Quick Facts
Biography
Francis P. Baldwin (Nov. 23, 1915-Aug. 17, 1993) former Exxon Chief Scientist noted for his work on chemical modifications of low functionality elastomers
Personal
Baldwin was born on November 23, 1915 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA. He married Helen Koelbl on Nov. 27, 1943. They lived in Summit, New Jersey, for many years. He died Aug. 17, 1993 in Coupeville, Island County, Washington, USA.
Education
Baldwin received a doctorate from the University of Notre Dame in 1953
Career
Baldwin joined Exxon in 1937. In 1975 he retired from Exxon as Chief Scientist, the highest title in the chemical tenchnology department. At his retirement, he held 60 U.S. patents in the field of limited functionality rubbers: chlorobutyl, butyl rubber, and Ethylene propylene rubber.
Awards and Recognitions
- 1979 - Charles Goodyear Medal from the ACS Rubber Division