On the Shoulders of Giants: Lessons in Leadership and Collaboration from Bill Schowalter

William R. Schowalter is an inspiring and distinguished scientist, author, educator and leader. His approach is decidedly collaborative, international and cross-disciplinary. His research combines elaborate mathematical models and insightful theory with innovative experiments. His writings bring insights to generations of students of nonNewtonian fluid mechanics and colloid science. He doesn’t shy away from the difficult and challenging. He brought his multidisciplinary, insightful and collaborative approach to his leadership of the Princeton Department of Chemical Engineering, the College of Engineering at University of Illinois and numerous professional organisations. In this lecture I will reflect on the lessons we learn from Bill’s career and the fascinating behaviour of nonNewtonian fluids and colloids.