Kenneth Walters

Kenneth Walters (14 September 1934 – 28 March 2022) was a British mathematician and rheologist. He was a Distinguished Research Professor at the Institute Of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science of the Aberystwyth University.

Education Walters earned his PhD from the University of Swansea in 1959 under the supervision of James G. Oldroyd. His thesis was entitled Some Elastico-Viscous Liquids with Continuous and Discrete Relaxation Spectra. In 1995 he was made a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering. He was an active member of the rheological community for many years. He served as President of the British Society of Rheology from 1974 to 1976, President of the European Society of Rheology from 1996 to 2000, and the Chairman of the International Committee on Rheology from 2000 to 2004. He was a founding fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

Personal life In 1961, Kenneth began dating Mary Eccles, an Aberystwyth student who had been Student ‘Rag Queen’ before they met. They were both committed Christians and married in 1963. Their mutual faith led them into lay leadership at St Michael's Anglican church in Aberystwyth. They had three children and seven grandchildren.

Death

Walters' death was announced on 30 March 2022.