Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science and Technology

Editors & Contributors

List of Contributors

Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Metal-Containing Polymers
Volker Abetz, Universit¨at Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, Block Copolymers, Ternary Triblock
W. Wade Adams, Air Force Research Laboratory, Ma-terials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, Rigid-Rod Polymers
H. Ade, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, X-ray Microscopy
Rigoberto C. Advincula, University of Houston, Hous-ton, Texas, Polymer Brushes
R. D. Allen, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, Lithographic Resists
Michael W. Allsopp, Independent PVC Technology Consultant, Heswall, Wirral, England, Vinyl Chloride Polymers
S. Al-Malaika, Aston University, Birmingham, England, U.K., Stabilization
R. Amin-Sanayei, Atofina Chemicals Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Vinylidene Fluoride Polymers
Eric J. Amis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Combinatorial Methods for Polymer Science
James H. Andrews, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, Nonlinear Optical Properties
Steve Andrzejewski, Equistar Chemicals, LP, LyondellChemical Co., Houston, Texas, Rotational Molding
Anthony Anton, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company,
Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Polyamides, Fibers
Bruce A. Armitage, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Polynucleotides
V. Arrighi, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Miscibility
R. Auzely, Centre de Recherches sur les Macromol´ecules V´eg´etales, Affiliated with Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble Cedex 9, France, Polysaccharides
Neil Ayres, Department of Polymer Science, Univer-sity of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Water-Soluble Polymers
Darlene M. Back, The Dow Chemical Company, Piscat-away, New Jersey, Ethylene Oxide Polymers
Bennett R. Baird, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Com-pany, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Polyamides, Fibers
Richard W. Baker, Membrane Technology & Research, Inc., Menlo Park, California, Membrane Technology
Edward Balizer, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Bethesda, Maryland, Acoustic Properties
Calleja F. J. Balta, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, Madrid, Spain, Hardness
George Barany, The University of Minnesota, Min-neapolis, Minnesota, Polypeptide Synthesis, Solid-Phase Method
Christopher Barner-Kowollik, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Copolymerization, Radical Polymerization
Edward G. Bartick, Counterterrrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit, FBI Academy, Quantico, Vir-ginia, Forensic Analysis
D. C. Bassett, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom, Morphology
Subhadeep Basu, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Molecular Recognition in Dendrimers
W. F. Beach, Alpha Metals, Bridgewater, New Jersey,
Xylylene Polymers Sam Belcher, Consultant, Moscow, Ohio, Blow Molding
V. A. Beloshenko, Donetsk Physics and Technology, In-stitute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Donetsk, Ukraine, Solid-State Extrusion
L. S. Benee, Pfizer Ltd, Kent, United Kingdom, Smart Materials, Microgels
Elizabeth Benham, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Kingwood, Texas, Ethylene Polymers, HDPE
Noelie R. Bertoniere, Southern Regional Research Center, USDA, Cellulose
D. E. Beyer, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Vinylidene Chloride Polymers
Y. E. Beygelzimer, Donetsk Physics and Technology, In-stitute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Donetsk, Ukraine, Solid-State Extrusion
Jozef Bicerano, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Glass Transition
N. C. Billingham, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, Degradation
Kurt Binder, Institut fur Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universit¨at, Mainz, Germany, Phase Transformation
Wolfgang H. Binder, Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Melamine–Formaldehyde Resins
Frank D. Blum, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, Silane Coupling Agents
B. Blumich, Institut fur Technische Chemie und Makro-molekulare Chemie, Rheinisch-Westf¨alische Technis-che Hochschule, Worringerweg, Aachen, Germany, Nu-clear Magnetic Resonance
John E. Boliek, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Fibers, Elastomeric
Sara C. Bourke, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Inorganic Polymers
John W. Bozzelli, Consultant, Midland, Michigan,
Injection Molding
Mark Bradley, University of Southampton, Southamp-ton, United Kingdom, Polymer-Supported Reagents
Wim Bras, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Dubble & European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble Cedex, France, Synchrotron Radiation
David Briggs, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Surface Analysis
Witold Brostow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, Mechanical Performance of Plastics
R. Malcolm Brown, The University of Texas at Austin, Cellulose
Yefim Brun, Waters Corporation, Milford, Massachusetts, Chromatography, HPLC
Daniel J. Brunelle, GE Corporate R&D, Schenectady, New York, Polycarbonates
Robert G. Bryant, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, Polyimides
