Judit Puskas is a Distinguished Ohio State University professor noted as co-inventor of the polymer used on the Taxus-brand coronary stent.[1][2] She is the first woman to win the Charles Goodyear Medal,[3] the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society's Rubber Division. Her research focuses on polymer engineering for breast reconstruction in cancer treatment,[4] green polymer chemistry, biomimetic processes, biomaterials, living polymerization,[5] polymerization mechanisms and kinetics, thermoplastic elastomers, polymer structure/property relationships, and polymer-bio interfaces.
Education
editShe received her Ph.D. in Plastics and Rubber Technology/M.E. Organic and Biochemical Engineering from the Technical University of Budapest in 1985.[6] She completed a postdoc under Joseph Kennedy at the University of Akron.[7]
Career
edit- 1989–1996 – Research Scientist at Bayer[8]
- 1996–2004 – Professor at University of Western Ontario
- 2004–2018 – Professor at University of Akron[9]
- 2019–present Professor at Ohio State University[10]
Awards
edit- 2017 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
References
edit- ^ "Akron professor Puskas to receive Charles Goodyear Medal". Rubber and Plastics News. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, J. P.; Puskas, J. E.; Kaszas, G.; Hager, W. G. (1990). U.S. Patent No. 4,946,899. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS". rubber.org. ACS Rubber Division. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Puskas, J. E.; Chen, Y. (2004). "Biomedical application of commercial polymers and novel polyisobutylene-based thermoplastic elastomers for soft tissue replacement". Biomacromolecules. 5 (4): 1141–1154. doi:10.1021/bm034513k. PMID 15244424.
- ^ Puskas, J. E.; Kaszas, G. (2000). "Living carbocationic polymerization of resonance-stabilized monomers". Progress in Polymer Science. 25 (3): 403–452. doi:10.1016/S0079-6700(00)00010-1.
- ^ "Featured Customer – Judit Puskas, Ph.D." wyatt.com. Wyatt Technology. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Goodman, C. (2010). "Judit Puskas-A polymer scientist explores and exploits the heterogeneity of natural biopolymers". Nature Chemical Biology. 6: 697. doi:10.1038/nchembio.449. PMID 20852603.
- ^ "Judit E. Puskas, P.Eng". Professional Engineers Ontario. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Goodman, Catherine (2010). "Judit Puskas - A polymer scientist explores and exploits the heterogeneity of natural biopolymers". Nature Chemical Biology. 6 (10): 697. doi:10.1038/nchembio.449. PMID 20852603.
- ^ "// OUR PEOPLE // JUDIT E. PUSKAS". fabe.osu.edu. Ohio State University. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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