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October 11, 2016 02:00 AM

Photo gallery: International Rubber Expo ribbon cutting

Rubber & Plastics News Report
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    Erin Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    A ribbon stretches across the entrance of the International Rubber Expo ahead of the event's opening ceremony.
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    Erin Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    Leo Goss, ACS Rubber Division Steering Committee chair, welcomes attendees to the International Elastomer Conference and Rubber Expo.
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    Erin Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    Leo Goss, ACS Rubber Division Steering Committee chair, cuts the ribbon, officially opening the International Rubber Expo, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
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    Erin Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    Leo Goss, ACS Rubber Division Steering Committee chair, cuts the ribbon, officially opening the International Rubber Expo, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
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    Erin Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    Posing for a photo after helping with the ribbon cutting ceremony at the International Rubber Expo are (from left): Firuza Mir, president and CEO of Lanxess Sybron Chemical Inc. and IEC keynote speaker; Judit Puskas, University of Akron professor and newly announced winner of the Charles Goodyear Medal; Terry DeLapa; Leo Goss, steering committee chair; and Kimberley Dempsey-Miller.
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    Erin Beaven, Rubber & Plastics News
    Maria Ellul (left), principal scientist at Exxon Mobil Chemical Co. poses for a photo with Judit Puskas, a University of Akron professor who was announced as the recipient of the Rubber Division's Charles Goodyear Medal.

    PITTSBURGH—Leo Goss, ACS Rubber Division Steering Committee chair, welcomed more than 2,400 attendees to the International Rubber Expo during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.

    In doing so, Goss also announced that Judit Puskas, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Akron, will receive the Charles Goodyear Medal. It is the highest honor given out by the technical organization and Puskas is the first woman to win the award.

    Puskas is honored to be the first female to receive the award and noted that she is proud to share it with her colleagues throughout the industry.

    “It means a lot,” Puskas said. “Someone used the word trailblazer, and I think that is a good description because there are a lot of female workers and members of the Rubber Division and I accept this award for them.”

    Maria Ellul, a principal scientist with Exxon Mobil Chemical Co., was one of the first to congratulate Puskas on her recently announced award. The two have been friends since meeting in grad school more than 30 years ago.

    “I am excited,” Ellul said. “I believe she is an outstanding scientist. … They could not have chosen a better person.”

    This year's conference and expo runs through Oct. 13 and offers networking and professional development opportunities for those throughout the rubber industry. For more information visit www.rubber.org.

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