Larry Evans, Transportation Research Center, Inc., East Liberty, OH

Bruce Lambillotte, BS, Chem., MBA, Smithers Rapra, Inc., Akron, OH and James Fogarty, BSME, Smithers Rapra, Inc., Akon, OH

Timothy A. Okel, PPG Industries, Inc., Monroeville, PA

Justin Martin, Timothy A. Okel and Raphael Kollah, PPG Industries, Inc., Monroeville, PA

Jonathan Martens, Ed Terrill and James Lewis, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Akron, OH

Wisut Kaewsakul¹, Kannika Sahakaro², Wilma Dierkes³ and Jacques Noordermeer¹, (1)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)Rubber Technology and Polymer Science, Prince of Songkla University, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani, Thailand, (3)Ctw, Univerity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

Frederick Ignatz-Hoover, Flexsys America L.P., Akron, OH and Byron To, Solutia, Akron, OH

Wilma K. Dierkes¹, Satoshi Mihara², Rabin N. Datta¹, Jacques Noordermeer¹, Naoya Amino², Yasuhiro Ishikawa², Shoutaro Nishitsuji³ and Mikihiko Takenaka³, (1)Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)The Yokohama Rubber Company, Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan, (3)Department of Polymer Chemistry, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan