The News and Information Publication of The Society of Volume 73 Number 2 July 2004

Biorheology/ Hemorheology: ling Societies Focus e Flows of Biofluids

Also Inside: Macosko Awarded Bingham Medal Denn Wraps up as JOR Editor Technical Program for Lubbock Executive Committee Table of Contents President Susan J. Muller Chris Macosko 2004 Vice President Bingham Medalist 4 Andrew M. Kraymk Macosko is recognized for his contributions to rheometry, reactive polymer processing, Secretary and more. A. Jeffrey Giacomin

Treasurer End of an Era: Mort Denn Montgomery T. Shaw Steps Down as JOR Editor 6 Only the 7th editor in the history of the Editor Journal of Rheology, Mort Denn will Morton M. Denn complete his service in 2005.

Past-President | William B. Rüssel Biofluid Rheology 8 Two societies provide a home for Members-at-Large rheologists interested in rheology of ;Wesley R. Burghardt and of other biofluids. Timothy R Lodge Lynn M. Walker Technical Program for Lubbock 2005 12 The 76th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology will take place in The Cover shows February 2005 in Lubbock, Texas USA an illustration of red blood cells flowing in an arteriol. The cells Rheology News 14 deform to orient themselves to ICR2004 next month; BSR publishes the streamlines to reduce flow Rheology Reviews 2004; other news resistance. The figure is from Schmid-Schönbein, H., Grunau, G. and Brauer, H. Exempla Society Business 16 hämorheologica 'Das strömende JOR editor search commences; Organ Blut', Albert-Roussel Minutes of the Spring ExecCom meeting; Pharma GmbH, Wiesbaden, Treasurer's Report for year-end 2003. Germany, 1980, and was pro- vided by Professor Oguz K. Events Calendar 22 Baskurt. The Rheology Bulletin is the news and information publication Standing Committees of The Society of Rheology (SOR), and is published twice a Membership Committee year in January and July. Sub- Patrick T. Mather, chair scription is free on membership Michael Graham in The Society of Rheology Nino Grizzuti Faith A. Morrison Change of address or letters to James Oberhauser the editor: [email protected] Education Committee Norman J. Wagner, chair Robert J. Butera An Invitation to Join Andrea Chow H. Martin Laun The Society of Rheology Jan Vermant

Meetings Policy Committee Andrew M. Kraynik, chair Dedicated to advancing the Wesley Burghardt science of rheology: the study of Gerry G. Fuller deformation and flow of matter A. Jeffrey Giacomin Greg McKenna The Society of Rheology was Robert L. Powell founded in 1929 to foster the William B. Russel study of the mechanical properties of deformable Bingham Award Committee materials. William Tuminello, chair (2002-2005) SOR is a founding member of the Andrea Chow(2004-2007) American Institute of Physics. Gary Leal (2002-2005) Giuseppe Marrucci (2004-2007) Visit our web site Gareth McKinley (2003-2006) www. rheology. org/sor/ Paula Moldenaers (2003-2006) Kurt Wissbrun (2002-2005) Apply for membership online.

Webmaster Albert Co Editor, Rheology Bulletin Faith A. Morrison JOR Associate Editor for Business A. Jeffrey Giacomin Representative to AIP Arthur B. Metzner Representative to AIP Committee on Public Policy Kalman Migler Delegate to International Committee on Rheology Andrew M. Kraynik At the spring 1994 Execu- Profile Contributed by Frank S. Bates tive Committee meeting, Chris Macosko has been running his entire life. Born in Christopher W. Macosko Connecticut in 1944, his family moved to Berea, Ohio just th was selected as the 57 outside Cleveland, when he was three years old. At Berea High recipient of the Bingham School Chris excelled in academics, but his fondest memories Medal of The Society of derive from chasing people, as captain of the cross-country Rheology. Macosko, team, and as a member of the outdoor four-by-one mile relay professor of Chemical team that set a school record that still stands today. Perhaps Engineering and Materials anticipating a tenacity that would serve the rheology commu- Science at the University nity later in his career, Chris once completed, and won, a track of Minnesota, is an expert event with a broken leg! In April 2004 Macosko was inducted in the field of reactive into the Berea High School Hall of Fame. polymer rheology and the Prior to matriculating at Carnegie Mellon University, Chris author of 2 books. He has spent part of 1962 as an exchange student in West Berlin, supervised 60 doctoral and experiencing a unique glimpse of world affairs at a critical 30 masters students and juncture in the twentieth century. Along with more running (as published more than 300 captain of the track team, he once won the individual mile and refereed journal articles. took second in the half mile in a single meet) and a full slate of Macosko received the classes, Chris found time to write for "Steel Magazine". His 1988 Charles M.A. Siine interviews with scientists and engineers around Pittsburgh in Award from the AlChE the mid-1960's drove him into the lab, and planted the seeds of and the Pall Award for an impending career in softer materials. Applied Polymer Research in 1997. In 2001 Macosko After graduating with a chemical engineering degree from was elected to the National CMU in 1966, Chris attended Imperial College in London, and Academy of Engineering. completed a master's degree under the supervision of Ken Weale. His project, high pressure polymerization kinetics, provided his initial exposure to polymer science and engineer-

