Roelof Houwink (1897–1988) was a Dutch polymer scientist, educated at the University of Delft. He worked at Philips starting in 1925. From 1939 to 1956 he was director-general of the TNOs Rubberinstituut[1] in Delft.[2]

The Mark-Houwink equation is named jointly after Herman F. Mark and him.

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  1. ^ Gerard van de Schootbrugge, Kunststoffen en Rubber Instituut (KRI), 2014 [1]
  2. ^ Gary Patterson, "Polymer Science from 1935 to 1953: Consolidating the Paradigm", Springer 2014, S. 64f
  3. ^ "Elasticity, plasticity and structure of matter. By Dr. R. Houwink. With a chapter on The Plasticity of Crystals. By Dr. W. G. Burgers. Pp. xviii+37G. London: Cambridge University Press, 1937. 21s - - 1937 - Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry - Wiley Online Library". doi:10.1002/jctb.5000564425. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)