Industrial Sponsors S01 Report

Industrial Sponsors - R. S. Moore

The Industrial Sponsors Group of the Division of Polymer Chemistry consists of the members listed below. In the past each member contributed $1,000 per year to support polymer education and other polymer development activities. Thanks to the substantial efforts of H.N. Cheng the list has now been updated, and has been expanded to include small companies with less than 500 employees, which contribute $500. Cheng is also leading an effort to provide each Sponsor with a reference book of detailed information on the Industrial Sponsors Group.

The Industrial Sponsors Coordinating Committee includes: R.S. Moore, H.N. Cheng, N. Byerly, W. Daly, J. DiBattista, A. English, K. Havelka, R. Ikeda, M. Jaffe, I. Khan, R. Ottenbrite, T.J. Pacansky, C. Smith, and R. Stackman.

2000 INDUSTRIAL SPONSORS

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	Johnson Polymers
Basell, Inc.	Lubrizol Corporation
BASF Corporation	GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bayer Corporation	National Starch and Chemical Corp.
Dow Chemical Company	Phasex Corporation
Eastman Chemical Company	Raychem/Tyco Electronics
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.	Polaroid Corporation
Exxon Mobil Company	Polymer Source Inc.
Honeywell, Inc.	PPG Industries, Inc.
Genesee Polymers Corp.	Proctor & Gamble Company
Hercules Incorporated	Rohm and Haas Company
Polymer Chemistry Innovations, Inc.	Solutia
International Specialty Products	Wyatt Technology Corporation
Kosa, Inc.	Ashland Specialty Chemicals
Shearwater Polymers, Inc.

A special luncheon was held on Monday, April 2, 2001 at the San Diego ACS Meeting in order to discuss present and future plans, and to enable current and prospective members to become better acquainted. Bill Brittain, POLY Chair, attended and presented a brief overview of the Division’s activities.

The Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the Industrial Sponsors Group will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at the Chicago ACS Meeting. The morning will feature a symposium honoring the recipient of the Industrial Polymer Scientist Award. The afternoon will feature a symposium on "Career Development in the Polymer Industry - Fact vs. Fiction" organized by R.S. Moore, and Co-sponsored by the Younger Chemists Committee. This program will be followed by a reception honoring the recipient of the Industrial Polymer Scientist Award. Final details will appear in the Fall 2001 ACS program.

The Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the Industrial Sponsors was held on Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at the Washington, DC ACS Meeting. The highly successful morning symposium honoring Dr. Harry Mandeville and Dr. S. Randall Holmes-Farley, of Geltex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the recipients of the first Industrial Polymer Scientist Award, was well attended. The afternoon session was also very successful, and featured a mini-symposium co-organized by Mike Jaffe and Ray Ottenbrite on "Polymer Materials for the 21st Century." This was followed by a well attended reception for the recipients of the Industrial Polymer Scientist Award.

The major activities which are currently supported by the Industrial Sponsors Group, many in cooperation with PMSE via POLYED, include the Polymer Education Newsletter (PEN), workshops at schools to help to introduce polymer education, the Undergraduate Summer Scholarship Program, the Curriculum Development Award, tutorials, and free short courses on polymer science at national and regional meetings. Funding is also provided to the Intersociety Polymers and Plastics Education Committee. The competitive grant program initiated in 1991, "Improving the Public Perception of Polymers" is described below.

"IMPROVING THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF POLYMERS" - I. Kahn

This grant consists of up to $10,000 distributed over three years for an innovative program directed toward improving the public perception of polymers. The proposals received in a competitive process are evaluated by the award committee based on feasibility, impact and originality. To date over $52,000 has been allocated to this program. Under the leadership of Ishrat Kahn, proposals have been received this year and are being evaluated. Further details can be obtained from Dr. Kahn. (Tel. 404-880-6847 ).

"INDUSTRIAL POLYMER SCIENTIST AWARD" - R. Ikeda

This award was initiated in 1998 to recognize outstanding industrial innovation and creativity by individual scientists and research teams. The award consists of a $2,000 honorarium, a plaque, and travel expenses to the ACS Meeting at which the recipient will be honored in a special award symposium. Further details can be obtained from Dr. R. Ikeda, Chairman of this activity. (Tel. 610-388-6125 )

As his successor, it is an honor for me to acknowledge the many years of great service provided by Ed Vandenberg in his leadership of the Industrial Sponsors Group.