Charles Goodyear Medal

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Presented by ACS Rubber Division		First awarded 1941
Awarded for "outstanding invention, innovation, or development which has resulted in a significant change or contribution to the nature of the rubber industry" Official website http://www.rubber.org/s-t-awards

The Charles Goodyear Medal is the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division. Established in 1941, the award is named after Charles Goodyear, the discoverer of vulcanization, and consists of a gold medal, a framed certificate and prize money. The medal honors individuals for "outstanding invention, innovation, or development which has resulted in a significant change or contribution to the nature of the rubber industry". Awardees give a lecture at an ACS Rubber Division meeting, and publish a review of their work in the society's scientific journal Rubber Chemistry and Technology.

1940s

1941 David Spence - Diamond Rubber Co. researcher noted for synthesizing isoprene for use in synthetic rubber

1942 Lorin B. Sebrell - Goodyear Research Director noted for his work on organic accelerators for vulcanization

1944 Waldo L. Semon - early developer of synthetic rubber, in particular Ameripol for B. F. Goodrich.

1946 Ira Williams - duPont developer of Neoprene

1948 George Oenslager - B. F. Goodrich chemist known for pioneering vulcanization accelerator chemistry

1949 Harry L. Fisher 69th national president of the American Chemical Society, and an authority on the chemistry of vulcanization

1950s

1950 Carroll C. Davis - first editor of Rubber Chemistry and Technology, serving from 1928-1957, and developer of the first practical oxygen-aging test in the industry and the use of antioxidants in rubber

1951 William C. Geer - pioneer in studying rubber ageing, and developer of early aircraft de-icing systems, vice-president at B. F. Goodrich

1952 Howard E. Simmons - discovered the Simmons–Smith reaction

1953 John T. Blake - Research director at Simplex Wire and Cable company, pioneered understanding of rubber as an electrical insulator

1954 George S. Whitby - Head of the University of Akron rubber laboratory, for many years the only teacher of rubber chemistry in the USA

1955 Ray P. Dinsmore - pioneered the use of rayon as a reinforcing material in auto tires

1956 Sidney M. Cadwell - United States Rubber Company researcher noted as discoverer of antioxidants for rubber.

1957 Arthur W. Carpenter - past president of ASTM, known for contributions to quality control for rubber

1958 Joseph C. Patrick - inventor of first American synthetic elastomer - Thiokol

1959 Fernley H. Banbury - inventor of the Banbury mixer

1960s

1960 William B. Wiegand - researcher at Columbian Carbon Co. who demonstrated the effect of carbon black particle size on rubber reinforcement

1961 Herbert A. Winklemann - developed first commercially feasible antioxidant, AgeRite, with Harold Gray

1962 Melvin Mooney - American physicist and rheologist responsible for the Mooney viscometer and the Mooney-Rivlin solid constitutive relation

1963 William J. Sparks - Exxon chemist and co-inventor of Butyl rubber

1964 Arthur E. Juve - B. F. Goodrich Director of Technology who developed oil-resistant rubber compositions, lab tests for tire treads, and improvements in manufacture of rubber products and the processing of synthetic rubber

1965 Benjamin S. Garvey - worked for B.F. Goodrich and Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation. Dr. Garvey developed the "10 Gram Evaluation Process."

1966 E. A. Murphy - Dunlop researcher credited with invention of latex foam, first marketed as Dunlopillo

1967 Norman Bekkedahl - pioneered understanding of Glass transition in elastomers, and former Deputy Chief of the Polymers Division at the National Bureau of Standards

1968 Paul J. Flory - pioneer in the physical chemistry of macromolecules, later a Nobel laureate

1969 Robert M. Thomas - Exxon chemist and co-inventor of Butyl rubber

1970s

1970 Samuel D. Gehman - Goodyear physicist noted for development of a modulus-based measurement of rubber's glass transition temperature

1971 Harold J. Osterhof - inventor of Pliofilm, a plasticized rubber hydrochloride cast film, and director of research at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

1972 Frederick W. Stavely - Firestone researcher responsible for development of synthetic polyisoprene a.k.a. "coral rubber"

1973 Arnold M. Collins - polychloroprene developer at DuPont

1974 Joseph C. Krejci - developed oil furnace method to make carbon black

1975 Otto Bayer - head of the research group at IG Farben that discovered the polyaddition for the synthesis of polyurethanes out of polyisocyanate and polyol

1976 Earl L. Warrick - Dow Corning pioneer of silicone elastomer chemistry and inventor of Silly Putty

1977 James D. D'Ianni - Goodyear scientist noted for contributions in the development of synthetic rubber

1978 Frank Herzegh - Goodrich inventor of the first successful tubeless tire and owner of patents for over 100 inventions in the field of tire technology

