Tony Kinloch

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.

Tony Kinloch
Born	(1946-10-07) 7 October 1946 (age 78)
Nationality	British
Awards	Cottrell Gold Medal (2023) Fellow of the International Congress of Fracture (2017) Fellow of the European Structural Integrity Society (2016) Fellow of the Royal Society (2007) Wake Memorial Medal (2002) Hawksley Gold Medal (1997) Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (1997)
Academic background
Education	PhD
Alma mater	Queen Mary College, University of London
Thesis	Mechanics of Adhesive Failure (1972)
Doctoral advisor	Edgar Andrews A.N. Gent
Academic work
Discipline	Mechanical Engineering
Sub-discipline	Adhesion
Institutions	Imperial College London

Education

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

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

• 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

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.

External links

• Professor Tony Kinloch
• Tony Kinloch publications indexed by Google Scholar