Roderic Quirk
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.
Roderic Quirk is an Emeritus University of Akron professor noted for contributions to anionic polymerization technology[1] that is used to produce butadiene, isoprene and styrene homo and block copolymers.[2][3]
Education
[edit]Quirk completed a BS in Chemistry in 1963 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1967, he earned a doctorate in organic chemistry under advisor David Curtin at the University of Illinois. In 1969, he completed a postdoc at the University of Pittsburgh under Edward Arnett.[4]
Career
[edit]Quirk's first academic appointment began in 1969 at the University of Arkansas and continued until 1978. In the summer of 1974, Quirk worked at Phillips Petroleum in Henry Hsieh's anionic polymerization lab. In 1979, he took a senior research position at the Midland Macromolecular Institute. In 1983, Quirk joined the University of Akron.[4]
Notable Students
[edit]- Frederick Ignatz-Hoover - Eastman technology fellow and 9th editor of Rubber Chemistry and Technology[5]
Awards
[edit]- 1990 - Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science
- 2004 - George Stafford Whitby award of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
- 2019 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
- 2019 – National Academy of Inventors[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hsieh, Henry; Quirk, Roderic P. (14 March 1996). Anionic Polymerization Principles and Practical Applications (1 ed.). Boca Raton: Tarlor and Francis. doi:10.1201/9780585139401. ISBN 9780429168994. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "2019 Charles Goodyear Medalist: Prof. Roderic P. Quirk". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 92 (1): G2. 2019-01-01. doi:10.5254/0035-9475-92.1.G2.
- ^ "ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS". rubber.org. ACS Rubber Division. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b Meyer, Bruce (15 July 2019). "Born to Be a Teacher" (PDF). Rubber and Plastics News. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "How market drivers fuel tire additive innovations" (PDF). Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Roderic Quirk named National Academy of Inventors Fellow". Rubber and Plastics News. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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