Christopher Robertson, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Eastman Chemical Company
Rubber Additives
260 Springside Drive
Akron, OH
USA 44333
Email: crobertson@eastman.com

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Chris Robertson is currently a Research Associate in Applications Development and Research for Rubber Additives at Eastman Chemical Company. He has over ten years of industrial R&D experience in the plastics and rubber fields, including 7 years at Bridgestone Americas. Prior to joining Eastman in 2013, Chris spent two years leading the start-up of an elastomer technical college in Saudi Arabia as a representative of The University of Akron Research Foundation. Chris was a postdoctoral researcher in the polymer physics group at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory after he received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1999. Chris was awarded the Sparks-Thomas Award from the ACS Rubber Division in 2008, and he is an associate editor of Rubber Chemistry and Technology. Chris is the co-author of 49 peer-reviewed publications and 25 patents / patents pending.

Papers:
Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomer-Resin Blends and Relevance to Tire Tread Performance