Fredric L. Buchholz, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Superabsorbent Polymers
Matthew Butts, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
Ying Cai, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Photopolymerization, Free Radical
Frank A. Cangelosi, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, UV Stabilizers
Adam S. Cantor, 3M Healthcare Markets, St. Paul, Minnesota, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
Gary J. Capone, Solutia, Inc., Decatur, Alabama, Acrylic Fibers
G. Carotenuto, Institute for the Composite Material Technology, National Research Council, Piazzale Tecchio, Napoli, Italy, Nanocomposites, Metal-Filled
James Cella, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones John C. Chadwick, Dutch Polymer Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, Ziegler–Natta Catalysts
Henri Chanzy, CNRS-CERMAV, Grenoble, France, Cellulose
Roger Chapman, Texon UK Limited, Leicester, United Kingdom, Nonwoven Fabrics, Staple Fibers
MaheshChaubal, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Controlled Release Technology
K. K. Chawla, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Composite Foams
Si-Xue Cheng, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Main-Chain
Stephen Z. D. Cheng, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Semicrystalline Polymers
T. T. Peter Cheung, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Cyclopentadiene and Dicyclopentadiene
Y. Wilson Cheung, Polyolefins R&D, The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, Ethylene Copolymers
Chorng-Shyan Chern, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Microemulsion Polymerization
B. Z. Chowdhry, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom, Smart Materials, Microgels
John R. Christoe, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
C. C. Chu, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Sutures
Hoe H. Chuah, Shell Chemical Company, Houston, Texas, Poly(trimethylene terephthalate)
Tai-Shung Chung, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Main-Chain
Edward D. Cohen, Technical Consultant, Fountain Hills, Coating Methods, Survey
Martin P. Cohen, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, Rubber Chemicals
Anthony R. Cooper, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Los Altos, California, Molecular Weight Determination
Michelle L. Coote, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Computational Quantum Chemistry for Free-Radical Polymerization; Copolymerization
Cajetan F. Cordeiro, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Vinyl Acetate Polymers
Katrina Cornish, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, California, Rubber, Guayule
J. M. G. Cowie, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Miscibility
Alfred J. Crosby, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Combinatorial Methods for Polymer Science
Bill M. Culbertson, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Dental Applications
Mark D. Dadmun, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, Neutron Scattering
Larry R. Dalton, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Electrooptical Applications
Leonard H. Davis, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, UV Stabilizers
Thomas P. Davis, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Copolymerization; Radical Polymerization
Alberto D’Amore, The Second University of Naples— SUN, Aversa, Italy, Composite Materials
John V. Dawkins, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom, Chromatography, Size Exclusion
Donna Dawson, W. Brandt Goldsworthy & Associates, Torrance, California, Composites, Fabrication
P. T. DeLassus, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, Vinylidene Chloride Polymers
D. E. Demco, Institut fur Chemie und¨Technische Makromolekulare Chemie, alische Rheinisch-Westf¨Technische Hochschule, Worringerweg, Aachen, Germany, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Mehmet Demirors, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Styrene–Butadiene Copolymers
Morton Denn, The Levich Institute, City College of the City University of New York, New York, Processing, Modeling
Stacy A. Denney, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Waynesboro, Virginia, Fibers, Elastomeric
Ron J. Denning, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Joseph M. DeSimone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Critical Phase Polymerization
Martin Dexter, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, New York,
Antioxidants
Pradeep K. Dhal, GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Genzyme General Business, Waltham, Massachusetts, Polymeric Drugs
Ali Dhinojwala, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio,
Adsorption
Sushil N. Dhoot, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, Barrier Polymers
Phillip T. Dodge, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Lyon-dell Chemical Co., Houston, Texas, Rotational Molding
Abraham J. Domb, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Biodegradable Polymers, Medical Applications, Controlled Release Technology, and Polyanhydrides
Joseph Dooley, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Coextrusion
Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Liquid Crystalline Thermosets
E. Drent, Shell International Chemicals B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, Polyketones
