Scientists are working to ramp up the U.S. rubber market by advancing methods to extract latex from two sustainable North American plant sources: a dandelion sp
Tamsin Astor to join Rubber Division s WORD Conversations
Tamsin Astor to join Rubber Division s WORD Conversations
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AKRON Those conversations that are at the core of the ACS Rubber Division s Women of the Rubber Division initiatives aren t going anywhere.
The Rubber Division, which recently launched its WORD Conversations program, an online event focusing on the careers and achievements of women making an impact on the rubber industry, has added to the schedule this year.
Tamsin Astor, chief habitat scientist, international speaker and author, will be the featured guest during an hour-long discussion July 21. The program begins at noon ET.
Rubber Division to host WORD webinar series
Rubber Division to host WORD webinar series
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AKRON Building on the success of its Women of the Rubber Division (WORD) programming, the ACS Rubber Division is expanding opportunities for learning, networking and professional development.
This month, the Rubber Division is introducing a webinar series featuring conversations with some of the industry s female leaders. Each hour-long webinar offers the opportunity to network, share stories and ideas and hear from professionals industrywide.
Judit Puskas, the first and only woman to receive the Charles Goodyear Medal, the highest award bestowed by the Rubber Division, will speak during the first event, planned for noon EDT March 24.
Two Ohio State scientists elected to National Academy of Inventors
New Fellows are faculty in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Monica Giusti, professor of food science and technology, and Judit Puskas, professor of food, agricultural and biological engineering, join a class of 175 academic innovators representing universities and governmental or nonprofit research institutes named to the Fellows program this year. They are the 11th and 12th Ohio State inventors to be chosen as NAI Fellows.
“The work done by our newest NAI Fellows demonstrates the breadth of research expertise that can be found at Ohio State – and, in this instance, within a single college,” said Morley O. Stone, senior vice president for research.