Alan Hugh Muhr is a retired TARRC scientist noted for contributions to understanding the mechanics elastomer applications, including laminated rubber isolators, marine fenders, automotive mounts, and structural energy dissipation systems[1] Muhr graduated in 1975 with an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
He completed his PhD and post-doctoral research at the University of Nottingham on the rheology, thermodynamics and crystallization of polysaccharides.
[2][3] Muhr joined TARRC in 1983, known at the time as the Malaysian Rubber Producers' Research Association.
He was recruited by Alan G. Thomas to work on the abrasion of rubber and its relationship to crack-growth characteristics.
[5] His most cited work in the rubber field is a review on modeling stress-strain behavior.