Leonard Mullins
| Leonard Mullins | |
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| Fields | Polymer science |
| Institutions | BRPRA |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Mullins effect |
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Leonard Mullins (1918 - 19 September 1997) was a scientist and long-time Research Director at the former Malaysian Rubber Producers' Research Association.[1] He is known for his work on the stress-softening behavior of rubber, a phenomenon now known widely as the Mullins effect.[2]
Personal
Mullins was born in 1918. Mullins died on 19 September 1997 at the age of 79.
Education
Mullins graduated from University College London in 1939
Career
He had originally hoped to enter academia, but World War II interrupted his plans and he ended up working in weapons research for the British government.
In 1949, he oversaw the dismantling of the Bayer A.G. rubber labs and pilot plant at Leverkusen, Germany.
In 1950, he joined the physics group of the British Rubber Producers' Research Association. He became deputy director of the group in 1960 and its director in 1962. He retired in 1983.
During his tenure, MRPRA's control shifted to Malaysia from Great Britain. He expanded the association's research team and laboratories.
Awards and Recognitions
- 1966 - Colwyn Medal from the former Institution of the Rubber Industry
- 1975 - honorary title Johan Mangku Negara for his work with natural rubber, bestowed by the king of Malaysia
- 1986 - Charles Goodyear Medal from the ACS Rubber Division
- 1988 - Carl-Dietrich Harries Medal from the German rubber organization Dkt
References
- ↑ "Charles Goodyear Medalist Mullins dies". Rubber and Plastics News. 29 September 1997. Retrieved 29 Nov 2013.
- ↑ Mullins, Leonard (1969). "Softening of Rubber by Deformation". Rubber Chemistry and Technology 42: 339. doi:10.5254/1.3539210.