Poling may refer to: *

Poling (piezoelectricity) Piezoelectricity (, ) is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials—such as crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA, and various proteins—in response to applied stress (mechanics), mechanical s ...

, applying a strong electric field across piezoelectric materials *

Poling (horse) Poling or rapping is the practice of hitting a horse on the legs as it goes over a jump, to make it think it hit the fence hard (due to the pain), so the animal will pick his legs up higher the next time. It is usually performed using a long bambo ...

, in equestrianism, hitting a horse on the legs to encourage it to clear a jump *

Poling System The Poling System was a mathematical rating system used to rank college football teams. Its selections were published in the ''Football Review Supplement'' and several newspapers. The system was developed by Richard R. Poling, a native of Mansfield, ...

, rating system used to select college football national championship teams from 1924 to 1984 *

Poling (metallurgy) A metallurgical method employed in the purification of copper which contains copper oxide as an impurity and also in the purification of tin which contains tin oxide (stannic oxide or "SnO2") as an impurity. The impure metal, usually in the form of ...

, a method for purification of copper in metallurgy * Poling, a procedure for shunting cars on a railway * Poling, a method of moving small watercraft using a

setting pole A setting pole or quant (quant pole) is a pole, handled by a crew member, to move boats, barges (in which case it is also called a barge pole) or punts by pushing the craft in the desired direction. The pole is used to push against the river or s ...

Places

Poling, West Sussex Poling is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Arun District, Arun District of West Sussex, England, southeast of Arundel on a minor road south of the A27 road, A27. About 25% of the parish is wooded foothill slopes o ...

, England * Poling, Indiana, U.S. * Poling, West Virginia, U.S. *

Poling Preceptory Poling Preceptory was a priory in West Sussex, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of isla ...

, a priory in West Sussex, England

People named Poling

* Al Poling (born 1957), American wrestler *

Chan Poling Chandler Hall "Chan" Poling (born October 3, 1957) is an American musician and composer. He is best known as the leader of Minneapolis punk/New Wave group The Suburbs. Early life and education Chandler Hall Poling was born in 1957 in Evanston, Il ...

(born 1957), American musician * Clark V. Poling (1910–1943), American war hero * Daniel A. Poling (1884–1968), American clergyman *

Daniel Poling Daniel Joseph Poling (born October 3, 1954) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 10 from January 2007 to 2014. He was appointed by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin ...

(born 1954), American politician *

Eleanor Poling Eleanor Jane Mondale Poling (January 19, 1960 – September 17, 2011) was an American radio personality, television host, actress, and political activist. Biography Mondale was the only daughter of Joan Mondale and former Vice President W ...

, American radio personality, television host, and actress *

Harold Arthur Poling Harold Arthur "Red" Poling (October 14, 1925 – May 12, 2012) was an American automobile businessman who was CEO and chairman of Ford Motor Company from 1990 to 1993. Early life and education Poling was born October 14, 1925, in Troy, Michigan, ...

(1925–2012), American automobile businessman *

Jon Poling Jon Poling is an American physician currently practicing in Athens, Georgia where he has worked at Athens Neurological Associates since 2001. He has also worked at Athens Regional Medical Center as the medical director of their apheresis unit si ...

(born 1971), American neurologist *

Mary Poling Mary M. Poling (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 47 from January 12, 2013 to 2014. Poling served consecutively from January 2001 until Ja ...

(born 1946), American politician *

Samantha Poling Samantha Poling is a Scottish investigative journalist working for BBC Scotland and BBC Panorama. Early life and career Raised in Helensburgh, after graduation Poling joined the ''Northumberland Gazette'' in Alnwick as a trainee reporter. She ...

, Scottish journalist

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People named Poling

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