Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce the 2026 Class of Fellows for The Society of Rheology:
Patrick Anderson
For pioneering research that illuminates the role of viscoelasticity in distributive mixing and multiphase flows, and for developing practical frameworks that unify theory, computation, and experiment
Marco Caggioni
For being a leading rheologist at Procter & Gamble and an integral member to the Society of Rheology ecosystem; simultaneously impacting industry and academia by authoring over 55 publications and 24 patents; and being an intellectually curious, inclusive, collaborative role-model
Matthew Liberatore
For his contributions to rheology research related to polymer, colloid, and energy-related materials using hybrid techniques including high pressure rheology, controlled humidity, rheo-small angle light scattering, and high-shear rheology; and his service as Local Arrangements Chair for the SOR Annual Meeting in Denver
Eugene Pashkovski
For contributions to industrial applications of rheology, from oil soluble polymer additives for advanced lubricity and secondary flow suppression to time-resolved mechanical spectroscopy of colloidal gelation in diesel lubricants, and for enhancing our understanding of the rheological complexities of thermoplastic urethane composites in powder jet and thin film consumer applications
Robert Poole
For fundamental contributions to our understanding of viscoelastic flow instabilities, inertio-elastic turbulence, and modeling of complex fluids through a distinctive combination of theory, simulations, and experiments, and for his leadership in the rheology community
Rekha Rao
For outstanding contributions in the computational fluid mechanics of complex fluids, including theoretical development, numerical algorithms, and finite element implementation; and the impact of her work in computational rheology, including viscoelasticity, suspensions, foams and other non-Newtonian fluids, on applications from manufacturing and energy-production to environmental issues and polymer processing
Shi-Qing Wang
For his seminal contributions to nonlinear polymer rheology and elastomeric fracture. For experimental innovations leading to a better understanding of nonlinear deformation, flow instabilities, surface slip, yielding, ductility and fracture in entangled high molecular weight polymer systems and elastomers
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