Member since 1972. Nominated by the South Texas Section and affiliated with the Thermoplastic Materials and Foams Division. For major contributions in polypropylene film product development, especially heterophasic copolymers and propylene-butene random copolymers for cast and oriented film applications. He has also made major advances in additives and stabilization technology, polymer nucleation and crystallization, and polypropylene foam development for the building and construction, automotive, and packaging industries. He holds 26 US patents.

Member since 1993. Sponsored by the Decorating and Assembly Division and affiliated with the Iowa Section. For the design, composition and characterization of electrically conductive implants for resistance welding of advanced composites for the air-space industry, and his work in characterizing the effect of amplitude profiling on ultrasonic welding through the design and execution of experimentation. He hold fourteen US patents.

Member since 1988. Nominated by the Engineering Properties & Structure Division and affiliated with the Akron Section. For seminal contributions that popularized both the theory and commercial application of chaotic mixing. He is also recognized for his work in the area of exfoliation of nanoclay in thermoset systems and the invention of a chaos single extruder screw for polymer blending, as well as his research in the areas of polymer nanocomposites, conductive plastics and shape memory polymers. He holds four US patents.

Member since 1993. Nominated by the Australia-New Zealand Section and affiliated with the Plastics Environmental Division. For his pioneering work in Australia on plastics recycling. He developed a new food grade PET recycling process, commercialized a new process for recycling HDPE milk bottles, designed Australia’s first post consumer recycling plant, redesigned a Coca Cola PET recycling plant in Sydney, and developed rubber pipe seals from used car tires to seal leaky sewer pipes. He also established Australia’s first degree in Polymer Engineering at RMIT and established the RMIT Polymer Technology Centre. He holds seven patents (US, Australia, UK).

Member since 1991. Nominated by the Milwaukee Section and affiliated with the Composites Division. For his accomplishments as an educator and a researcher in the field of polymer engineering and composites. His most important contribution has been the implementation into research and education of the concept of what he coined as the 5P’s: polymer, processing, product, performance and post-consumer life. All five P’s must be considered and cannot be decoupled when dealing with product design, process design or material selection. This concept has been adopted worldwide. He holds three US patents.

Member since 1988. Nominated by the Mid-Michigan Section and affiliated with the Plastics Analysis Division. For pioneering work in the development of controlled radical polymerization technology, for developing and patenting continuous anionic polystyrene technology, for the development of a series of new advanced HIPS resins based on new polybutadiene rubbers, and his pioneering efforts in the manufacture of polystyrene using multifunctional initiators. He holds 65 US patents.

Member since 1976. Sponsored by the Mold Making & Mold Design Division and affiliated with the Detroit Section. Recognized as an innovator in the field of plastics tooling and equipment, he is recognized for the development of many aspects of the DME hot runner line, including industry-standard nozzles, a thermal insulator, a single drop valve gate actuator, a support pad assembly, a valve gate actuation method, a method of pressure indication within a hot runner manifold, and a positive shut-off nozzle for use in a hot runner stack mold sprue. He holds eight US patents.

Member since 1991. Nominated by the Injection Molding Division and affiliated with the Milwaukee Section. He is recognized as one of the leaders in injection molding technology. His insight in numerical techniques and understanding of the technology took injection molding simulation in new areas such as microchip encapsulation and gas assisted injection molding. His recent work has been in the area of co-injection molding of nanoclay reinforced polymer foams. He holds three US patents.

Member since 1994. Nominated by the Extrusion Division and affiliated with the Philadelphia Section. He is recognized for significant technical contributions to the invention, development and application of the methods and instruments necessary to study the melting of polymers in twin and single screw extruders. His work on the implementation of the “pulse technique” to melting has permitted improved screw designs which give improved product quality and energy efficiency. He holds three US patents.