SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AWARD WINNERS

Tuesday, April 27, 2010: 2:00 PM-5:15 PM
Akron/Summit Ballroom (Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel)
Chair:
Maria Ellul, Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P., an Affiliate of ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
2:00 PM
Polyolefin Elastomers
Edward Kresge, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Neshanic Station, NJ
3:00 PM
Stability of the Rubber-Brass Interface in Tires – Is There Room for Further Improvement?
William J. Vanooij, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
3:30 PM
Break
3:45 PM
Smart Rubber: Is It Nearing Reality?
James Busfield, Department of Materials, Queen Mary University of London, London, England
4:15 PM
Syntheses and Characterization of Novel Biostable Polyisobutylene Based Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
Rudolf Faust, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA