Raymond Smallman
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Raymond Edward Smallman CBE FRS FREng[1] (4 August 1929 – 25 February 2015) was a British metallurgist and academic known for his research into alloys and the causes of metal fatigue.[2] Smallman was also a significant figure at the University of Birmingham, serving as its vice-principal between 1987 and 1992 and helping to establish its reputation as a leading modern research university.[3][4]
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Born | Raymond Edward Smallman (1929-08-04)4 August 1929 Wolverhampton, England |
Died | 25 February 2015(2015-02-25) (aged 85) |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
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Doreen Faulkner (m. 1952) |
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Thesis | An investigation into the crystal structure of cold worked metals (1953) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan Cottrell[2] |
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