Fellow of the Society
2013 Fellows
We are proud to introduce the newest Fellow of the Society members. These five SPE Senior Members are honored for their contributions in the field of plastics engineering, science or technology, or in the management of such activities. Sponsored by an SPE Division or Special Interest Group, candidates for Fellow must be Senior Members of the Society for six years. The Fellows Election Committee considers eligible candidates on the basis of a personal history as well as written sponsorships from two SPE members. Only 289 members, counting these inductees, have been elected to this prestigious status since it was established in 1984.
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Dr. Stephen J. Derezinski |
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Nominated by the Extrusion Division. Dr. Derezinski was a pioneer in the development of many large scale extrusion processes for making PET films. Steve’s work enabled the creation of simple engineering calculations that improved predictions of melting performance in twin-screw extruders. Steve’s modeling of the transient heat transfer problem using adiabaticisothermal boundary conditions and the construct of the "autogenetic" screw were influential in helping to solve single-screw and twin-screw extrusion thermal problems. His patents, publications and pioneering studies have made significant contributions to extrusion technology.
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Dr. Nandika Anne D’Souza |
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Nominated by the Polymer Analysis Division. Dr. D’Souza is a dedicated professor at the University of North Texas, and her work makes significant contribution outside of academia. Her research has been applied by several leading organizations, including the NASA Balloon program and the Army Food Packaging Program. Prior to the development of the area we call nanocomposites, Dr. D’Sousa developed the field of considering liquid crystals with epoxies as co-reacted networks of molecular rod shaped reinforced composites. Her publications have been cited over 600 times since 2008, showing the significant impact of her work on the plastics industry.
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Dr. Mahesh Gupta |
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Nominated by the Extrusion Division. Dr. Gupta’s work has been critical in the simulation of polymer processes, with unique consideration of elongation viscosity and elasticity. Dr. Gupta developed his own special code which takes into consideration melt elasticity. He has developed a unique algorithm for mesh partitioning which allows the interface between adjacent polymer layers to cut through a finite element. His work is being utilized by many industrial facilities in their own research and development.
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Dr. Frank Henning |
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Nominated by the Composites Division. Dr. Henning is responsible for the establishment of a large research center in London, Ontario, which is unique in North America. The center addresses plastics in the automotive industry, fiber composites, and processes. He has played a crucial role in the development of new process technologies for high volume production of composites. Without Dr. Henning advances in process technologies such as LFTD-D, D-SMC, automated preforming and HTRM may never have occurred. The LFTD process has won two prestigious international awards.
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Dr. Brian Landes |
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Nominated by the Engineering Properties and Structure Division. Dr. Landes has demonstrated very creative and analytical work on polymers, with numerous contributions to large projects and new products at Dow. He is recognized as one of the five top scientists doing in-situ synchrotron small angle x-ray experiments, and is the only industrial scientist on that list. He has been the driving force behind the development of perhaps the best facility for doing these experiments.
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Dr. Martin Zatloukal |
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Nominated by the Extrusion Division. Dr. Zatloukal’s work is very diverse and covers process analysis and simulation, rheology and constitutive equation development. Dr. Zatloukal developed the first mathematical model for predicting the occurrence of interfacial instability based on total normal stress difference criteria. This has significant benefits with respect to co-extrusion die design and product structure development, including the ability to predict the stability of new co-extruded film structure based on the rheological properties of the material.
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