Richard M. D’Sidocky, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, Rubber Chemicals
Etienne Duguet, Institut de Chimie de la Mati`ere Condens´ee de Bordeaux, CNRS & Universit´et des Sciences rt Technologies de Bordeaux, Pessac, France, Intercalation Polymerization
Manfred Dunky, Dynea Austria GmbH, Krems an der Donau, Austria, Melamine–Formaldehyde Resins
Kenneth L. Dunlap, Bayer Corporation, New Martinsville, West Virginia, Phosgene
Anthony J. East, Consultant, Madison, New Jersey, Polyesters, Thermoplastic
Sina Ebnesajjad, DuPont Fluoro products, Wilmington, Delaware, Vinyl Fluoride Polymers (PVF)
Ronald K. Eby, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Rigid-Rod Polymers
Kevin J. Edgar, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee, Cellulose Esters, Organic
Tirtsa Ehrenfroind, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Biodegradable Polymers, Medical Applications
G. W. Ehrenstein, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Fractography
B. E. Eichinger, Accelrys, Inc., San Diego, California,
Molecular Modeling
M. Jamal El-Hibri, BP Amoco Polymers, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia, Polysulfones
Royce Ennis, Consultant, Silsbee, Texas, Ethylene Polymers, Chlorosulfonated
Paquita E. Erazo-Majewicz, Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Cellulose Ethers
David J. Evans, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Aviva Ezra, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Biodegradable Polymers, Medical Applications
Raymond S. Farinato, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, Acrylamide Polymers
Jeffry J. Fedderly, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Bethesda, Maryland, Acoustic Properties
A. Flores, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, Madrid, Spain, Hardness
G. Floudas, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, Amorphous Polymers
Frank Fowler, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York, Diacetylene and Triacetylene Polymers
Benny D. Freeman, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, Barrier Polymers
Alfred D. French, Southern Regional Research Center, USDA, Cellulose
Barbara J. Furches, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Test Methods
S. K. Gaggar, GE Plastics, Technology Center, Washington, West Virginia, Acrylonitrile–Butadiene– Styrene Polymers
I. Yu. Galaev, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Biotechnology Applications
Nicola Galaffu, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Polymer-Supported Reagents
Vassilios Galiatsatos, Equistar Chemicals, L.P., Cincinnati, Ohio, Optical Properties
J. Gallini, Consultant,E.I.duPontdeNemours,&Company, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, Polyamides, Aromatic Erik Grann Gammelgaard, FiberVisions, Covington, Kentucky, Olefin Fibers
Subhash V. Gangal, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Perfluorinated Polymers, Perfluorinated Ethylene–Propylene Copolymers, Perfluorinated Polymers, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Perfluorinated Polymers, Tetrafluoroethylene– Ethylene Copolymers, Perfluorinated Polymers, Tetrafluoroethylene–Perfluorodioxole Copolymers, and Perfluorinated Polymers, Tetrafluoroethylene– Perfluorovinyl Ether Copolymers
Fabio Garbassi, EniChem SpA Research Center, Novara, Italy, Engineering Thermoplastics, Overview
Jerry D. Gargulak, LignoTech USA, Inc., Rothchild, Wisconsin, Lignin
Ehud Gazit, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, Protein Folding
A. N. Gent, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Adhesion
D. S. Gibbs, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Vinylidene Chloride Polymers Gregory Gillette, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
Gary M. Gladysz, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, Composite Foams
Wolfgang Glasser, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Cellulose
Veronica Glattauer, CSIRO Molecular Science, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Collagen
Furman E. Glenn, DuPont Dow Elastomers L.L.C., Louisville, Kentucky, Chloroprene Polymers
W. Brandt Goldsworthy, W. Brandt Goldsworthy & Associates,Torrance,California, Composites, Fabrication
Jeffrey Gotro, Ablestik Laboratories, Rancho Dominguez, California, Thermosets
Michael C. Grady, DuPont Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Latex Technology
Vera-Maria Graubner, Universita ¨Technische at M¨unchen, Garching, Germany, Telechelic Polymers
Charles A. Gray, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, Carbon Black Derek Gray, Pulp and Paper Research Centre, McGill University, Canada, Cellulose
Robert L. Gray, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, UV Stabilizers
Andreas Greiner, Universitat Marburg, Germany, Light-Emitting Diodes
Werner Grootaert, Dyneon, 3M Company, Oakdale, Minneosta, Fluorocarbon Elastomers
Martin J. Guest, Polyolefins R&D, The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, Ethylene Copolymers
Dirk M. Guldi, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, Nanocomposites, Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Edgar B. Gutoff, Consulting Chemical Engineer, Brookline, Massachusetts, Coating Methods, Survey
Charles M. Guttman, NIST Polymers Division, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Mass Spectrometry
Kimberly A. Guzan, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, Nonlinear Optical Properties
