Rubber Division Photo Gallery

Those dressed up during Sunday night's Rubber Division's Chairman's Reception at the House of Blues in Cleveland team up for a karaoke version of “We are the World.” The International Rubber & Advanced Materials in Healthcare Expo runs Oct. 8-10 at the I-X Center in Cleveland, along with the ACS Rubber Division's 184th Technical Meeting.

Shelby Washko, historian for the Rubber Division, receives the “Most Devoted” honor from Division Chairman Leonard Thomas during the Chairman's Reception Sunday night at the House of Blues in Cleveland.

Maria Ellul (left) of ExxonMobil Chemical and Lingyun Liu of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Akron talk during a break in the Advanced Materials in Healthcare Conference. The ACS Rubber Division session took place Oct. 7 at the Hyatt Regency Arcade Hotel in downtown Cleveland.

Tom Hutchinson of C.R. Bard, who gave a presentation and chaired a session on regulatory affairs at the healthcare conference, receives a plaque from Judit E. Puskas of the University of Akron. Puskas led the group that developed the Advanced Materials in Healthcare Conference.

Brad Hossack of Stryker Medical Corp. gives insight on materials testing for medical device registrations throughout the world in a presentation at the Advanced Materials in Healthcare Conference.

Gail Reader of Rubber Consultants, which is based in England and part of the Malaysian Rubber Board, was on hand at the company's booth to discuss the operation's advantages at the International Elastomer Conference and Exposition.

AirBoss of America Corp.'s John Tomins (left), Susan Hidrick and Michael Dinford talked about the company's growing compounding business as well as the rest of the firm's operations at the firm's booth during the conference and exposition.

Jerry Williams (left) of Tumpeer Chemical Co. takes the mike after winning the countdown for the longest tenure in the rubber industry of participants in the 25-year Club Luncheon, an honor he shared with Marvin Myhre (right) of Canadian Rubber Testing & Development Ltd. Both have 52 years of experience in the business. John Deputy of Americas International Inc., who chairs the club luncheon, is at center.