of adhesion physics, crystalline and glassy polymers, and the fracturing of rubber.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Colwyn Medal award winners". iom3. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Directory of Graduate Research 1963 p2 "ALAN NEVILLE GENT, Professor (b. 1927). B.Sc, 1946, Ph.D., 1955, Univ. of London. Polymer Physics. Mechanics of rubber spring systems; viscoelastic behavior of polymers; stress relaxation; failure processes; crystallization. A. N. Gent ..."
- ^ "Dr. Alan Neville Gent Obituary: View Alan Gent's Obituary by Akron Beacon Journal". Legacy.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Remembering Prof. Alan Neville Gent". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 85 (4): 669–670. December 2012. doi:10.5254/0035-9475-85.4.669. Retrieved 10 July 2022.