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American polymer chemist
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84 years
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
(-1967)
Bachelor of Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(-1963)
Awards
Charles Goodyear Medal
(2019)
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Biography
Roderic Quirk is an Emeritus University of Akron professor noted for contributions to anionic polymerization technology that is used to produce butadiene, isoprene and styrene homo and block copolymers.
Education
- 1963 – BS Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 1965 – Ph.D. Organic Chemistry under advisor Prof. David Curtin at the University of Illinois
- 1967 – postdoc at University of Pittsburgh under Edward Arnett
- 1974 - held a summer job at Phillips Petroleum in Henry Hsieh's anionic polymerization lab
Notable Students
- Frederick Ignatz-Hoover - Eastman technology fellow and 9th editor of Rubber Chemistry and Technology
Awards
- 2019 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
- 2019 – National Academy of Inventors
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