Senior Research Scientist Chenchy J. Lin Bridgestone Americas Center for Research & Technology 1200 Firestone Pkwy Akron, OH USA 44317 Email: linjeffrey@BFUSA.com Biographical Sketch: Chenchy Jeffrey Lin, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist, Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology (BACRT) in Akron, OH. He began his career with BACRT in 1996 in the tire materials developments. His primary responsibilities include polymer development and scale-up for tire materials and new material research. His special interests are in the areas of filler morphologies, polymer-filler interaction, filler-filler interactions in filled rubbers, silica technologies including coupling and shielding agents, silane chemistry, understanding and manipulation of viscoelastic properties in silica-filled rubbers. He holds an MS in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Engineering from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY. He did his postdoctoral fellowship with Professor Grassley at Princeton University. He has written several papers which have been published by the American Chemical Society (Rubber Division) and Rubber Chemistry and Technology, Macromolecules, J. Chem. Physics, Physical Review Letter, J. Applied Polym Sci., etc. He has 22 patents issued by the US patent office. |