Endowed Chair

H. A. Morton Professor of of Polymer Science - Dr. Ali Dhinojwala

James and Vanita Oelschlager Professor of  Science and Technology – Dr. George R. Newkome

Kumho Professor of Polymer Science – Dr. Roderic P. Quirk

LANXESS Industrial Chair in Polymer Science (2004-2008)- Dr. Judit E. Puskas

R.C. Musson Professor & Ohio Eminent Scholar – Dr. Stephen Z. D. Cheng

Thomas A. Knowles Professor of Polymer Science - Dr. Alexei Sokolov

Trustees Professor of Polymer Science – Dr. Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Distinguished Professors, University of Akron

 

Dr. Joseph P. Kennedy

Dr. Frank W. Harris

Dr. Roderic P. Quirk

 

AWARDS

 

3M Young Faculty Award

1997-2000, Ali Dhinojwala

 

Adhesion Society Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science

1999, Gary Hamed

 

American Chemical Society Akron Section Award

1994, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

American Chemical Society, Award in Applied Polymer Science

1995, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

American Chemical Society Goodyear Medal, Rubber Division

2008, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

American Chemical Society, Rubber Division Best Paper Award

1985, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Award for Distinguished Service to Polymer Science, Society of Polymer Science, Japan

2000, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Bayer/NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Elastomer Technology

1998, Judit Puskas

 

Bayer North American Quality Excellence Award

1995, Judit Puskas

 

Bayer Sarnia Site Quality Excellence Award

1997, Judit Puskas

 

CAREER Award given by The National Science Foundation

2000, Ali Dhinojwala

2002, Gustavo A. Carri

2002, Li Jia

 

Certificate of Appreciation of Outstanding Achievement, The University of Akron Board or Trustees

1992, 1994, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Charles Goodyear Medal Award

2008, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

The Cheung-Kong Scholar, Ministry of Education, China

2000, Stephen Z. Cheng

 

CIBA Vision Industrial Award

2007, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Cooperative Research Award, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering Division of the American Chemical Society

2000, Roderic P. Quirk

2005, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

2005, Frank W. Harris

 

Crain's "Cleveland's Who's Who in Technology", 2002, 2003, 2004

George R. Newkome

 

Distinguished Corporate Inventors Award, American Society of Patent Holders, the National Inventors Hall of Fame

1995 and 1998, Stephen Z. Cheng

 

Distinguished Service to Polymer Science, Society of Polymer Science, Japan

2000, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Döbereiner Medaille, F. Schiller Universität, Jena, DDR

1985, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) - Mercator Visiting Professor, University of Bayreuth

2002-04, Judit Puskas

 

DuPont Young Professor Award

2001, Li Jia

 

Dupont Young Professor Grant

1995-1997, Coleen Pugh

 

Epistar Lectureship Professor, National Tsinghua University, Taiwan

2007, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

1992, George R. Newkome

2006, Stephen Z. Cheng

 

Fellow, American Physical Society

1994, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

1994, Darrell H. Reneker

1997, Shi-Qing Wang

2008, Alexei Sokolov

 

Fellow, The North American Thermal Analysis Society

1992, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Fellow, Thermal Analysis Society

1993, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Fellow, Robert L. Patrick, Outstanding Research for Adhesion Society

2000, Gary R. Hamed

 

Founders Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Science and Technology of Controlled - Release of Bioactive Materials Controlled Release Society

1983, Frank W. Harris

 

GE Junior Faculty Fellowship

1995, Coleen Pugh

 

GenCorp Signature University Award

1999, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Academic Research - Rubber Division, American Chemical Society

1996, Joseph P. Kennedy

2001, Gary R. Hamed

2004, Roderic P. Quirk

 

Goodyear Corporate Inventor Award, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

1998, Stephen Z. Cheng

 

Honorary Doctorate (D H C) Kossuth University, Debrecen Hungary

1989, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Member

1993, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Humbold Fellow

1991, Alexei Sokolov

 

Japan Society for Promotion of Science

1990, Roderic P. Quirk

 

John H. Dillon Medal American Physical Society

1995, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Journal of Macromolecular Chemistry, Special issue in honor of J. P. Kennedy

1994

 

Lecture Chair Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

2005, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Lindback Minority Junior Faculty Award

2000, Li Jia

 

Max-Planck Fellow

1994, Alexei Sokolov

 

Medallist Award, The Florida Academy of Sciences

1997, George R. Newkome

 

National Academy of Engineering (NAE), US

2008, Stephen Z. Cheng

 

Mettler Toledo Award, The North American Thermal Analysis Society

1999, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Morley Award and Medal American Chemical Society

1982, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Most Interesting Person in Cleveland in 2008, Cleveland Magazine

2008, Ali Dhinojwala

 

NSF, Special Creativity Awards

1993, 1997, 2004, Joseph P. Kennedy

2008, Ali Dhinojwala

 

NSF, Special Creative Invention Award

2006-2009, Coleen Pugh

 

NSF, Young Investigator Award

1994-2000, Coleen Pugh

 