4 ing. Upon returning to the U.S., Chris married Kathleen and entered the graduate program at Princeton in the fall of 1967. While working under the tutelage of Bryce Maxwell, Macosko and fellow graduate student Joe Starita conceived the ideas that culminated in the development of a new, less compliant rheometer. The subsequent evolution of the Rheometrics Company (now part of TA Instruments) in the early 1970's represents one of the pivotal developments in the field of rheology. Chris graduated with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1970, perhaps overshadowed by honorary degree recipients Bob Dylan and Coretta King. Pushed by mentor Leon Lapidus at Princeton, and pulled by Skip Scriven, Macosko accepted a faculty position at the University of Minnesota, the living dowry extracted by Neal Amundson from the university administration for agreeing to Macosko has worked expand the chemical engineering program to include materials for 40 years on science and engineering. This gamble has paid sizable divi- rheological problems. dends. Chris spearheaded an interdisciplinary polymer pro- gram that drew Matt Tirrell (1977), me (1989), and Dave Morse (1997) to the department, while embracing chemistry faculty Stephen Prager, Wilmer Miller, Tim Lodge (1982), and Marc Hillmyer (1997). development of molecular Since joining Minnesota, Macosko has distinguished architecture to multiphase himself as a terrific teacher and a leading scholar in the field morphology, flow, and of polymer science and engineering. His work addresses mechanical and other complex problems that couple reaction kinetics and the physical properties. Throughout his career, rheology has played a central role: examples include the characterization of network formation during gelation, elasticity of foams, interfacial area generation in reactive blends, and the viscoelastic character of composites. After a highly productive lifetime on the run, my colleague Chris Macosko has now been recognized for professional activities centered on long time scales and slow recovery.

Chris Macosko and Bill Davis in the lab in the early days. Journal of Rheology Editor Morton M. Denn has announced that he will step down as of July 1, 2005. Denn, Albert Einstein Professor and Director of the Levich Institute for Physico-Chemi- cal Hydrodynamics at the City College of the City University of New York, has been editor of the JoR since 1995. He received the Bingham Medal in 1986.

Denn came to the JoR with extensive editorial experience, having served as editor of the AIChE Journal from 1985 - 1991. Under his leadership the median time to publication for manuscripts received by the JoR was 218 days (about 7 months). Such timeliness is a credit to the diligence of the editor. End of An Era: Mort Denn Steps Down as JOR Editor

As editor Denn oversaw SOR President Susan ued after Denn's move to the management of the JoR Muller. "His advice and the Levich Institute in paper award, which is not a counsel as a member of 1999. Frey's long service "best paper" award, as the Executive Committee on the Journal provided Denn frequently points out, have been invaluable and continuity that was impor- but an award for an out- will be sorely missed." tant for the smooth func- standing paper among tioning of the Journal. "I "many fine papers [re- Working with Denn since asked her to continue when ceived] each year, any one 1996 as Editorial Assistant I moved from Berkeley of which would be deserv- has been Elizabeth Frey. because I could not imag- ing of this recognition." Frey's work on the Journal ine anyone else who could Denn has maintained the began when Denn was at do the job as well, as our high quality of the journal UC Berkeley and contin- authors and reviewers throughout his tenure as appreciate," notes Denn. editor. "JoR has the highest Frey retired from UC ISI Impact Factor of any Berkeley in 2004 but will research journal in the continue to work with entire field of mechanics," Denn on the Journal he notes. As editor Denn through July 2005. also serves on the SOR Executive Committee. The SOR Executive "The Society and the field Committee has appointed a of rheology as a whole committee to oversee the have benefited enormously search for a new editor. from Mort's ten years of The new editor will serve service as Editor of the Journal of Rheology," says continues back page

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Oguz K. Baskurt Although studies of blood President, ISCH rheology date from at least the early studies of Poiseuille, modern concepts in Hemorheology deals with hemorheology the flow and deformation have only been behavior of blood and its established since formed elements (i.e., red the second half blood cells, white blood of the twentieth cells, platelets). The century. The rheological properties of discipline of blood are of both basic clinical science and clinical inter- hemorheology est: the rheological behav- Normal red blood cells (left) and artificially hard- underwent rapid ened cells (right) show an effect of velocity pro- ior of blood may affect development file as they are transported through a micro during the 1970's blood flow in the vascular vessie. Photo courtesy of G. B. Nash. system, and blood rheol- and 1980's, in ogy can be altered in many blood exhibits non- large part due to disease states. There is an Newtonian shear-thinning support by pharmaceutical increasing amount of behavior and a yield stress; companies and equipment clinical and experimental the reversible shear stress manufacturers. Various data clearly indicating that dispersion of red cell instruments and devices the rheological character- aggregates is the primary were developed specifi- istics of blood are a major cause of blood's non- cally for blood rheology determinant of proper Newtonian behavior. The studies, including low tissue , and that fluidity of blood is thus shear Couette , rheological abnormalities determined by plasma controlled shear stress are associated with im- , the rhéologie rheometers, micropore paired delivery of behavior of cellular ele- filtration systems to quan- and nutrients and the ments, the nature and titate red removal of waste products. intensity of cell-cell inter- deformability (i.e., the actions, and the volume ability of a fraction of blood occupied to adopt a new shape in Blood is a suspension of by the formed elements, response to external cellular elements in a salt especially red cells (i.e., forces), and defined shear plus solution the ). Since red rate systems to analyze red termed plasma. While blood cells constitute about plasma behaves as a 99% of the cellular ele- simple Newtonian , continued page 10 The International Society of The term biorheology was first introduced by the late Biorheology Alfred L. (Al) Copley in 1948 at the 1 st International Congress of Rheology, to Edgar A. O'Rear, Gerard Nash, Roger Tran-Son-Tay, describe the science under- Nobuji Maeda and Harry L. Goldsmith lying studies at the interface Officers of the ISB between biology and rheol- ogy. With George Scott Blair, he initiated a confer- ence on the flow properties "Biorheology" is taken to French physician and scien- of blood and other biologi- mean the study of the defor- tist Jean-Leonard Marie cal systems in Oxford mation and flow of biologi- Poiseuille (1797-1869) de- (1958) and a symposium on cal materials. Although scribed in vivo observations biorheology at the 4th Inter- much work in this field has on blood flow in national Congress of Rheol- centered on the properties of "Recherches sur les causes ogy (1964). With the help blood and blood vessels, du movement du sang dans of Robert Maxwell at other fluids (such as mucus les vaisseaux capillaires." Pergamon Press, Copley and and synovial fluid) or tis- His work with ves- Scott Blair started the jour- sues (such as skin and bone) sels led him to conduct fur- nal Biorheology, now in its have been the subjects of ther experiments in glass 41st year of publication. biophysical analysis. His- tubes of very small diameter Copley also established in torically, some of the earli- and, of course, to arrive at 1966 the International Soci- est studies of flow were the relationship now known ety of Hemorheology, which motivated by an interest in as the Poiseuille (or Hagen- changed its name 3 years biology. In 1835, the great Poiseuille) Law. later to the International So- ciety of Biorheology (ISB) to reflect the active research in fluids and tissues other than blood.

To describe biorheology as the study of the flow and deformation of biological materials understates the di- versity of interest and im- pact of the field. Research links scientific discovery to engineering design, and by incorporating approaches such as complex mathemati- cal and computational analysis, applies them to

