Alan Neville Gent

Alan Neville Gent (11 November 1927 – 20 September 2012) was a professor at the University of Akron. He was recognized during his lifetime as a world-leading authority on the topics of adhesion physics, crystalline and glassy polymers, and the fracturing of rubber.

Alan Neville Gent
Born(1927-11-11)11 November 1927
United Kingdom
Died20 September 2012(2012-09-20) (aged 84)
United States
NationalityBritish-American
Alma materUniversity of London
Known forAdhesion, Rubber
AwardsBingham Medal (1975)
Charles Goodyear Medal (1990)
Colwyn medal (1977)
Whitby Award (1987)
Scientific career
FieldsPolymer Science
InstitutionsBRPRA, University of Akron
Doctoral studentsTony Kinloch
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