Harry R. Allcock

Harry R. Allcock is Evan Pugh Professor of chemistry at Pennsylvania State University.

Harry Allcock obtained his B.S. in 1953 and his Ph.D. in 1956, both at the University of London. He is notable for his work on the "inorganic rubbers" with a phosphorus-nitrogen backbone (polyphosphazenes). With James E. Mark and Robert West, Allcock co-authored the book "Inorganic Polymers" (Oxford University Press, 2005). He also wrote "Introduction to Materials Chemistry" (John Wiley & Sons, 2008), Chemistry and Applications of Polyphosphazenes (Wiley-Interscience, 2002), and coauthored "Contemporary Polymer Chemistry" (Prentice Hall, 2003) with Fred Lampe and James Mark.

Awards and honors

• American Chemical Society National Award in Polymer Chemistry (1984)
• Guggenheim Fellow (1986/1987)
• American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award (1989)
• American Chemical Society National Award in Materials Chemistry (1992)
• A.C.S. Herman Mark Award in Polymer Chemistry (1994)
• Penn State Graduate Commencement Speaker (1997 & 2005)
• Honorary degree from Loughborough University, U.K. (2006)
• American Chemical Society National Award in Applied Polymer Science (2007)

See also

• poly(dichlorophosphazene)