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Science & Technology Awards

Two copies (one printed, one electronic) of the Nomination Package must be provided to the Division's Science and Technology Awards Committee and be received no later than July 15 of every year for the Awards Banquet at the following Spring Technical Meeting.

1. Charles Goodyear Medal
2. Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award
3. Fernley H. Banbury Award
4. Sparks-Thomas Award
5. Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award
6. George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research
7. Arnold Smith Special Service Award
8. Distinguished Service Award
9. Certificate of Special Appreciation

Best Paper Awards

In 1955, the Rubber Division created a Best Paper Committee with the objective to improve the quality of technical presentations by evaluating and publicly recognizing outstanding presentations. This award recognizes those individuals authoring and presenting papers at Division meetings. Each award consists of a plaque and recognition at the Business & Awards meeting.

Selections for these awards are made by the Best Paper Committee on the recommendation of a number of peer judges who review the individual papers and attend the technical sessions. Clarity of presentation and significance of technical content are of prime importance to the judges. The papers are also judged on the adherence to the allotted time, SI units, and emphasis on the technical rather than promotional aspects of the paper.

Best Paper Awards (1955-2008)

International Rubber Science Hall of Fame

The symposium is held annually in the fall semester. The Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science at The University of Akron and the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society are cosponsors of The International Rubber Science Hall of Fame symposium and installation.

The symposium consists of invited lecturers in rubber research and is in honor of the selected inductee.

1. Winners List - includes 2008 winner announcement
2. Last Brochure (10/08)