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Peter Richardson, over a remarkably diverse career, made outstanding contributions to biomedical engineering in the performance of artificial lungs and in the treatment of atherosclerosis and thrombi. Despite difficult teenage years, he read mechanical engineering at Imperial College, London, continuing thereafter to complete a PhD on heat transfer from rotating discs. He obtained a post-doctoral position in a similar field at Brown University that led to an academic appointment there that lasted throughout his career. Following his first sabbatical leave, he became deeply interested in physiological flows. This led to an intensive and productive period of research with Pierre Galletti in advancing the development of the artificial lung. When it became evident that artificial lungs, like their natural counterpart, suffered similar problems of depositions on artery walls and thrombi, he re-directed his research to diagnosing and alleviating these problems, collaborating in this research for over 30 years with Gustav Born FRS. At Brown, besides his research, he is affectionately remembered for his roles in chairing at senior levels often challenging committee meetings. |
