The purpose of the Sparks–Thomas Award, given by the ACS Rubber Division, is to recognize and encourage outstanding contributions and innovations in the field of elastomers by younger scientists, technologists, and engineers. The award is named for Exxon scientists William J. Sparks and Robert M. Thomas, co-inventors of Butyl rubber.
Recipients
editThe following persons have received the award:[1]
- 1987 – Gary R. Hamed
- 1990 – Robert P. Lattimer[2]
- 1991 – C. Michael Roland[3]
- 1993 – Walter H. Waddell[4]
- 1997 – Maria D. Ellul[5]
- 1998 – Anthony J. Dias[6][7]
- 2004 – Andy H. Tsou[8][9][10]
- 2005 – Mark D. Foster[11][12]
- 2006 – Vassilios Galiatsatos[13][14]
- 2007 – William V. Mars[15]
- 2008 – Christopher G. Robertson[16][17]
- 2009 – John M. Baldwin[18][19][20]
- 2010 – James Busfield[21]
- 2011 – Alfred J. Crosby[22]
- 2012 – Liqun Zhang[23]
- 2013 – Wilma Dierkes[24][25]
- 2014 – Seiichi Kawahara[26][27]
- 2015 – Julie Diani[28]
- 2016 – Amit Das[29]
- 2017 – Juan L. Valentin[30]
- 2018 – Megan Robertson[31][32]
- 2019 – Pamela Martin[33][34]
- 2020 – David S. Simmons[35]
- 2021 – Kevin A. Cavicchi[36]
- 2022 – Baochun Guo[37]
- 2023 - Lewis Tunnicliffe[38][39]
- 2024 - Radek Stocek[40]
- 2025 - Titash Mondal[41]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Meyer, Bruce (5 October 2021). "Christopher Robertson at home in role as RC&T editor". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Where to place new tires is debatable". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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- ^ "James Busfield awarded the Sparks-Thomas Prize of the American Chemical Society for 2010". QMUL. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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- ^ "Dr Wilma Dierkes joins Elastomers for Sustainability expert panel". European Rubber Journal. NuERJ Ltd. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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- ^ "Seiichi Kawahara" (PDF). mtec.or.th. National Metal and Materials Technology Center. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ MEyer, Bruce (15 October 2014). "ExxonMobil scientist to receive 2015 Charles Goodyear Medal". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Sparks-Thomas Award für Dr. Amit Das". ipfdd.de. IPFDD. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Juan Lopez Valentín will be honored with the Sparks-Thomas Award". elastomeros.ictp.csic.es/. csic. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Strong, Sara (6 July 2018). "Environmentally Friendly Polymers Bring Spotlight To Cullen College Professor". uh.edu. University of Houson. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Rubber Division reveals five S&T award winners". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "TARRC's Dr Pamela Martin wins 2019 Sparks-Thomas Award". tarrc.co.uk. TARRC. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Rubber Division announces five top award winners". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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- ^ "Rubber Division to honor 6 with Science & Technology Awards". Rubber News. Crain. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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- ^ "ACS Rubber Division names 2023 Science and Technology Award winners". Rubber News. Crain. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Scalzo, Joe (19 August 2021). "Newcomers: Tunnicliffe embraces rubber's challenges, opportunities". Rubber News. Crain. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Schunk, Andrew (21 November 2023). "ACS Rubber Division names six as 2024 winners of Science & Technology Awards". Rubber News. Crain. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ McConnell, Martin (18 October 2024). "Rubber Division names Charles Goodyear medalist, Science & Technology Award winners". Rubber News. Crain. Retrieved 29 October 2024.