continued page 10 Red cells from a patient with sickle cells disease, showing transformation in shape upon removal of oxygen. Photo courtesy G. B. Nash. Hemorheology ment for the exchange of ideas and for continued from page 8 establishing cooperative efforts between blood cell aggregation (i.e., the reversible basic science and clinical investigators. formation of red cell-red cell aggregates at ISCH also organizes symposia at various stasis or low shear). scientific meetings in order to promote the discipline, and provides travel support for Whole blood and plasma viscosity, as well young scientists, especially from countries as red blood cell deformability and red with less favorable economies, to enable blood cell aggregation, have been found to their participation in its meetings. be altered in several disease states (e.g., , infection, myocardial infarction, stroke). The field of clinical hemorheology Biorheology deals primarily with such alterations; studies continued from page 9 also include the effects of altered blood clinical studies involving patients. At the rheology on blood flow and tissue perfu- molecular level, biorheologists are interested, sion, sometimes using animal models of for example, in the signal transduction path- disease processes. The development and ways associated with the response of cells to study of therapeutic measures and agents deformation. This is important in the field of that can normalize hemorheological param- tissue engineering where mechanical environ- eters are also part of this field. ment during growth can affect cell orienta- tion and material properties of a tissue con- The International Society for Clinical struct or living implant. Understanding such Hemorheology (ISCH) was founded in 1993 effects aids in preparing, over the time frame st in Vienna, Austria during the 1 Interna- of a few weeks, a viable implant which will th tional and 8 European Congress of Clinical adequately mimic human tissue evolved over Hemorheology. The purpose of ISCH is to many years. The typical construct is non-ho- advance and disseminate knowledge of the mogeneous and non-isotropic with a biode- discipline of clinical hemorheology, and the gradable polymeric scaffold that provides application of this discipline to human transient physical support while cells undergo welfare. The society organizes conferences seeding, differentiation, proliferation and and workshops on all aspects of clinical maturation to create an extracellular matrix hemorheology, establishes committees to and their own support. This presents a sig- work on special topics related to clinical nificant challenge since satisfactory perfor- hemorheology, encourages scientists work- mance of the implant often means matching ing in this area by award programs, and deformation character of the construct and facilitates the exchange of ideas and infor- native tissue. Examples include the making mation between clinical and basic scientists. of a leak proof suture between a coronary ar- tery and a tissue-engineered for In order to more effectively carry out its bypass surgery or the making of a safe seal mission, the ISCH has jointly organized its against infection at the boundary between syn- international conferences with the Interna- thetic and native skin. tional Society of Biorheology (ISB): the next joint meeting is scheduled for Biorheology has also provided insights into Chongqing, China in 2005. The ISB has a the causes of disease or their diagnosis. Com- more basic science focus, and thus the joint plex analysis of the flow of blood and of mass ISCH-ISB conferences offer a rich environ- transfer equations at circulatory bifurcations but also rheological compatibility. Measure- ment of shear stress levels and assessment of the susceptibility of blood cells to the effects of mechanical trauma were central to the im- provement of prosthetic valves and the development of a safe implantable artificial An illustration of red blood cells flowing in an arteriol. The heart. Mechanical trauma has also been im- cells deform to orient themselves to the streamlines to re- plicated in cell loss as blood passes through duce flow resistance. Photo courtesy O. K. Baskurt. the toroidal rotary seal in a continuous flow cell separator, and may contribute to and in the coronary , larger vessels in patients on hemodialysis. where blood can be treated as a homogeneous fluid, yielded mechanisms which may explain The International Society of Biorheology pro- respectively the formation of aneurysms or the motes cooperation among scientists, engineers role of in atherosclerosis and and physicians from around the world with myocardial infarction. In other cases, it is an interest in the field of biorheology. ISB is essential to address hemorheology at the level truly international in scope, claiming repre- of the individual cell with sickle cell anemia sentation from over 30 different countries, being a commonly cited clinical example. The primarily in Europe, North America and Asia. well-known biochemical defect manifests it- self in altered mechanical behavior at the level A major activity of ISB is a triannual Interna- of the red cell. Biorheologists have also tional Congress of Biorheology that rotates helped elucidate the role of adhesion in leu- among the three aforementioned continents. kocytes carrying out their function as part of With strong cultural and multidisciplinary the body's defense against pathogens. How technical components, these meetings stand do white blood cells "know" where to go? An out in what they offer attendees in terms of infection of bacteria in tissues leads to the re- combined professional satisfaction and per- lease of factors that cause endothelial cells lin- sonal enjoyment. At the meeting, the Society ing the blood vessel walls to display adhesion also commemorates the contributions of Jean- molecules. The increased presence of the ad- Leonard Marie Poiseuille by honoring a dis- hesion molecules results in an interaction be- tinguished biorheologist with the Poiseuille tween circulating leukocytes and the vessel Gold Medal. The presentation ceremony and wall, eventually leading to their migration lecture by the recipient is a highlight of each through a gap between the junctions of the Congress. Recent venues have been Antalya endothelial cells out into the infected tissue. (Turkey), Pecs (Hungary) and Big Sky, Mon- Not only do the local conditions of flow di- tana with the next meeting scheduled for July rectly influence the physical cell-cell interac- 2005 in Chongqing, China, www.icbicch.com. tions, but they also regulate the expression of genes by the endothelial cells, making the Many believe that the next major economic whole 'inflammatory' response a model of how cycle in the United States will be tied to biol- physical processes impinge on biological sys- ogy and medicine. It would seem that the tems. prospects for future work by rheologists in these areas will be good. Readers interested The development of artificial organs and other in learning more about ISB can visit medical devices often requires not only www.coe.ou.edu/isb/. biocompatibility in the usual chemical sense,

