Nordic Rheology Society

The Nordic Rheology Society (NRS) is a professional organization that promotes and propagates rheology in the Nordic countries and beyond.[2] The NRS provides a forum for academic and industrial researchers to discuss their ideas and to present their research.[3]

Nordic Rheology Society
Founded1992 (1992)
TypeProfessional association
PurposeTo promote and propagate rheology at all levels throughout the Nordic countries.
Location
Official language
English
President
Roland Kádár[1]
Websitenordicrheologysociety.org

History edit

The predecessor of the NRS, Swedish Society of Rheology, was founded in 1956 as a part of the Swedish National Committee for Mechanics.[4] Erik Forslind was elected as the first president, Hilding Faxén as vice-president and Josef Kubát as secretary. The Swedish Society of Rheology became a full member of the International Committee on Rheology (ICR) in 1969, and it organized the VIIth International Congress on Rheology in Gothenburg in 1976.[5]

The name Swedish Society of Rheology was changed to Nordic Rheology Society in 1992 with the aim of increased Nordic cooperation.[4][6] The first president of the NRS was Carl Klason.[5] Since 1992, the NRS has annually organized the Nordic Rheology Conference.[7] In addition, the NRS has hosted the Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC) in 2010 (Gothenburg), 2017 (Copenhagen) and 2021 (online).[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NRS pioneered the use of avatar-based virtual event platforms in scientific conferences.[9]

Conferences and publications edit

The annual scientific meeting of the NRS, Nordic Rheology Conference (NRC), circulates between the Nordic countries.[7] It typically features scientific presentations from various fields of rheology, a technical exhibition, a rheology short course, as well as social program.[10][11] The Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society is the official publication of the NRS and it features papers presented at NRCs.[12]

Furthermore, the NRS occasionally organizes local rheology seminars in the Nordic countries.

Awards edit

The NRS presents two awards for outstanding rheologists who are active in the Nordic countries:[13]

  • The Carl Klason Rheology Award
  • The Young Rheologists Rheology Award

References edit

  1. ^ "Roland Kádár elected President of the Nordic Rheology Society". chalmers.se. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  2. ^ "Nordic Rheology Society | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations". uia.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  3. ^ "About - NRS". nordicrheologysociety.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  4. ^ a b "RheoHeat - Links". www.rheoheat.se. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. ^ a b "History - NRS". nordicrheologysociety.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  6. ^ Kádár, Roland; Stading, Mats; Saasen, Arild (2017). "25 years of the Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society" (PDF). Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society. 25: 1–3.
  7. ^ a b "NRC - NRS". nordicrheologysociety.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  8. ^ "AERC - NRS". nordicrheologysociety.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  9. ^ NRC 2020 First trailer, retrieved 2021-11-27
  10. ^ Nordgård, Catherine Taylor (2018). "27th Nordic Rheology Conference and Course (NRC 2018)" (PDF). Applied Rheology. 28 (4): 48–49. doi:10.1515/arh-2018-0007. S2CID 203606788.
  11. ^ Nordgård, Catherine Taylor; Rigdahl, Mikael. "The Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC 2017) and the Nordic Rheology Conference (NRC 2017)" (PDF). Applied Rheology. 27 (2): 52–54.
  12. ^ "Transactions - NRS". nordicrheologysociety.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  13. ^ "Awards - NRS". nordicrheologysociety.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.

External links edit