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Raymond Ogden
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Raymond William Ogden
September 19, 1943 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Known for | Ogden material model Ogden–Roxburgh model |
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| Thesis | On Constitutive Relations for Elastic and Plastic Materials (1970) |
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Raymond William Ogden (born on September 19, 1943) is a British applied mathematician. He is a special professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He is known for his important work on how materials stretch and bend.
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Education and Early Life
Raymond Ogden went to the University of Cambridge. He earned his first degree and then his PhD in 1970. His main teacher and guide for his PhD was Rodney Hill. His PhD project was about how different materials, like elastic and plastic ones, behave when you push or pull them.
What Raymond Ogden Studies
Professor Ogden's main work is about how materials change shape when you push or pull them. This is especially true for materials that stretch a lot, which is called 'nonlinear elasticity'. He studies how these materials behave in different situations.
How Materials Stretch and Bend
He figured out exact ways to solve problems about how materials stretch and squish. He also studied how strong materials are and how waves travel through them. This helps us understand how things like rubber bands or even parts of our body move.
Real-World Uses of His Work
Professor Ogden has used his research to understand rubber-like materials. He also helped explain how soft body parts, like muscles or skin, stretch and move. His work also covers how materials react to electricity and magnets. This is important for new types of stretchy materials used in technology.
His book, Non-Linear Elastic Deformations, was published in 1984. It was reissued in 1999 and is a very important book for people who study how solid materials behave.
Awards and Special Recognitions
Raymond Ogden has received many important awards for his work.
- In 2005, he was given the Koiter Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
- In 2006, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honor for scientists in the United Kingdom.
- In 2010, he received the William Prager Medal from the Society of Engineering Science.
- In 2016, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) gave him the Timoshenko Medal. This medal is one of the highest honors in the field of applied mechanics.