1979 Francis P. Baldwin - former Exxon Chief Scientist noted for his work on chemical modifications of low functionality elastomers

1980s

1980 Samuel E. Horne, Jr. - Goodrich chemist who first polymerized synthetic polyisoprene using Ziegler catalyst

1981 John D. Ferry - University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry professor noted for co-authoring the Williams–Landel–Ferry equation

1982 Adolf Schallamach - MRPRA researcher who pioneered understanding of the mechanisms of tire traction, abrasion and wear

1983 J. Reid Shelton - professor at Case Western University known for contributions to understanding of oxidation and antioxidants in rubber, and for application of laser-Raman spectroscopy to the study of sulfur vulcanization

1984 Herman E. Schroeder - R&D Director at DuPont and a pioneer in the development of tire cord adhesion and specialty elastomers

1985 Maurice Morton - former director of the Institute of Rubber Research at the University of Akron

1986 Leonard Mullins - MRPRA research director who first described the effect of prior overloads on rubber's stress-strain curve (i.e. the Mullins effect)

1987 Norman R. Legge - Shell Oil Company researcher and pioneer of thermoplastic elastomers

1988 Herman F. Mark - known as the "father of polymer science" for his early work focused on the crystal structure of natural rubber and other polymers

1989 Jean-Marie Massoubre - Michelin researcher associated with early development of the radial tire

1990s

1990 Alan N. Gent - University of Akron professor who contributed to understanding adhesion physics, and fracture of rubbery, crystalline and glassy polymers

1991 Edwin J. Vandenberg - chemist at Hercules Inc. known for discovery of isotactic polypropylene and the development of Ziegler-type catalysts

1992 Ronald S. Rivlin - MRPRA physicist and developer of finite elasticity theory for elastomers

1993 Leo Mandelkern - Florida State University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, pioneered understanding of crystallization in polymers

1994 Alan G. Thomas - MRPRA physicist and developer of fracture mechanics theory for elastomers

1995 Aubert Y. Coran - Monsanto researcher responsible for invention of thermoplastic elastomer Geolast

1996 Siegfried Wolff - Degussa scientist who first recognized the potential for using silica in tire treads to reduce rolling resistance

1997 Adel F. Halasa - Goodyear scientist who developed a terpolymer rubber of styrene, isoprene and butadiene (SIBR) that was used in the Aquatred tire

1998 Jean-Baptiste Donnet - CNRS pioneer in surface chemistry of carbon black

1999 James E. Mark - University of Cincinnati pioneer in molecular dynamics computer simulations of rubber elasticity

2000s

2000 Jack L. Koenig - Case Western Reserve University professor who pioneered spectroscopic methods of polymer characterization

2001 Yasuyuki Tanaka - Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology professor noted for elucidating the molecular structure of natural rubber

2003 Graham J. Lake - former pro cricketer and MRPRA pioneer in understanding fatigue behavior of rubber

2006 Robert F. Landel - Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory physical chemist noted for co-authoring the Williams–Landel–Ferry equation

2007 Karl A. Grosch - pioneer in the study of friction and abrasion in relation to tire traction and wear

2008 Joseph P. Kennedy - University of Akron Polymer Science professor and inventor of the polystyrene-polyisobutylene-polystyrene triblock polymeric coating on the Taxus Drug-Eluting Stent

2009 James L. White - University of Akron Polymer Engineering professor who developed numerical models of rubber rheological behavior in batch and continuous mixing machines

2010s

2010 Edward Kresge - Exxon Chief Polymer Scientist who developed tailored molecular weight density EPDM elastomers

2011 Joseph Kuczkowski - Goodyear chemist who elucidated mechanisms of antioxidant function, resulting in the commercialization of several new antioxidant systems

2012 C. Michael Roland - Naval Research Lab scientist recognized for blast and impact protection using elastomers, and for diverse contributions to elastomer science

2013 Russell A. Livigni - Gencorp scientist known for discovery and development of barium-based catalysts for the polymerization of butadiene and its copolymerization with styrene to give high trans rubbers with low vinyl content

2014 Alan D. Roberts - TARRC physicist noted for contributions to understanding friction and contact in elastomers, in particular the JKR equation

2015 Sudhin Datta - ExxonMobile Chemical scientist noted for development of Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomers.

2016 Georg Bohm- Bridgestone scientist noted for development of electron beam pre-curing of elastomers

2017 Judit Puskas - University of Akron scientist noted as co-inventor of the polymer used on the Taxus-brand coronary stent

References

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