HOUSTON (Nov. 7, 2012)—The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers has named P.S. Ravishankar, noted for his work in the development of EPDM elastomers for ExxonMobil Chemical, as the winner of its Technical Award.
Ravishankar has been involved in Vistalon EPDM rubber, Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomers and Exact plastomer product development and process synthesis for more than 20 years. He holds more than 40 patents and has published or presented more than 10 technical papers.
He will receive the honor at the IISRP's annual meeting in San Francisco the week of April 15, 2013.