Maria D. Ellul
Dr.
ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Global Specialty Polymers Technology
Akron,
OH
USA
44311
Email:
maria.ellul@exxonmobil.com
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Ellul is a Principal Scientist with ExxonMobil Chemical Co. In her 30 year career in the rubber and plastics industry she has made numerous seminal contributions to both fundamental and applied research in elastic materials based on polyolefins. Her research focuses on the chemistry and physics of polymer blends, including block / graft copolymers; and dynamic vulcanization to control morphology and rheology. Dr. Ellul has published approximately 60 technical papers. She is the inventor/co-inventor of over 40 US patents which have led to a number of commercial products. Maria earned her B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from The University of Malta in 1977, a M.Sc. degree in Polymer Science from The Polytechnic of North London in 1979 and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science from The University of Akron in 1984 under Prof. Alan N. Gent. Maria has been a member of the American Chemical Society, (ACS) and its Rubber Division since 1985. She has been serving as Associate Editor for Rubber Chemistry and Technology journal for over 20 years. She is the recipient of the "Sparks Thomas Award” (1997) - (ACS); the “Woman of the Year Award” (1998) - Ohio Women’s History Project; the “Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award” (2005) - ACS Rubber Division, the “Outstanding Alumni Award” (2010) - The University of Akron and numerous ExxonMobil Polymer Technology awards.
Papers:
60
RECENT ADVANCES IN EPDM and DYNAMICALLY VULCANIZED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS