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Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
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AWARDEES
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Sponsored by the Industrial Advisory Board
Previously named the POLY Industrial Sponsors prior to 2007
| 2000 | W. Harry Mandeville and S. Randall Holmes-Farley | 2001 | Alan D. English | 2002 | Lloyd M. Robeson |
| 2004 | Bill M. Culbertson, Craig J. Hawker | 2006 | James Hedrick | 2008 | Richard Turner |
| 2012 | Babu N. Gaddam | 2014 |
Robert D. Allen |
2016 | Joel Oxman |
| 2018 | Qinghuang Lin |
2000 Industrial Sponsor's Award
During the ACS meeting in Washington DC, the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. hosted the first Industiral Sponsors Awards Reception immediately following the Tuesday session of the Industrial Sponsors Symposium. The event was held in the JW Marriott, Grand Ballroom Foyer (Tues. Aug. 22) at 5:30 PM.
The Division of Polymer of Chemistry approved in 1998 an INDUSTRIAL POLYMER SCIENTIST AWARD to "recognize outstanding industrial innovation and creativity by individual scientists and research teams". The first solicitation for nominations was very successful with seven excellent nominatioms received. The best one was selected by the Division Awards Committee for the combined efforts of DR. HARRY MANDEVILLE AND DR. S. RANDALL HOLMES-FARLEY at Geltex Pharmaceutical, Inc.
They were recognized at the Washington ACS meeting in a special symposium and above reception including the award presentaiton. Each Awardee will received a $2,000 honorarium, a plaque, and travel expenses. This program is supported by the Industrial Sponsors Group of the Polymer Divison.
Drs. Harry Mandeville (l), Tom Pacansky (POLY Chair) and S. Randall Holmes-Farley (r)
Bill Britton, Alan English and Robert Moore
2001 Industrial Sponsor's Award
The Industrial Sponsors Group of the Division of Polymer Chemistry has announced that its Industrial Polymer Scientist Award for 2001 will be presented to Dr. Alan D. English, Research Fellow, duPont Co. at the Chicago ACS Meeting. This award is presented in recognition of the significance, the creativity, and the innovation of the many contributions Dr. English has made to polymer science in an industrial setting. The award symposium in his honor is scheduled for Tuesday morning, August 28th at the McCormick Place - South convention center. The reception in his honor will be held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel on Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
2002 Industrial Sponsor's Award
The recipient of the 2002 POLY Industrial Sponsors Award is Dr. Lloyd Robeson from Air Products and Chemicals. Dr. Robeson received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1964 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1967. He was a major contributor to the polymer science and engineering efforts at Union Carbide Corporation until 1986, at which time he joined Air Products and Chemicals where he currently still serves as a principle research associate.
Dr. Robeson is considered to be the major industrial contributor to the field of polymer blends in the United States. Since joining Air Products and Chemicals, he has further expanded his scientific contributions into the areas of membrane separations, surface modification, and new polymers for electronic applications. Some of the documented contributions that he has made thus far in his prolific career include 84 patents, over 70 publications, and co-authorship of 3 books. In addition to his published contributions, Dr. Robeson has also contributed to his areas of expertise by serving on numerous technology councils and editorial boards. In 2001 Dr. Robeson was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his significant scientific and technological contributions in polymer blends and engineering polymers. The recognition and celebration of his extraordinary contributions continues this years with the POLY Industrial Sponsors Award.
The POLY Industrial Sponsors Award is given to recognize outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of Polymer Science, conducted by individual scientists or research teams. The Award consists of a plaque and an honorarium in the amount of $2000. Travel expenses to the symposium are paid in addition to the honorarium.
The award symposium and presentation will take place at the ACS National Meeting in Boston August 18-22 2002.
2004 Industrial Sponsor's Awardees
Craig J. Hawker
Dr. Hawker received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1988 and has since distinguished himself in the areas of synthetic polymer chemistry of novel polymers and nanostructured materials, especially dendrimers and hyperbranched materials. His work on the controlled synthesis of porogen materials for ultra low dielectric insulating materials for microelectronics packaging is one of the leading routes to enable the design and manufacture of all future advanced microelectronic devices. His work on novel crosslinked thin films used to protect and package sensitive electronic parts and as the recording layer of the novel "Millipede" compact storage systems (named one of Industry Week's 2003 Technologies of the Year) has lead to new developments and manufacturing processes. He has over 180 papers and 27 patents. Craig has been recognized by IBM with 10 separate patent awards and is a recipient of the Polymer Chemistry DivisionÕs Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award.
