Edward N. Kresge (July 31, 1935[1] - October 30, 2023[2]) is a retired 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
Ph.D. University of Florida
Career
- 1961 - joined Exxon, working under Francis P. Baldwin and later Albert M. Gessler
- 1993 - retired from Exxon
Awards
- 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
- ↑ "Edward N Kresge". clustrmaps.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ↑ "Obituary of Edward Nathan Kresge". higginsfuneralhome.com. Higgins Funeral Home. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ Noga, Ed (May 18, 2010). "Goodyear Medalist Kresge shares rich history". Rubber and Plastics News. Retrieved 4 Sep 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.
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