Rubber Division meeting in session

Jim Eddy, retired from Zeon, opens the ACS Rubber Division's Spring Technical Meeting in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. He is serving as chair of the Rubber Division for 2022.

Fuzhong Zhang, a professor from the University of Washington, delivers the meeting's keynote addres. He spoke on Using Synthetic Biology to Produce High-Performance Biopolymers.

Jim Eddy (right), this years chair of the ACS Rubber Division, gives a gift to keynote speaker Fuzhong Zhang, a professor from the University of Washington.

Scott Legleu of R.D. Abbott and Leo Goss of Lanxess catch up during a break at the Rubber Division's spring meeting.

Michael O'Shaughnessy (left) and Paul Fithian staff the Bruggemann Chemical U.S. booth at the table top exhibit portion of the Rubber Division's spring meeting.

Anil Bhowmick (left) of the University of Houston and Chris Robertson of Polymer Technologies Services take in a technical presentation at the Rubber Division Spring Technical Meeting. Bhowmick is this year's recipient of the Melvin Mooney Award for Distinguished Technology.

Erick Sharp, CEO of the renamed Ace Laboratories, has a cutout of Fernley Banbury at the firm's booth. Ace is the sponsor of the Rubber Division's Fernley H. Banbury Award, which will be given to Gerald Potts on April 27 during the meeting. 

James Kollar of Birla Carbon delivers a technical presentation during the ACS Rubber Division Spring's meeting. The three-day meeting includes about 40 papers.

Will Mars and Pauline Glaza are on hand to staff the Endurica display at the tabletop exhibit.

Lydia McDevitt and Spencer Bagan were available to let attendees know the capabilities of MonTech Rubber Testing Solutions.

Adel Halasa, retired from Goodyear, won the countdown at the 25-Year Club Luncheon as the person with the most years in the rubber industry. A past recipient of the Charles Goodyear Medal, Halasa has been in the rubber industry for 61 years.