Gallery: Rubber Division honors S&T, GY Medal award winners

Anthony Mariniello of ChemSpec Ltd., this year’s chair of the ACS Rubber Division, presented the Charles Goodyear Medal to Chris Macosko, a University of Minnesota professor emeritus.

Chris Macosko, a University of Minnesota professor emeritus, was the recipient of the Charles Goodyear Medal at the ACS Rubber Division’s Science & Technology Awards Banquet during the association’s Spring Technical Meeting in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. It is the highest honor given out by the Rubber Division.

Anke Blume, a professor of engineering technology at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, is the first female to receive the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award

Anke Blume, a professor of engineering technology at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, poses with her family after receiving the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award.

Li Jia, a professor of polymer science and engineering and chemistry at the University of Akron, received the George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research during the ACS Rubber Division’s Spring Technical Meeting.

Lewis Tunnicliffe, a lead scientist for rubber product development at Birla Carbon, took home the Sparks-Thomas Award, aimed at younger scientists in the industry.

Glen Fredrickson, a soft matter theorist renowned for his work on self-assembling polymers, is the 2023 recipient of the Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award.

John Putman speaks after receiving the Fernley H. Banbury Award, with Rubber Division Chair Anthony Mariniello looking on.

John Putman, formerly of Monsanto and Polymerics, was honored with the Fernley H. Banbury Award at the ACS Rubber Division’s Science & Technology Awards Banquet on April 26.

Four recipients of the Sparks-Thomas Award for young scientists in the rubber industry, pose for a photo during the ACS Rubber Division’s Spring Technical Meeting. From left are: Chris Robertson, winner in 2008; Will Mars, who took the honor in 2007; this year’s winner, Lewis Tunnicliffe; and James Busfield, who took the honor in 2010. Mar’s company, Endurica, now sponsors the award each year.