N. Hadjichristidis, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Graft Copolymers
G. R. Hamed, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio,
Adhesion
I. W. Hamley, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, Block Copolymers
Tom P. Hanschen, 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, Films, Orientation
J. S. Harrison, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, Piezoelectric Polymers
Bradley R. Hart, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
Kazuyuki Hattori, Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan, Cellulose
PatriciaA.Heiden, MichiganTechnologicalUniversity, Houghton, Michigan, Wood Composites
Scott Heitzman, Sun Chemical Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, Colorants and Coloring Processes
Carin A. Helfer, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Conformations and Configuration
Steven Henning, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, Butadiene Polymers
Hideyuki Higashimura, Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., Tsukuba, Japan, Oxidative Polymerization
W. D. Hinsberg, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, Lithographic Resists
Andreas Hirsch, Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Henkestraße, Erlangen, Germany, Nanocomposites, Layer-by-Layer Assembly
David Hoagland, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Polyelectrolytes
Jamie K. Hobbs, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, Crystallization Kinetics
Geoffrey Holden, Holden Polymer Consulting, Inc., Prescott, Arizona, Elastomers, Thermoplastic
S. Randall Holmes-Farley, GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Genzyme General Business, Waltham, Massachusetts, Polymeric Drugs
B. A. Howell, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Vinylidene Chloride Polymers
Shaw Ling Hsu, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Vibrational Spectroscopy
Sun-Yi Huang, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, Acrylamide Polymers
Samuel M. Hudson, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, Chitin and Chitosan
Anders Hult, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Hyperbranched Polymers
J. S. Humphrey, Atofina Chemicals Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Vinylidene Fluoride Polymers
Mickey G.Huson, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
H. Iatrou, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Graft Copolymers
Daniel D. Imeokparia, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Cellular Materials
P. C. Innis, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Intelligent Polymer Systems
Jennifer Irvin, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake, California, Electrically Active Polymers
Michael Jaffe, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Main-Chain
Dennis J. Jakiela, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, UV Stabilizers
Jacek Jarzynski, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, West Bethesda, Maryland, Acoustic Properties
David W. Jenkins, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, Chitin and Chitosan
R. Jerome, University of Li`ege, Sart-Tilman, Li`ege, Belgium, Ring Opening Polymerization
Gunnar Jeschke, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany, Electron Spin Resonance
Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Photopolymerization, Free Radical
Hao Jiang, Anteon Company, Dayton, Ohio, Rigid-Rod Polymers
Charles A. Jones III, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Critical Phase Polymerization
Leslie N. Jones, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Peter Kamarchik Jr., Schoff Associates, Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Rheological Measurements
Mantana Kanchanasopa, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, Crystallinity Determination
David L. Kaplan, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, Silk
Alamgir Karim, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Combinatorial Methods for Polymer Science
Gabor Kaszas, Rubber Division, Bayer Inc., Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, Carbocationic Polymerization
Hans-Henning Kausch, Ecole Polytechnique Fe´de´rale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Fracture
Thomas R. Keenan, Knox Gelatine, Inc., Sioux City, Iowa, Gelatin
Steffen Kelch, Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut, Aachen, Germany, Shape-Memory Polymers
MaartjeF.Kemmere, EindhovenUniversityofTechnology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Ultrasound-Induced Radical Polymerization
Rachid Kerboua, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
RonaldE.Kerby, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Dental Applications
Michael Kerns, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, Butadiene Polymers
Jos T. F. Keurentjes, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Ultrasound-Induced Radical Polymerization
K. Khait, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois,
Recycling, Plastics
Rajesh Khare, Accelrys, Inc., San Diego, California,
Molecular Modeling
Kristi L. Kiick, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Genetic Methods of Polymer Synthesis
Joon-Seop Kim, Chosun University, Kwangju, Republic of Korea, Ionomers
Roswell E. King III, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Tarry-town, New York, Antioxidants
William Klingensmith, Akron Rubber Consulting, Akron, Ohio, Rubber Compounding
