Rubber Division accepting nominations for awards

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Akron, OH - The Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, is accepting nominations for the following six Science and Technology Awards for 2013: The Charles Goodyear Medal (sponsored by the Rubber Division), The Sparks-Thomas Award (sponsored by ExxonMobil Chemical), The Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award (sponsored by Lion Copolymer), 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 the Ralph S. Graff Foundation). These prestigious 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 plaques and recognition at a special awards banquet held in honor of the recipients. Presentations to the award winners will be made by the sponsors during the Rubber Division, ACS spring 183rd Technical Meeting and Educational Symposium, to be held in Fairlawn/Akron, OH, on April 21-24, 2013. Detailed information on each award, including the requirements for nominating an individual, can be found in the Rubber Division, ACS web site, http://www.rubber.org/s-t-awards. The deadline for award nominations to be received at the Rubber Division is July 15, 2012. -