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IRSHF Selection Committee Choses R. S. Rivlin
The 2008 International Rubber Science Hall of Fame selection committee met on Friday, April 18, 2008. The committee selected Professor Ronald S. Rivlin (1915-2005) to be inducted into the International Rubber Science Hall of Fame at the 50th Anniversary celebration on Thursday, November 6, 2008. The program will be sent out later this summer. Read more about Professor Rivlin's life.
5th Annual Student Colloquium Call for Abstracts
The Rubber Division is now accepting abstracts from college and university graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of rubber, polymers, elatomers and plastics for the 5th Annual Student Colloquium on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, in Louisville, Kentucky, during the 174th Technical Meeting and Rubber Mini Expo. To download the call for abstracts and view past participation information, visit the Student Colloquium page.
Rubber Division 100-Year Anniversary
Visit the 100-Year Anniversary page for information relating to the ongoing celebration of our centennial, like the book Hank Inman is writing for us to launch in 2009. Are you interested in sponsoring our 100-Year Anniversary? Benefits include recognition at 2009 events and in the new book as well as media attention, among other things. Click here for more information on our Centennial Sponsorship 
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Best Paper & Symposium Awards from the 172nd Technical Meeting
The Best Paper Committee of the Rubber Division, ACS is pleased to announce the Best Paper & Symposium Awards from the 172nd Technical Meeting held October 16-18, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio. The winners are listed below.
Best Paper Award:
Paper #118
Anionic Synthesis of Trialkoxysilyl-Functionalized Polymers
by Roderic P. Quirk and Manuela Ocampo, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Best Symposium Award:
Aging, Degradation and Stabilization of Rubber and Plastics
Chaired by Vipin M. Kothari, Thermo-O-Link, Inc.
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