David J. Lohse
Retired, ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
300 East 71st St., Apt. 7M
New York,
NY
USA
10021
Biographical Sketch: David J. Lohse received B.S. degrees in both Physics and Computer Science from Michigan State University in 1974, and a Ph. D. in Materials Science from the University of Illinois in 1978. He then spent two years at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, MD under an NSF-NRC Fellowship, working on the theory of polymer solutions with Isaac Sanchez. In 1980 he began to work for Exxon Mobil Corporation, first in the Long Range Polymer Research Group of Exxon Chemical Co., and from 1987 in what are now the Corporate Strategic Research Labs of ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co. in Annandale, NJ. In June of 2011 he retired from Exxon Mobil holding the position of Distinguished Research Associate. His work has focused on a wide range of topics in rubber science and technology: the thermodynamics of mixing polymer blends, the use of nanocomposites to control the permeability of elastomeric compounds, neutron scattering from polymers, the control of rheology by molecular architecture, the use of block and graft copolymers to enhance blend compatibility, and the application of such knowledge to develop improved elastomer products. His research has resulted in over 120 publications (including a book on “Polymeric Compatibilizers” written in 1996 with Sudhin Datta of ExxonMobil Chemical Co.) and 48 US patents. He has also served the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in several capacities, including Chair in 1998 and Councilor since 2003. He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2000, a PMSE Fellow in 2005, and an ACS Fellow in 2010. In March 2010 he received the Cooperative Research Award from PMSE jointly with Prof. Nikos Hadjichristidis of the University of Athens.
Papers:
Developing New Rubber Products Based on Polymer Physics Principles