Roderic Quirk
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Roderic Quirk is an Emeritus University of Akron professor noted for contributions to anionic polymerization technology[1] that is used to produce butadiene, isoprene and styrene homo and block copolymers.[2] [3]
Education
[edit]- 1963 – BS Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 1965 – Ph.D. Organic Chemistry under advisor Prof. David Curtin at the University of Illinois
- 1967 – postdoc at University of Pittsburgh under Edward Arnett
- 1974 - held a summer job at Phillips Petroleum in Henry Hsieh's anionic polymerization lab [4]
Notable Students
[edit]- Frederick Ignatz-Hoover - Eastman technology fellow and 9th editor of Rubber Chemistry and Technology[5]
Awards
[edit]- 2019 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
- 2019 – National Academy of Inventors[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hsieh, Henry; Quirk, Roderic P. (14 March 1996). Anionic Polymerization Principles and Practical Applications (1 ed.). Boca Raton: Tarlor and Francis. doi:10.1201/9780585139401. ISBN 9780429168994. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "2019 Charles Goodyear Medalist: Prof. Roderic P. Quirk". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 92 (1): G2. 2019-01-01. doi:10.5254/0035-9475-92.1.G2.
- ^ "ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS". rubber.org. ACS Rubber Division. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Meyer, Bruce (15 July 2019). "Born to Be a Teacher" (PDF). Rubber and Plastics News. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "How market drivers fuel tire additive innovations" (PDF). Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Roderic Quirk named National Academy of Inventors Fellow". Rubber and Plastics News. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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