11 7 (^Annual SOR Meeting to " be held 13-17 February 2005 in Lubbock, TX USA

Ten symposia and a poster tions to the study of conference hotel. The session will cover topics multistructured polymer meeting will begin with a from biological systems to systems. Sunday reception, there will glassy polymers at the 76th be a Society Luncheon on Annual SOR meeting (see Also in Lubbock two short Monday, and the Bingham listing next page). Ab- courses aimed at newcomers Award will be presented to stracts may be submitted to rheology will be offered. Macosko at a dinner on through the Society's web A two-day course "Begin- Tuesday evening. The poster site from late July until ners' Rheology" will run 12- session will take place on October 15, 2004. Abstracts 13 February with instructors Wednesday evening. for poster presentations may Faith Morrison and Jeffrey be submitted through Giacomin. In addition, a Information about getting to December 10, 2004. half-day course on "Rheo- Lubbock appeared in the logical Data Analysis and January 2004 Bulletin and is Invited speakers for Lub- Comparison to Theory" will on the web along with bock are David Weitz, be offered on February 13 detailed information on the Harvard University USA, by Henning Winter. Both Lubbock meeting: Gareth McKinley, Massa- courses assume that partici- www.rheology.org/sor/info/ chusetts Institute of Tech- pants have minimal knowl- meeting_announcements.htm. nology USA, and Bingham edge of rheology, with the medalist Chris Macosko, first aimed at teaching Gregory McKenna, Local from the University of rheological analysis (stan- Arrangements Chair Minnesota USA. Weitze is dard flows, material func- Dept. of Chemical Eng. an expert in experimental tions, constitutive equations, Texas Tech University some rheometry) and the soft condensed matter P.O. Box 43121 second concentrating on physics and has worked on Lubbock, TX 79409-3121 using software tools for gels and biomaterials among Phone(806) 742-4136 making rheological calcula- other topics. McKinley is [email protected] known for his work on tions. hydrodynamic instabilities and extensional rheometry. All sessions will be held at Bingham medalist Macosko the Lubbock Memorial (see profile page 4) is highly Civic Center, which is a regarded for his contribu- one-block walk from the

12 For instructions on sub- TECHNICAL PROGRAM mitting abstracts, go to www.rheology.org/sor/ SOR'05 LUBBOCK, TEXAS USA

Program Chair University of Delaware Austin, TX USA Wesley Burghardt Newark, DE USA venkat @ che .utexas .edu Chem. & Biological Eng. [email protected] Northwestern University Sachin Velenkar Evanston, IL 60208 USA 4. Rheologv at Microscopic Scale Dept. of Chemical Eng. t: 847-467-1401 Shelley L. Anna University of Pittsburgh f: 847-491-3728 Dept. of Mechanical Eng. Pittsburgh, PA USA [email protected] Carnegie Mellon Univ. [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA USA Technical Symposia & [email protected] 8. Entangled Melts & Solutions Organizers Lynden A. Archer Anubhav Tripathi Chem.and Biomolec. Eng. Division of Eng. Cornell University 1. Fluid Mechanics and Instability Brown University Ithaca, NY USA Radhakrishna Sureshkumar Providence, RI USA [email protected] Chemical Eng. Dept. [email protected] Washington University Dimitris Vlassopoulos St. Louis, MO USA 5. Self-Assembled & Associating University of Crete suresh @ poly 1 .che. wustl .edu Fluids Dept. of Materials Science & Srinivasa R. Raghavan Technology Yong Lak Joo Dept. of Chemical Eng. Heraklion, Crete, Greece Chem. & Biomolec. Eng. University of Maryland [email protected] Cornell University College Park, MD USA Ithaca, NY USA [email protected] 9. Experimental Methods [email protected] Anne M. Grillet Yenny Chri stanti Multiphase Transport Processes 2. Suspensions and Colloids Schlumberger Sandia National Lab. Jan Vermant Sugar Land, TX USA Albuquerque, NM USA Dept. of Chemical Eng. Ychristanti @ slb.com [email protected] K.U. Leuven Leuven Belgium 6. Dilute Solutions Wesley Burghardt [email protected] Graham M. Harrison Northwestern (address above) Dept. of Chemical Eng. Dan Klingenberg Clemson University 10. 50 Years of WLF: Glassy Chem. & Biological Eng. Clemson, SC USA Polymers & Related Systems University of Wisconsin [email protected] Sindee Simon Madison, WI USA Dept. of Chemical Eng. [email protected] Matteo Pasquali Texas Tech University Dept. of Chemical Eng. Lubbock, TX USA 3. Biological Systems Rice University [email protected] Panos Dimitrakopoulos Houston, TX USA University of Maryland [email protected] 11. Posters College Park, MD USA Patrick T. Mather dimitrak @ eng.umd.edu 7. Multiphase Fluids Macromolec. Science & Eng. Venkat Ganesan Case Western Reserve Univ. Eric Fürst Univ. of Texas at Austin Cleveland, OH USA Dept. of Chemical Eng. Dept. of Chemical Eng. patrick.mather @ case. edu

