Walter H. Waddell

Walter H. Waddell is a retired ExxonMobil Chemical senior research associate and consultant to the tire and rubber industry with expertise in silica technology,^[1] rubber compounding,^[2] butyl polymer applications^[3] and tire aging.^[4] Since 2015 he has served on the technical committee of the International Tire Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) for Tire Manufacturing.^[5]

Education

Waddell received his BS in Chemistry at University of Illinois Chicago in 1969 and his PhD from University of Houston in 1973. He held a postdoctoral research position at Columbia University until 1975.

Career

Waddell's first professional post was as an associate professor of chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon University. In 1983 he joined Goodyear research as a section head. In 1990 he joined PPG Industries as a senior scientist developing silica technology. In 1996 he joined ExxonMobil as a senior research associate in specialty Polymers Technology, retiring in 2015. Following his retirement, he has consulted on rubber technology for Cheng Shin Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. Oriental Silicas Corp. and Smithers. He holds an appointment as an adjunct professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Since 2015 he has served on the technical committee of the International Tire Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) for Tire Manufacturing.

Awards and recognition

1993 - Sparks–Thomas award
2003 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from the ACS Rubber Division^[6]
2020 - Harold Herzlich Distinguished Technology Achievement Medal

References

^ Waddell, Walter; O'Haver, John H.; Evans, Larry R.; HArwell, Jeffrey (21 March 1995). "Organic polymer-surface modified precipitated silica". Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 55 (12): 1627–1641. doi:10.1002/app.1995.070551203. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Waddell, Walter H.; Evans, Larry R. (1 July 1996). "Use of Nonblack Fillers in Tire Compounds". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 69 (3): 377–423. doi:10.5254/1.3538378. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Waddell, Walter H.; Tsou, Andy H. (2004). Rubber Compounding (1 ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781420030464. ISBN 9780429115882. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Meyer, Bruce (26 April 2020). "Walter Waddell to receive Herzlich Medal at ITEC". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "Industry vets Evans, Waddell join ITEC committee". Tire Business. Crain. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Rubber Division Awards". Chem. Eng. News. ACS. 13 January 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[1] Waddell, Walter; O'Haver, John H.; Evans, Larry R.; HArwell, Jeffrey (21 March 1995). "Organic polymer-surface modified precipitated silica". Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 55 (12): 1627–1641. doi:10.1002/app.1995.070551203. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[2] Waddell, Walter H.; Evans, Larry R. (1 July 1996). "Use of Nonblack Fillers in Tire Compounds". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 69 (3): 377–423. doi:10.5254/1.3538378. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[3] Waddell, Walter H.; Tsou, Andy H. (2004). Rubber Compounding (1 ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781420030464. ISBN 9780429115882. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[4] Meyer, Bruce (26 April 2020). "Walter Waddell to receive Herzlich Medal at ITEC". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[5] "Industry vets Evans, Waddell join ITEC committee". Tire Business. Crain. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[6] "Rubber Division Awards". Chem. Eng. News. ACS. 13 January 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

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