National Science Foundation GOALI Award

2007, Judit Puskas

 

National Award for Outstanding Research in Polymer Science, The Hungarian Academy of Sciences

1985, Judit Puskas

 

Omnova Signature University Award

2000, Ali Dhinojwala

2001, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

2003, Ali Dhinojwala

 

Oversees Assessor of Chinese Academy of Science, China

2000, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Outstanding Researcher of the Year, University of Akron

1979, Joseph P. Kennedy

1987, Gary R. Hamed

1989, Ernst von Meerwall

1992, Frank W. Harris

1995, Roderic P. Quirk

1997, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

2002, Darrell H. Reneker

2004, Mark D. Foster

2007, Alexei Sokolov

 

Outstanding Teaching Award of the Year, University of Akron

2006, Gustavo Carri

 

Premier's Research Excellence Award, Canada

2000, Judit Puskas

 

Presidential Young Investigator Award,  the National Science Foundation and White House

1991, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Professional Engineers Ontario - Engineering Medal, Research and Development

1999, Judtit Puskas

 

Royal Society of Chemistry, Member

2001, George R. Newkome

 

Rubber Division/American Chemical Society Goodyear Medal

2007, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society - Best Paper Award

1985, Joseph P. Kennedy

 

Silver Medal, Department of Commerce

1978, Darrell H. Reneker

 

Sparks - Thomas Award Rubber Division, American Chemical Society

1987, Gary R. Hamed

2005, Mark D. Foster

 

TA-Instrument Award, International Confederation for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

2004, Stephen Z .D. Cheng

 

The Turner Alfrey Visiting Professor, Michigan Molecular Institute and Michigan State Universities

2007, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

The University of Akron and Research Foundation Inventors Wall of Fame

2006, Stephen Z. D. Cheng

 

Tokyo Metropolitan University Fellow

1995-1996, George R. Newkome

 

USF Distinguished Research Professor 1992-2000

Dr. George R. Newkome

 

 

EMERITUS FACULTY AWARDS AND HONORS

 

Alexander von Humbolt Research Award Alexander von Humbolt Foundation

1989, Ronald K. Eby (Deceased 2006)

 

Alexander von Humbolt Research Fellow

1994, Ronald K. Eby

 

American Chemical Society, Polymer Chemistry Division, Flory Award

2007, Frank N. Kelley

 

Charles Goodyear Medal Rubber Division, American Chemical Society

1954, George S. Whitby (Deceased 1972)

1985, Maurice Morton (Deceased 1994)

 

Colwyn Medal Chemistry Award Plastics and Rubber Institute of Great Britain

Maurice Morton

 

Creative Polymer Chemistry Award

1979, Maurice Morton

 

Distinguished Professors, University of Akron

Dr. Ernst D. von Meerwall

 

Distinguished Service Award Rubber Division, American Chemical Society

1989, Howard L. Stephens

 

Endowed Chair

A. Schulman Professor & Ohio Eminent Scholar – Dr. Wayne L. Mattice

 

Exceptional Civilian Service Medal and Two Meritorious Civilian Service Medals U. S. Air Force

1974, Frank N. Kelley

 

Fellow, Acoustical Society of America

1971, Ronald K. Eby

 

Fellow, American Physical Society

1966, Ronald K. Eby

1990, Wayne L. Mattice

1991, Ernst D. Von Meerwall

 

Fellow, Thermal Analysis Society

1993, Ronald K. Eby

 

Fellow, Society of Plastics Engineers

1984, Ronald K. Eby

 

George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Academic Research - Rubber Division, American Chemical Society

1990, Howard L. Stephens

2008, Frank N. Kelley

 

Honorary Doctorate, University of Akron

1991, Maurice Morton

 

Honorary Doctorate and Humane Letters Degree, University of Akron

2006, Frank N. Kelley

   

International Research Award Society of Plastics Engineers

1993, Ronald K. Eby

 

International Rubber Science Hall of Fame

1972, George S. Whitby 

1994, Maurice Morton

 

International Research Award Society of Plastics Engineers

1993, Ronald K. Eby

 

International Rubber Science Hall of Fame

1972, George S. Whitby

1994, Maurice Morton 

 

Medal for Meritorious Service, Department of Commerce

1980, Ronald K. Eby

 

Morley Award and Medal American Chemical Society

2001, Wayne L. Mattice

 

Northern Ohio Live, 2007 Awards of Achievement

2007, Frank N. Kelley

 

Outstanding Researcher of the Year, University of Akron

1980, H. James Harwood

1999, Wayne L. Mattice

 

P. J. Flory Polymer Education Award American Chemical Society

1988, Maurice Morton

 

Senior National Research Service Award National Institute of Health

1983, Wayne L. Mattice

 

 

 

AD HOC PROFESSOR  AWARDS AND HONORS

 

Distinguished Service Award, ACS Polymer Chemistry Division

2001, William J. Brittain

 

Outstanding Researcher of the Year, University of Akron

2001, William J. Brittain

 

GenCorp Signature University Award

1997, William J. Brittain