Rubber Division seeks nominations.Nominations are being accepted by the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in , for the following six Science and Technology Awards for 2006: The Charles Goodyear Medal, sponsored by the Rubber Division; the Sparks-Thomas Award, sponsored by ExxonMobil Chemical; the Melvin Mooney Melvin Mooney (1893-1968) was an American physicist. He developed the Mooney Viscometer and other testing equipment used in the rubber industry. He also proposed the Mooney-Rivlin solid constitutive law describing the hyperelastic stress-strain behavior of rubber. Distinguished Technology Award, sponsored by Crompton/Uniroyal Chemical; the George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research, sponsored by Cabot; the Fernley H. Banbury Award, sponsored by Farrel; and the Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award, sponsored by Advanced Elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. Systems. These awards recognize specific distinguished achievements of rubber scientists, engineers, chemists and technologists worldwide. Many honors are received with the various awards such as monetary honorariums, engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. plaques and recognition at an awards banquet held in honor of the recipients. Presentations to the award winners will be made by the sponsors during the Rubber Division's Spring 169th Technical Meeting, to be held in Akron, OH, May 8-10, 2006. The deadline for award nominations to be received by the Rubber Division is August 1. Selection of finalists is determined by the Rubber Division's Science and Technology Awards Committee, chaired by Dr. Krishna Baranwal of Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, with final approval by the Executive Committee at the 2005 fall meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. The Rubber Division, ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. , announced its nominee slate for 2005. During the Rubber Division's spring meeting in San Antonio, TX, May 16-18, the nominating committee chair Mark A. Petras of ChemRep announced the committee's nominations for open Executive Committee positions in 2006. Nominees for open office positions include: John Boruta, Rhein Chemie, chair-elect; and Terry R. DeLapa, Harwick Standard Distribution, and Walter Waddell, ExxonMobil Chemical, assistant secretary. There are also two open councilor coun·cil·or also coun·cil·lor n. A member of a council, as one convened to advise a governor. See Usage Note at council. coun positions and two open alternate councilor positions. Nominees for these open positions include Charles E Rader and Robert A. Pett, councilors; and Ralph S. Graft and Walter Waddell, alternate councilors. Nominees for open area director and alternate area director positions are listed under the following rubber groups: Boston (Richard C. Mullin II, Harwick Standard Distribution, and Mark DiGiovanni, JLK JLK Japanese Language Kit JLK Junior League of Knoxville JLK Junior League of Kalamazoo, Inc. JLK Junior League of Kankakee County JLK Junior League of Kingston & Associates); Canada CSC (Richard Pazur, Lanxess, and David Novakoski, Cabot); Los Angeles (Kurt Mueller, R.T. Vanderbilt, and Jim Harmon, H.M. Royal); Mexico (Joaquin Gonzalez and Jose Gazano of Gonzalez Cano Y Compania); and Quebec (Jacques Arseneault, Tech Pro, and Thierry Montcalm, AirBoss Engineered Products). There are also open positions for area director and alternate area director in the following rubber groups: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Wisconsin and Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. . Further information on either the technology awards or the 2005 executive committee nominee slate is available from the Rubber Division (330) 972-7814. |
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