Bert Klumperman, Eindhoven University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Living Radical Polymerization
Nancy Kneib-Cordonier, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Polypeptide Synthesis, Solid-Phase Method
Shiro Kobayashi, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Enzymatic Polymerization; Oxidative Polymerization
Jeffrey T. Koberstein, Columbia University, New York, New York, Surface Properties
Peter W. Kopf, Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Phenolic Resins
William J. Koros, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Transport Properties
Nicholas A. Kotov, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nanocomposites, Layer-by-Layer Assembly
MichalY.Krasko, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Biodegradable Polymers, Medical Applications
Martijn W. A. Kuijpers, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Ultrasound-Induced Radical Polymerization
D. M. Kulich, GE Plastics, Technology Center, Washington, West Virginia, Acrylonitrile–Butadiene– Styrene Polymers
Anna Kultys, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland, Sulfur–Containing Polymers
Neeraj Kumar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Biodegradable Polymers, Medical Applications, Controlled Release Polymers, and Polyanhydrides
Ravi Kumar MNV, University of Saarland, Saarbrucken, Germany, Controlled Release Technology
Jay Friedrich Kunzler, Bausch and Lomb Inc., Rochester, New York, Hydrogels
Stuart A. Kushon, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Polynucleotides
Yakov Kutsovsky, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, Carbon Black
Peter R. Lamb, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Stuart E. Lebo Jr., LignoTech USA, Inc., Rothchild, Wisconsin, Lignin
Ph. Lecomte, University of Li`ege, Sart-Tilman, Li`ege, Belgium, Ring Opening Polymerization
Christine M. Lee, Unilever Research US, Edgewater, New Jersey, Langmuir–Blodgett Films
Gilbert Lee, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Bethesda, Maryland, Acoustic Properties
Jean-Marc Lefebvre, Universite´des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, Nanocomposites, Polymer–Clay
Reko Leino, ˚Abo Akademi University, ˚Abo, Finland, Single-Site Catalysts
John Leman, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
Andreas Lendlein, Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut, Aachen, Germany, Shape-Memory Polymers
Alan J. Lesser, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Fatigue
Larry Lewis, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
Christopher Y. Li, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Semicrystalline Polymers
Richard Lieberman, Basell R&D Center, Elkton, Maryland, Propylene Polymers (PP)
David W. Lipp, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, Acrylamide Polymers
D. J. Lohse, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey, Graft Copolymers
Detlef Lotzsch, Fraunhofer-Institut fur Angewandte Polymerforschung, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany, Thermochromic Polymers
Andrew B. Lowe, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Water-Soluble Polymers
V. Lowry, GE Plastics, Technology Center, Washington, West Virginia, Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene Polymers
Daoqiang Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Conductive Polymer Composites
Shijian Luo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Conductive Polymer Composites
Peter X. Ma, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tissue Engineering
W. A. MacDonald, DuPont Teijin Films UK Limited, Wilton, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, Polyester Films
William C. Madden, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Transport Properties
Duane Mahan, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Lyondell Chemical Co., Houston, Texas, Rotational Molding
Khaled Mahmud, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, Carbon Black
Thomas G. Majewicz, Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Cellulose Ethers
Michael Malanga, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Syndiotactic Polystyrene
Arif A. Mamedov, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Nomadics, Inc., Stillwater, Oklahoma, Nanocomposites, Layer-by-Layer Assembly
W. Harry Mandeville, GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Genzyme General Business, Waltham, Massachusetts, Polymeric Drugs
Ian Manners, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,
Inorganic Polymers
Norma Maraschin, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Cincinnati, Ohio, Ethylene Polymers, LDPE
J. E. Mark, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Elasticity, Rubber-like
Maurice J. Marks, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas, Epoxy Resins
James C. Masson, JCM Consulting, Mooresville, North Carolina, Acrylic Fibers
F. L. Marten, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, Vinyl Alcohol Polymers
Toshio Masuda, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Acetylenic Polymers, Substituted
Kozo Matsumoto, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Polycarbosilanes
B. Mattiasson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Biotechnology Applications
Wayne L. Mattice, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Conformation and Configuration
