Edward Kresge
Edward N. Kresge (July 31, 1935[1] – October 30, 2023[2]) was an American Exxon scientist, noted for his development of ethylene-propylene viscosity index modifiers, polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers, and tailored molecular weight density EPDM elastomers.[3][4][5]
Education
[edit]Kresge earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
Career
[edit]Kresge joined Exxon in 1961, working under Francis P. Baldwin and later Albert M. Gessler. He retired from Exxon in 1993. His most cited work was a collaboration on the topic of copolymer compatibilizers with notable coworkers Sudhin Datta and David J. Lohse.[6]
Awards
[edit]- 1976 - National Inventors Hall of Fame Medal.
- 1993 - Arnold Smith Award from the ACS Rubber Division.
- 1995 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award
- 1998 - Midgley award of the American Chemical Society for his role in the development of thermoplastic elastomer polyolefin blends for automobile bumpers
- 2010 - Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society.
References
[edit]- ^ "Edward N Kresge". clustrmaps.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Obituary of Edward Nathan Kresge". higginsfuneralhome.com. Higgins Funeral Home. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Noga, Ed (May 18, 2010). "Goodyear Medalist Kresge shares rich history". Rubber and Plastics News. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Edward N. Kresge Charles Goodyear Medalist 2010". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 83 (3): G2–G3. 2010. doi:10.5254/1.3525681.
- ^ Kresge, Edward N. (September 2010). "Science and Serendipity in Polyolefin Elastomer Development". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 83 (3): 227–234. doi:10.5254/1.3525682.
- ^ Lohse, D. J.; Datta, S.; Kresge, E. N. (1991). "Graft copolymer compatibilizers for blends of polypropylene and ethylene-propylene copolymers". Macromolecules. 24 (2): 561–566. doi:10.1021/ma00002a034.
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