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It amazes me that it's now 10 years since my PhD and we were just working on the ITI project! It only seems like yesterday!
I really enjoyed working with you and learned a great deal and can't thank you enough for my start into the world of research.
Wishing you a very happy 90th birthday and all the best wishes to you and Margaret.

Richard Foster

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I wish you a very happy birthday.
When I came to Leeds, I recognised you as the author of the  book "mechanical properties of solid polymer", which had been recommended as a must-read book to the students in polymer science in a number of universities in China, and has generated paramount impact for advancing our knowledge in polymer physics. The Chinese version of it  has been archived in many libraries in China, for example, National library of China ( as shown in the picture).
Very best wishes to you

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Dear Ian, I have had the honour and benefit of working closely with you since my PhD days in 1974, (is it really 44 years?), learning much from your excellent knowledge and application of orientation - eminent in the world, and a great example of top quality science combined with real applications; being a founder member under your leadership of the Polymer IRC (which continues - a measure of the success of your foundations); delivering with you the only research text on solid phase orientation of polymers; achieving so many outworkings of our die-drawing with Dow, Smith & Nephew, Bridon et al.  I am so glad that when you gave me 3 research papers to choose from in early 1974, I chose the polymer orientation area - and what a rich seam this has been to develop with you.  So, my personal thanks and best wishes to you and of course to Margaret who has been such a great support to you.

Phil
Polymer IRC, University of Bradford

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It has been an honour and a pleasure to work with you over so many years. When I was a young PDRA I remember celebrating your 65th birthday and 'retirement'. Well it's been quite some retirement ! You have continued to bring energy, committment and inspiration to such a range of projects, and have influenced so many people along the way. I wish you all the best.
Alison Voice.

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very best wishes to you, and thanks for you guidance when we worked together. Great memories.

Steve Long

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Always a pleasure to recall your generosity, encouragement, hospitality and kindness when this youngster came to lead the Leeds group when you 'retired'. The Polymer IRC was a visionary achievement which as taken the community forward in many ways since.
Very best wishes to you and Margaret
Tom McLeish

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A very many happy returns on your 90th birthday. It was a great pleasure to work with you for over 40 years and a range of projects (and I learnt so much), but most especially our partnership for the invention and development of hot compaction. Amazing to think that you were my age when we were just starting that journey. A continuing inspiration. We should definitely join Rick for some ice cream!
Pete

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The many discussion we had both at Sabic and at DSM, always inspired us towards new approaches and concepts in so many projects. I think back with gratitude for everything I learned from you. My warmest personal regards for you and Margareth on this occasion.

Rudy Deblieck

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It has been a great pleasure and an honor to learn and work under your guidance.
Best Wishes from Ajay Taraiya & family

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Hi Ian, hope you have an amazing birthday. It was an honour to have you as my PhD supervisor! Thanks for all the NMR knowledge, I'm still putting it to good use now! Best wishes, Pete Richardson

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It's a personal and professional pleasure for me to wish you a very happy birthday Ian. I remember meeting you as a young researcher and it's fabulous how you have inspired so many scientists. It's a privilege for me to work in the Soft Matter Physics Group and to hold the Cavendish Chair that you held. You have left big shoes for me to try to fill!
Very best wishes to you and Margaret,
Helen Gleeson

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It was a pleasure to award you the Staudinger–Durrer Prize in recognition of your pioneering contributions to the field of mechanical properties of solid polymers and polymer-based composites.

Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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Happy Birthday!!! It has been great to work with you since I came to Leeds and thanks a lot for all your support and advice over the years.

Best Wishes, Johan

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Congratulations! The Propex Team want to wish you a happy birthday. May life have ready for you the best of everything for the coming year. It has been a pleasure to work with you over many, many years!
Best Wishes from Propex Gronau

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Making it happen!
Best Wishes Hugh

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It has been a pleasure and privilege to work with and learn from you.
Andrei

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Best wishes and a very happy birthday!
Klaas, Rudy and Mark

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Dear Professor, I wish you a very happy birthday! I remember you describing physics as 'your favorite hobby' on your 85th birthday, and I really hope to retain the same enthusiasm throughout my career. Thank you for the inspiration!

Best wishes, Winke

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Happy Birthday on remarkable years of impact at your 90th.

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Happy Birthday on remarkable years of impact at your 90th.

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Hi Ian, Warm greetings to you and happy birthday on your 90th. I will never forget the time I spent working with you on the many pioneering technologies you developed. I can say without doubt it the best era of my career, thanks for your outstanding contributions. I recall with fond memories the trip we made to Japan on die drawing, you getting BTG to fly us out first class, the large number of "Ian Ward" students we met and you having a go at karaoke. I wish you all the best and an enjoyable day.  Ed Cole

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Dear Ian, collaborating with you, your team and the team in Gronau to commercialize Curv remains the highlight of my career at BP.  For your 90th birthday I send you very warm greetings from Germany.   If you were here, I would invite you for some ice cream- that seemed to help us all be more creative!

Kind regards,
Rick Johnson

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What an impressive milestone and career. It was a pleasure and honour to work with you. I hope you are doing well. Yentl.

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It’s been fun and a privilege to be a friend and a colleague for decades – you have taught me much!  Mike Jaffe

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Enjoyed our interactions over many years from the start of my PhD and I hope that there will be more.
Robin Chivers

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It was fun taking  measurements on various apparatus to almost-impossible sensitivity!
Eric

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Happy birthday Ian - lots of great memories from over 50 years !

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Happy birthday Ian - lots of great memories from over 50 years !

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Alan and Mary

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Still doing the impossible with Die drawing and Lithium Gel
Glen Thompson

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HASSAN El-Dessouky