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committee to report its Nominations former SOR president and recommendations at least Invited for the Bingham medalist Kurt 145 days prior to the Wissbrun to identify a new Annual Meeting, 2005 Bingham editor for the Journal of approximately 24 May Award Rheology. Also serving 2005. Members interested on the search committee in serving on the are two other Bingham Nominating Committee Nominations for the medalists, current past should indicate their Society's highest honor, president Bill Russel and interest to a member of the the Bingham Medal, Professor Gary Leal of the SOR Executive should be submitted University of California, Committee. International before 15 January 2005 to Santa Barbara. and industrial members are the chair of the Bingham particularly encouraged to Award Committee: The charge to the serve. committee is to William Tuminello recommend an interim Western Research Institute editor who will serve out Minutes of the 365 North 9th Street the remainder of Denn's Executive Com- Laramie, WY 82072 USA term as editor, which runs wtuminel@uwy o. edu until October 2005. The mittee Meeting interim editor will then Sunday, April 4, 2004 Rules and some guidelines stand for election in 2005 governing the Award are in accordance with the Susan Muller called the on the web at SOR constitution. meeting to order at 8:29 www.rheology.org/sor/ a.m. in the Edens Room of awards/bingham/ 2005 Nominating the Four Points Sheraton nom2004.htm. O'Hare Hotel in Schiller Committee to be Park, Illinois USA. Com- SOR Executive mittee members in atten- Formed dance were Susan Muller, Committee Monty Shaw, Jeffrey Begins Search The SOR will hold officer Giacomin, Bill Russel, elections in 2005, and the Mort Denn, Andy Kraynik, for JOR Editor Nominating Committee Wes Burghardt, Lynn for those elections will be Walker and Timothy Society President Susan formed in late Fall 2004. Lodge. Invited guests Muller has appointed an The SOR constitution were Janis Bennett, Pat ad hoc Editor Search provides for a three- Mather and Faith Committee chaired by member nominating Morrison. The minutes of

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Faith Morrison, the new reported on an enthusiastic Susan Muller led a Editor of the Rheology campaign to reach out to discussion on forming the Bulletin, led a discussion new members. The Mem- Journal ofRheology Editor about her plans for the bership report was ac- Search Committee. A Bulletin, and reported on cepted. short list of committee Bulletin finances. A Treasurer, Monty Shaw, candidates was developed. motion passed to upgrade led a discussion on Society Jeffrey Giacomin, Editor our Bulletin to a four-color finances. The financial for Business, reported that format and revise the position of the Society is the Journal of Rheology Bulletin advertising rates sound. A motion was On-Line is healthy, attract- accordingly. passed to restate the annual ing a record 20,093 non- Janis Bennett, our Society meeting reserve for 2003 image requests from a liaison with the American from $70,000 to $100,000. record 2,351 unique hosts Institute of Physics led The Treasurer's report was each month. Of the 2,700 discussions on undergradu- accepted. articles archived, about ate student mentorship in Mort Denn, Editor, 3,300 articles (1,700 rheology and on eliminat- reported that the Journal of unique) are downloaded ing blank pages from the Rheology is healthy. each month. Journal of Rheology. Articles over the period Susan Muller, for Norm Wes Burghardt, Technical Program Chair for the held October 7-11,2007, at running, we have been Lubbock Meeting (Febru- the Hilton Salt Lake City fortunate to have a break in ary 13-17, 2005) reported Center, an ideal facility for the clouds in the form of on session titling for this, our meeting. some unforeseen but our next annual meeting. The meeting went into fortunate happening- Everything is in order. Executive Session at 4:11 extraordinary returns on Vice-President Andy pm. the CD, legal settlements, Kraynik then led a discus- Journal Editor Denn and profits from annual sion on adjusting the stepped out. A motion meetings are recent ex- Editor's honorarium. passed unanimously to amples. And 2004 is no For Greg McKenna, Local increase the Editor's exception; we are currently Arrangements Chair for stipend to $16,000, effec- enjoying a reduction in the Lubbock meeting, tive January 1, 2004. production rates for the Susan Muller reported that Journal Editor Denn Journal. By January 2006, everything is progressing stepped back in. A motion we will be paying 40% less nicely. For Savvas passed unanimously to that in 2003! Hatzikiriakos, Local endorse the recommenda- The sheet entitled "The Arrangements Chair for tion of the Bingham Society of Rheology" is a the Vancouver meeting Nomination Committee statement of the overall (October 16-20, 2005), that Professor Christopher receipts and disbursements Susan Muller reported that W. Macosko be awarded and contains the proposed all is well. the Bingham Medal, our 2005 budget. This will be Andy Kraynik, for Gerry Society's highest honor, at presented to the member- Fuller, Local Arrangements the Lubbock Meeting in ship for approval at the Chair for the ICR in February 2005. next Annual Meeting of Monterey, reported on The meeting adjourned at The Society (February 15, planning. Everything is 4:30 p.m. 2005). A couple of items moving along swimmingly. are higher than normal: A motion was passed to Treasurer's Future Annual Meetings provide the ICR 2008 (because of ICR planning Organizing Committee Report and advertising expenses); with a budget of $10,000 Bingham Medal (two medals to be given in for meeting planning and To the Membership: 2005); and Student Mem- promotion. Andy Kraynik, While refraining from ber Travel (two meetings). for Albert Co, Local going to full color, you These are temporary, Arrangements Chair for will note in the Balance which means that the the Portland, Maine meet- sheet a yellow row, which deficit budget is probably ing (October 8-12, 2006), highlights the net position not the beginning of a reported that planning is of your Society. The progressing agreeably. For increases suggest that the Jules Magda, Local Ar- financial clouds we see on ur enced by other societies. rangements Chair for the the horizon have not We should also note that Salt Lake City meeting, created yet a rainy day, but the Executive Committee Andy Kraynik announced they have not gone away. approved overruns for that the meeting will be For a number of years 2004 for Future Annual

