Biography:Edward Kresge

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Edward N. Kresge is a retired Exxon scientist, noted for his development of ethylene-propylene viscosity index modifiers, polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers, and tailored molecular weight density EPDM elastomers.[1][2][3]

Education

Ph. D. University of Florida

Career

  • 1961 - joined Exxon, working under Francis P. Baldwin
  • 1993 - retired from Exxon

Awards

  • 1976 - National Inventors Hall of Fame Medal.
  • 1993 - Arnold Smith Award from the ACS Rubber Division.
  • 1995 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award
  • 1998 - Midgley award of the American Chemical Society for his role in the development of thermoplastic elastomer polyolefin blends for automobile bumpers
  • 2010 - Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society.

References

  1. Noga, Ed (May 18, 2010). "Goodyear Medalist Kresge shares rich history". Rubber and Plastics News. http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20100518/NEWS/305189995/goodyear-medalist-kresge-shares-rich-history#. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014. 
  2. "Edward N. Kresge Charles Goodyear Medalist 2010". Rubber Chemistry and Technology 83 (3): G2-G3. 2010. doi:10.5254/1.3525681. 
  3. Kresge, Edward N. (September 2010). "SCIENCE AND SERENDIPITY IN POLYOLEFIN ELASTOMER DEVELOPMENT". Rubber Chemistry and Technology 83 (3): 227–234. doi:10.5254/1.3525682.