Bill M. Culbertson
Dr. Culbertson received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1963 and has had a highly distinguished 27 year industrial career in the area of new monomer and polymer synthesis of engineering thermosets and thermoplastics. He was one of the very early pioneers to study polymers having in-chain, mixed, heterocyclic ring moieties, which have better solubility, improved processability and improved high temperature properties. He did pioneering work on acyl aminimides, showing that they could be heated to obtain new polymers with pendant isocyanate residues. This opened a new area of study for a variety of polyacrylate, methacrylate and styrenics for the coatings and adhesives industries. His work with maleic anhydride (MA) and maleimide monomers, polymers and copolymers lead to the commercialization of scale inhibitors and the development of MA grafted polypropylene for improving blends with polypropylene and nylon. He coauthored a book on MA, which became a bible to those working with MA. He discovered that different bisoxazolines copolymerize with diphenolics or phenolic type resins to produce high performance aromatic polyetheramides, with the thermosets called PEAR resins. Bill has over 86 articles, several books and book chapters, and 38 patents relating to his industrial career.
The 2004 Industrial Scientist winners. (l to r) Robert Moore (Industrial Sponsors), Craig Hawker and Bill Culbertson (Awardees) and Ken Carter (Poly Chair).
(l to r) Robert Moore (Industrial Sponsors), James Hedrick (Awardees) and Kathleen Havelka (Poly Chair).
2006 Industrial Sponsor's Award
Congratulations to Dr. James Hedrick of IBM Almaden Research Center, winner of the 2006 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award! The award recognizes Hedrick for outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of polymer science, conducted by individual scientists or research teams. The Award consists of a plaque, $2,000.00 honorarium, and travel expenses. A symposium in Dr. Hedricks honor was held during the San Francisco ACS Meeting.
2008 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
Dr. S. Richard Turner has been named the recipient of the 2008 Industrial Polymer Science Award sponsored by the Industrial Sponsors Group of the American Chemical Society's Division of Polymer Chemistry. This award, in recognition of his outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of Polymer Science, will be presented by the Division of Polymer Chemistry at the 2008 Fall National Meeting of the ACS in Philadelphia, PA. Richard has served a unique position in our professional society with significant accomplishments in the fundamentals of polymer chemistry, commercialization of novel families of polymers, and now through his role in the academic arena, the translation of this experience to the next generation of industrial scientists and engineers.
Richard's research accomplishments have had a major impact across a broad range of polymer science, ranging from novel polymers for new resist materials to polymer nanocomposites for barrier enhancement. His work has resulted in over 100 U.S. patents, and has led to the development of useful new polymerization processes as well as unusual monomers and polymeric materials. Richard is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University with both bachelors and masters degrees in Chemistry, and he completed his Ph.D. degree in Organic Polymer Chemistry at the University of Florida. After working at the Xerox Corporation Research Laboratories in Webster, New York, Richard moved to positions at Exxon Research and Engineering and the Corporate Research Laboratories at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York before joining the Polymers Research Division of Eastman Chemical Company where he was a Research Fellow. In 2004 he joined the faculty at Virginia Tech as Research Professor and Director of the Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute.
Robert Moore (l), Dr. Richard Turner (C)
2012 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
The ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award, Dr. Babu N. Gaddam. As a 3M Corporate Scientist and adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas, he is widely known in the polymer community for his world-class expertise in polymer science. For more than 30 years, he has continually made groundbreaking discoveries that have changed and shaped the field of polymer chemistry. As an industrial scientist his inventions have led to significant commercial products ranging from everyday items, like Post-it Notes to pioneering work in the use of renewable resources, and perhaps even more importantly to advanced materials in health care including advanced materials for dentistry as well as transparent surgical dressings. Dr. Gaddam has more than 100 patents in widely diverse polymer applications such as dentistry, health care, display and graphics, photoinitiators, optics and nanoparticles to name only some. Many of these patents support products that improve the quality of life for consumers. He has published 89 papers in highly prestigious journals including Nature, Macromolecules, Makromolekulare Chemie, Chemical Physics and Polymer. He also contributes to the greater scientific community as a journal reviewer, and National Science Foundation panelist. Another aspect that makes Dr, Gaddam stand out is his dedication to his field and peers as a mentor and teacher, including his contributions to academics through holding two adjunct professorships.