19 Meetings (also for ICR book net on the Pittsburgh are included in the 2005 planning and advertising meeting and short course JoR budget. At steady plus deposits on other of $ 16,775, which just state this will cost The meetings), the Bulletin (to came in. You will be Society around $8000, go to full color) and new hearing a lot about the new depending on manuscript equipment for the JoR and on-line handling of JoR flow, the Website. But counter- manuscripts; the expenses Respectfully submitted, Treasureing these somewhat is a for this starrt in 200s5 and ReporMontgomery T. Shaw, t

The Society of Rheology Receipts and Disbursements

(USD) Budget Budget Actual Budget Actual 2005 2004 2003 2003 2002 RECEIPTS Dues 55,000 55,000 58,271 60,000 55,963 Interest 9,000 9,000 8,266 14,000 14,062 Journal of Rheology 241,596 238,500 261,770 256,300 268,284 Mailing List Sales 1,000 1,000 697 500 1,135 Bulletin Advertising 2,000 2,000 1,488 2,000 2,023 Annual Meeting (net) 0 0 11,099 0 4,752 Short Course (net) 0 0 15,061 0 1,298 TOTAL RECEIPTS 308,596 305,500 356,651 332,800 347,516

DISBURSEMENTS AIP Dues Bill & Collect. 10,000 7,000 10,106 6,000 10,362 AIP Adm. Services 9,500 9,500 9,549 9,500 9,500 AIP Mem. Soc. Dues 7,600 7,600 7,585 7,500 7,528 Contributions and Prizes 3,000 3,000 1,994 3,000 2,011 Renewal Billing 0 0 0 0 Journal of Rheology 229,872 256,197 247,382 259,847 244,834 Bulletin 3,500 4,000 3,302 7,000 3,640 Bingham Award 14,000 7,500 5,015 7,500 5,000 Executive Cmt. Meetings 13,000 9,000 12,464 7,500 5,996 Pres. Discretionary Fund 1,500 1,500 0 1,500 0 Treas. Discr. Fund 1,500 1,500 0 1,500 0 Progr. Chm. Discr. Fund 4,000 2,000 1,895 2,000 708 Office Expenses 6,000 6,000 5,270 2,000 5,948 Banking Services 100 100 78 100 88 Liability Insurance 7,500 6,000 4,330 4,000 4,133 Membership Broch. & Appl. 1,000 200 0 200 0 Accountant 2,200 2,200 1,920 2,200 1,900 Student member travel 18,000 600 0 5,000 3,366 Annual meetings, future 7,000 3,000 1,000 3,000 0 Website 1,000 1,000 0 1,000 832 Miscellaneous 1,000 1,500 425 1,500 0 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 341,272 329,397 312,315 331,847 305,847

