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Tony Kinloch
Born (1946-10-07) 7 October 1946 (age 78)
NationalityBritish
Awards
Academic background
EducationPhD
Alma materQueen Mary College, University of London
ThesisMechanics of Adhesive Failure (1972)
Doctoral advisor
Academic work
DisciplineMechanical Engineering
Sub-disciplineAdhesion
InstitutionsImperial College London

Tony Kinloch (born 7 October 1946) is a British academic and educator. He is a faculty member at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Imperial College London and is a visiting professor at the Universities of New South Wales and Sydney.

Education

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Kinloch attended the Queen Mary College,[1] University of London, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1972 on Mechanics of Adhesive Failure, supervised by Edgar Andrews and A.N. Gent.

Achievements

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During his time at Imperial College, Kinloch has published over three hundred patents and papers,[2][3] writing and editing seven books.[4] Between 2007 & 2012 he was the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and under his supervision over fifty students obtained their Ph.D.[5]

Awards

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  • 1992 - US Adhesion Society 3M Award for 'Excellence in Adhesion Science'[6]
  • 1994 -  Adhesion Society of Japan Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Development of Adhesion Science and Technology
  • 1995 -  Elected as  'R.L. Patrick Fellow' of the Adhesion Society
  • 1996 -  Awarded the 'A. A . Griffith Medal and Prize' from the Institute of Materials, UK
  • 1997 - Elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 1997 - Awarded the 'Hawksley Gold Medal' from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK.
  • 2001 - Invitation to give 'The Dow Honorary Lecture' of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
  • 2002 - Awarded The 'Wake Memorial Medal' from the Institute of Materials, UK 2002 -  'R & D Scientist of the Year' by the US Adhesives Age Journal.
  • 2002-2004 - Elected President of the US Adhesion Society
  • 2007 - Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.[7]
  • 2009 - Awarded 'The Royal Society Armourers & Brasiers' Company Prize for ‘Excellence in Materials Science and Technology’ and the 'Le Prix Dédale de la Sociéte Française d’Adhesion'
  • 2016 - Elected a Fellow of the European Structural Integrity Society[8]
  • 2017 - Elected a Fellow of the International Congress of Fracture
  • 2021 - Presented with The Presidents Award from the US Adhesion Society
  • 2023 - Awarded the ´Alan Cottrell Gold Medal´from the International Congress on Fracture[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Materials Celebrates 50 Years of Graduations". Queen Mary University of London. 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "ORCID - Anthony Kinloch". Connecting research and researchers.
  3. ^ "Anthony J. Kinloch | Professor of Adhesion". ResearchGate.
  4. ^ "Publications - Professor Tony Kinloch". Imperial College London.
  5. ^ "Home - Professor Tony Kinloch". Imperial College London.
  6. ^ "Award of Excellence Past Winners". The Adhesion Society.
  7. ^ "Anthony Kinloch | Royal Society Fellow". Royal Society.
  8. ^ "ESIS Awards 2106". European Structural Integrity Society.
  9. ^ "ICF AWARDS - International Conference on Fracture". International Conference on Fracture.
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