The Industrial Scientist Award was established in 1999 to recognize outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of Polymer Science, conducted by individual scientists or research teams. The award is administered by the Polymer Chemistry Division and is supported by the Industrial Advisory Board. The award is normally presented at the Industrial Sponsors program during the Fall National ACS Meeting of even numbered years. The recipient is expected to present an address at a symposium organized in his/her honor.
2014 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
Robert D. Allen of the IBM Almaden Research Center has been named the recipient of the 2014 Industrial Polymer Science Award sponsored by the Industrial Advisory Board of the American Chemical Society's Division of Polymer Chemistry. This award is routinely quite competitive, and this year was no exception with a number of outstanding nominees.
This award, in recognition of his outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of Polymer Science, will be presented by the Division of Polymer Chemistry at an awards symposium to be held at the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, Fall 2014.
Robert D. Allen has made, during his nearly 30 years as a researcher at IBM, seminal contributions to the development of photoresists - the patternable polymers that make microelectronics possible. In so doing, he is one of the pioneers of nanotechnology. He has invented and then led the development of photoresists for 193 nm lithography making possible today's remarkable computers and communication devices. These photoresists have enabled the semiconductor industry to follow Moore's Law even after it was predicted to be impossible. In his role as research manager, he is involved in the implementation of directed self-assembly, thought by many to be the next generation patterning method. Dr. Allen received his Ph.D. under the direction of Jim McGrath at VT. He was also recognized recently by membership in the National Academy of Engineering as he is one of the premier American industrial chemists. The Industrial Advisory Board is pleased to announce that Dr. Allen is the 2014 Industrial Polymer Scientist Awardee.
(l-r) D. Gerbi (IAB), K. Beers (POLY Chair), R. Allen (IBM), T. Baughman (IAB)
Industrial Polymer Scientist Award:
(l-r)
T. Baughman (IAB Chair), J. Oxman (3M ESPE Dental Center),
K. Haider (POLY Chair), C. Bowman (University of Colorado),
& M. Hunt (IAB Vice-Chair)
2016 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
Joel Oxman from 3M received the 2016 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award: This award recognizes outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of Polymer Science, conducted by individual scientists or research teams and is sponsored by the POLY Industrial Advisory Board (IAB).
Joel Oxman (3M ESPE Dental Center) received his B.A. in Chemistry from Grinnell College and his PhD from Northwestern four years later. He joined the 3M Company thereafter where he has since become the world’s leading expert on the fundamentals and applications of photopolymerization-based chemistry. During his 32 years at 3M and while being an ambassador to many scientific constituencies, Joe has developed numerous photocured products based on his 90+ patents and 95 publications that have led to several billion dollars in product sales based on photopolymer chemistry.
A full symposium was held during the Fall ACS National meeting in honor of Dr. Oxman. Special thanks to the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB), for their continued sponsorship of this outstanding award program.
2018 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award
Qinghuang Lin from IBM received the 2018 Industrial Polymer Scientist Award: This award recognizes outstanding industrial innovation and creativity in the application of Polymer Science, conducted by individual scientists or research teams and is sponsored by the POLY Industrial Advisory Board (IAB).
Qinghuang Lin is a Research Staff Member and a Project Manager at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. He received his B.E. and M.S. degrees from Tsinghua University, China and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan. For more than twenty years, he made important and sustained contributions to advanced functional polymers for modern electronics. He designed, invented, developed and implemented advanced functional electronic materials to manufacture ever smaller, faster and cheaper microchips for modern electronics. His inventions have been used to make microchips for some of the most popular electronics devices in the world today. The IBM 248 nm bilayer resist technology he invented and developed, along with his colleagues, was part of the 40 years of innovations in semiconductor technology that won IBM the 2004 US National Medal of Technology. An IBM Master Inventor, he is an inventor or co-inventor of more than 95 US patents. He is an editor or co-editor of 14 conference proceedings, 3 journal special issues and the author and co-author of over 75 technical papers. He is an Associate Editor of Journal Micro/Nanolithography. In 2014, he was named an ACS Fellow. Later he was named a PMSE Fellow and SPIE Fellow. Dr. Lin is a Past Chair of the American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE division). He has chaired numerous national and international conferences.