Net -32,676 -23,897 44,337 953 41,669 Journal of Rheology Receipts and Disbursements (USD) 2005 2004 2003 2003 2002 Budget Budget Actual Budget Actual RECEIPTS Subscriptions 188,596 187,000 204,598 209,000 215,712 Reprint Sales 7,000 5,500 5,876 6,500 5,467 Ad Sales 33,000 32,000 33,052 35,000 33,615 CD sales (net) 0 0 0 0 0 JORO revenue 12,000 13,000 17,034 4,300 11,869 Miscellaneous 1,000 1,000 1,210 1,500 1,622 TOTAL RECEIPTS 241,596 238,500 261,770 256,300 268,284

DISBURSEMENTS Ads 9,000 9,000 7,360 9,000 9,755 Reprints, Single Copy 5,400 5,400 5,445 6,532 6,010 Paper, Printing 33,578 38,000 34,853 39,484 36,147 SOR Editorial 48,170 49,897 52,388 47,000 46,116 Production 52,500 73,500 73,179 78,400 72,863 Fulfillment 7,600 6,300 6,924 8,300 6,922 Distribution 18,524 20,500 19,226 21,031 18,397 Electronic publishing 48,000 48,000 42,332 44,000 41,115 Miscellaneous 7,100 5,600 5,675 6,100 7,511 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 229,872 256,197 247,382 259,847 244,834 Net 11,724 -17,697 14,388 -3,547 23,450

The Society of Rheology, Inc. Balance Sheet (all amounts, USD) End of year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Assets Cash in checking account 2,047 466 9,374 9,400 10,735 Securities 0 0 0 15,000 0 Balance in AIP account 938,047 915,334 843,151 827,040 766,911 Total Assets 940,094 915,800 852,525 851,440 777,646

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Deferred revenue 143,603 162,363 137,468 181,800 183,203 Total Liabilities 143,603 162,363 137,468 181,800 183,203

Net Assets Publication reserve 450,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 Student travel grant reserve 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Annual Meeting reserve 100,000 70,000 70,000 35,000 35,000 Operating reserve 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 Unrestricted 166,491 153,437 115,057 104,640 29,443 Total Net Assets 796,491 753,437 715,057 669,640 594,443

Total liabilities and net assets 940,094 915,800 852,525 851,440 777,646

21 13 February 2005 CALENDAR OF SOR Short Course on Rheological Data RHEOLOGY Analysis and Comparison to Theory, by H. Henning Winter, Lubbock, Texas CONFERENCES AND USA COURSES 13-17 February 2005 76lh Annual Meeting of The Society of 2004 Rheology, Lubbock, Texas USA

21-23 April 2005 4-6 August 2004 nd Nordic Rheology Conference 2004, Reykjavik 2 Annual European Rheology Iceland Conference AERC 2005, Grenoble France 22-27 August 2004 th 30 May - 3 June 2005 XIV International Congress on Rheology, Seoul th Korea 12 International Congress of Biorheology (12,hICB) and 5th International Conference on Clinical 29 August -1 September 2004 Hemorheology (5thICCH), Chongqing Polymer Processing Society Asia/Australia China meeting, Gyeongju Korea

19-23 June 2005 27-29 September 2004 st Polymer Films and Fibers Symposium, Montreal, 21 Meeting of the Polymer Processing Quebec Canada Society, Leipzig Germany

26-29 June 2005 4-5 October 2004 lh The 5th International Symposium on Binder 13 European Conference on Clinical Rheology and Pavement Performance, Baltimore, Hemorheology, Siena Italy Maryland USA 15-16 October 2005 7-10 November 2004 SOR Short Course on Microrheology, by Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Michael Solomon and James Harder, Society, Florianopolis Brazil Vancouver Canada

16-20 October 2005 th 2005 77 Annual Meeting of The Society of 12-13 February 2005 Rheology, Vancouver Canada SOR Short Course on Beginners'Rheology, by Faith A. Morrison and A. Jeffrey Giacomin, Lubbock, Texas USA 2006 27-29 April 2006 3rd Annual European Rheology Conference AERC 2006, Hersonissos Crete 7-8 October 2006 80th Annual Meeting SOR Short Course on 6-7 October 2007 of The Society of Rheology (topic TBA), SOR Short Course on Rheology, Monterey, Portland, Maine USA Rheology (topic TBA), Salt California USA Lake City, Utah USA 8-12 October 2006 78th Annual Meeting of The 7-11 October 2007 2009 Society of Rheology, Portland, 79lh Annual Meeting of The October 2009 Maine USA Society of Rheology, Salt 81s' Annual Meeting of Lake City, Utah USA The Society of Rheology, Madison, 2007 Wisconsin USA Spring 2007 2008 4th Annual European Rheology 3-8 August 2008 Conference AERC 2007, XVth International location TBA Congress on Rheology and

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