Arif Omer Gozen, PhD

Senior Materials Scientist Arif Omer Gozen, PhD Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology 1659 S. Main St. Akron, OH USA 44301 Email: gozenomer@bfusa.com Biographical Sketch: Dr. Gozen received his PhD from the department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University with Prof. Rich Spontak and Prof. Jan Genzer and worked on polymer thin films, surface/interface studies, responsive nanolithography and formulation/product development on gel/nanocomposite systems. He then ompleted his post doc under the supervision of Prof. Jon-Paul Maria in the department of Materials Science and Engineering and worked on organic photovoltaics development through CVD and optical characterization. He is currently working as a senior materials scientist at Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology on topics such as liquid polymers, alternative resources of rubber, silane technologies and abrasion/durability studies.