Laurent M. Matuana, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Wood Composites
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Copolymerization; Radical Polymerization
K. Mazeau, Centre de Recherches sur les Macromol´ecules V´eg´etales, Affiliated with Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France, Polysaccharides
Edward McBride, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Ethylene– Acrylic Elastomers
Charles L. McCormick, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Water-Soluble Polymers
Max McDaniel, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Kingwood, Texas, Ethylene Polymers, HDPE
Gregory B. McKenna, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Viscoelasticity; Yield and Crazing in Polymers
Donald McNally, Ticona, Summit, New Jersey, Ethylene–Norbornene Copolymers
Timothy J. McNally, LignoTech USA, Inc., Rothchild, Wisconsin, Lignin
Elizabeth Meehan, Polymer Laboratories Limited, Shropshire, United Kingdom, Chromatography, Size Exclusion
Kevin P. Menard, University of North Texas Materials Science Department, Denton, Texas, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
J. Carson Meredith, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Combinatorial Methods for Polymer Science
Keith A. Mesch, Rohm and Haas Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Heat Stabilizers
Georg H. Michler, Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, Merseburg, Germany, Micromechanical Properties
Keith R. Millington, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Roger J. Mortimer, Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, Electrochromic Polymers
S. E. Moulton, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Intelligent Polymer Systems
Eldridge M. Mount III, EMMOUNT Technologies, Fairport, New York, Films, Manufacture
W. P. Mul, Shell International Chemicals B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, Polyketones
Daniel G. Mullen, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Polypeptide Synthesis, Solid-Phase Method
Marcus Muller, Institut fur Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universitat, Mainz, Germany, Phase Transformation
Terry N. Myers, Atofina Chemicals, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Initiators, Free-Radical
E. Bruce Nauman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, Bulk and Solution Polymerizations Reactors and Flash Devolatilization
Hildeberto Nava, Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Polyesters, Unsaturated
Thomas X. Neenan, GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Genzyme General Business, Waltham, Massachusetts, Polymeric Drugs
James A. Newell, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, Carbon Fibers
Thomas H. Newman, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Syndiotactic Polystyrene
K. L. Ngai, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, Amorphous Polymers
L. Nicolais, Institute for the Composite Material Technology, National Research Council, Piazzale Tecchio, Napoli, Italy, Nanocomposites, Metal-Filled
Aizhen Niu, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, Laser Light Scattering
Ryoji Nomura, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Acetylenic Polymers, Substituted
Jacobus W. M. Noordermeer, DSM Elastomers, R&D, Geleen, the Netherlands, Ethylene–Propylene Elastomers
Oskar Nuyken, Technische Universitat Munchen, Garching, Germany, Telechelic Polymers
B. E. Obi, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Vinylidene Chloride Polymers
Paul A. O’Connell, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Yield and Crazing in Polymers
Fumio Ohama, Unitika Corporation Ltd., Japan, Polyarylates
Kunio Oka, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan, Polysilanes
Yoshitsugu Oono, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Statistical Thermodynamics
Z. Ounaies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, Piezoelectric Polymers
Michael J. Owen, Dow Corning Corporation, Mid-land, Michigan, Antifoaming Agents and Release Agents
Daniel W. Pack, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, Gene-Delivery Polymers
Skip Palenik, Microtrace, Elgin, Illinois, Forensic Analysis
Robert J. Palmer, DuPont de Nemours International S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, Polyamides, Plastics
Richard A. Pethrick, University of Strathclyde, Glas-gow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Characterization of Polymers
Francis P. Petrocelli, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Vinyl Acetate Polymers
Ha. Q. Pham, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas, Epoxy Resins
David G. Phillips, CSIROTextileandFibreTechnology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Anthony P. Pierlot, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technol-ogy, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Peter P. Pintauro, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Polyphosphazenes
S. Pispas, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Graft Copolymers
M. Pitsikalis, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Graft Copolymers
D. J. Plazek, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Penn-sylvania, Amorphous Polymers
Riccardo Po, EniChem SpA Research Center, Novara, Italy, Engineering Thermoplastics, Overview
Thomas J. Podlas, Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Cellulose Ethers
J. C. Poler, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Atomic Force Microscopy
Malcolm Polk, Georgia Institute of Technology, Decatur, Georgia, High Performance Fibers
Stefan Polowinski, Technical University of L´odz, L´odz, Poland, Template Polymerization
Maurizio Prato, Universit`a di Trieste, Piazzale Eu-ropa, Trieste, Italy, Nanocomposites, Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Duane Priddy, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Styrene Polymers
R. Bruce Prime, IBM (retired)/Prime Thermosets.com, San Jose, California, Thermosets
Judit E. Puskas, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, Carbocationic Polymerization
Marek Pyda, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Ten-nessee; Chemical Sciences Division of Oak Ridge Na-tional Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Thermody-namic Properties of Polymers
J. P. Queslel, Manufacture Michelin, CERL–GPA, Clermont Ferrand, France, Elasticity, Rubber-like
Roderic P. Quirk, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Anionic Polymerization
Jurgen P. Rabe, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Germany, Dendronized Polymers
Michael Rachita, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, Butadiene Polymers
Suresh Rajaraman, GE Silicones, Waterford, New York, Silicones
Andrzej Rajca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, Magnetic Polymers
Bruce A. Ramsay, Polyferm Canada, R.R. #1, Harrow-smith, Ontario, Canada, Poly(3–hydroxyalkanoates)
Juliana A. Ramsay, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Poly(3–hydroxyalkanoates)
John A. M. Ramshaw, CSIRO Molecular Science, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Collagen
Ashwin Rao, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Adsorption
F. Raue, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Fractography
Chris Rauwendaal, Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc., Los Altos Hills, California, Extrusion
Glen Reese, Kosa, Charlotte, North Carolina, Polyesters, Fibers
Stephanie Rey, Institut de Chimie de la Matiere Condensee de Bordeaux, CNRS & Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Bordeaux, Pessac, France, Interca-lation Polymerization
Steve R. Reznek, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Mas-sachusetts, Carbon Black
Douglas S. Richart, D.S. Richart Associates, Reading, Pennsylvania, Coating Methods, Powder Technology
M. Rinaudo, Centre de Recherches sur les Macro-mol´ecules V´eg´etales, Affiliated with Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble Cedex 9, France, Polysaccharides
John A. Rippon, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
Helmut Ritter, Heinrich-Heine Universitat, Dusseldorf, Germany, Cyclodextrins
A. K. Rizos, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece,
Amorphous Polymers
Josepha Maria Merida Robles, Institut de Chimie de la Mati`ere Condens´ee de Bordeaux, CNRS & Univer-sit´e des Sciences et Technologies de Bordeaux, Pessac, France, Intercalation Polymerization
Brendan Rodgers, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown, Texas, Rubber Compounding
Vincent M. Rotello, Department of Chemistry, Univer-sity of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Molec-ular Self-Assembly
Slawomir Rubinsztajn, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
James Runt, The Pennsylvania State Univer-sity, University Park, Pennsylvania, Crystallinity Determination
Ian M. Russell, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Belmount, Victoria, Australia, Wool
S. L. Sakellarides, BP Amoco Chemical Com-pany, Naperville, Illinois, Poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN)
Britto S. Sandanaraj, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Molecular Recognition in Dendrimers
A. Sezai Sarac, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, Electropolymerization
Florian Schattenmann, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
D. A. Schiraldi, KoSa, Spartanburg, South Carolina,
Atomic Force Microscopy
Shulamith Schlick, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, Electron Spin Resonance
William W. Schloman Jr., Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Rubber, Guayule
A. Dieter Schluter, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany, Dendronized Polymers
Clifford K. Schoff, Schoff Associates, Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Rheological Measurements
Holger Schonherr, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands, Scanning Force Microscopy
Robert L. Schmitt, The Dow Chemical Company, Piscataway, New Jersey, Ethylene Oxide Polymers
Laurier L. Schramm, Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Colloids
John L. Schultz, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Delaware, Nomenclature and Structural Representation of Polymers
William H. Scouten, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, Chromatography, Affinity
Alec B. Scranton, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Photopolymerization, Cationic
Norma D. Searle, Chemical Consultant, Deerfield Beach, Florida, Weathering
Arno Seeboth, Fraunhofer-Institut fur Angewandte Polymerforschung, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany, Thermochromic Polymers
Robert W. Seymour, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennesse, Cyclohexanedimethanol Polyesters
Timothy D. Shaffer, ExxonMobil, Baytown, Texas, Butyl Rubber
Kenneth J. Shea, University of California, Irvine, California, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
Michael C. Shelton, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee, Cellulose Esters, Inorganic
Yutaka Shirahama, Unitika America Corporation, Georgetown, Kentucky, Polyarylates
Sindee L. Simon, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Aging, Physical
D. M. Simpson, Exxon Mobil Chemical Company, Baytoun, Texas, Ethylene Polymers, LLDPE
Ram Prakash Singh, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, Drag Reduction; Mechanical Performance of Plastics
Vishal Sipani, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Photopolymerization, Cationic
Robert V. Slone, Rohm and Haas Company, Spring House, Pennsylvania, Acrylic Ester Polymers and Methacrylic Ester Polymers
A. A. Smaardijk, Shell International Chemicals B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, Polyketones
Archie P. Smith, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Combinatorial Methods for Polymer Science
Thomas W. Smith, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennesse, Cyclohexanedimethanol Polyesters
Ronald S. Smorada, Versacore Industrial Corporation, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Nonwoven Fabrics, Spunbonded
M. J. Snowden, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom, Smart Materials, Microgels
Joao B. P. Soares, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Fractionation
L. H. Sperling, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks
Judith Stein, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
R. Stepien, GE Plastics, Technology Center, Washington, West Virginia, Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene Polymers
E. S. Stevens, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, Environmentally Degradable Plastics
Constantine Stewart, Propylene Polymers (PP)
Mark E. Stewart, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee, Barrier Polymers
William G. Stobby, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Cellular Materials
Joseph A. Stretanski, Cytec Industries, Stamford, Connecticut, UV Stabilizers Hung-Jue Sue, Texas A&M University, Impact Resistance
Hung-Jue Sue, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Scratch Behavior of Polymers
Kyung W. Suh, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Cellular Materials
Nam P. Suh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Microcellular Plastics
Graham Swift, Consultant, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Acrylic and Methacrylic Acid Polymers Consultant; Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics in Landfill Sites
Monir Tabatabai, Heinrich-Heine Universitat, Dusseldorf, Germany, Cyclodextrins
Daniel R. Talham, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Langmuir–Blodgett Films
Paul R. Van Tassel, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, Biomolecules at Interfaces
Klaus Tauer, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany, Heterophase Polymerization
Yves Termonia, E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Modeling of Polymer Processing and Properties
S. Thayumanavan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Molecular Recognition in Dendrimers
Raymond J. Thibault, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Molecular Self-Assembly
Richard W. Thomas, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Tarrytown, New York, Additives and Antioxidants
James L. Throne, Sherwood Technologies, Inc., Dunedin, Florida, Thermoforming
D. B. Todd, Polymer Processing Institute, Newark, New Jersey, Plastics Processing
Andy H. Tsou, ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Baytown, Texas, Butyl Rubber; Fillers
Harvey Tung, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Coextrusion
Albin F. Turbak, Falcon Consultants, Inc., USA, University of Georgia, Sandy Springs, Georgia, High Performance Fibers
S. Richard Turner, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennesse, Cyclohexanedimethanol Polyesters
Henri Ulrich, Consultant, Guilford, Connecticut, Isocyanate-Derived Polymers and Polyurethanes
Hiroshi Uyama, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Enzymatic Polymerization
Philipp Vana, University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany, Copolymerization; Radical Polymerization
G. A. Vaughan, Exxon Mobil Chemical Company, Baytoun, Texas, Ethylene Polymers, LLDPE
Giovanni Vianello, European Vinyls Corporation (IT) (retired), Vinyl Chloride Polymers
David Vietti, Rohm and Haas Company, Woodstock, Illinois, Polysulfides
Tyrone L. Vigo (Deceased), U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA, High Performance Fibers
Walter H. Waddell, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown, Texas, Fillers; Rubber Compounding
Bruce Wade, Solutia, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts, Vinyl Acetal Polymers
Brian L. Wadey, BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, New Jersey, Plasticizers
H. D. Wagner, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, Reinforcement
Phillip J. Wakelyn, The National Cotton Council of America, Washington, District of Columbia, Cotton
G. G. Wallace, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Intelligent Polymer Systems
G. M. Wallraff, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, Lithographic Resists
Meng-Jiao Wang, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, Carbon Black
Eric Paul Wasserman, Dow Chemical Company, Piscataway, New Jersey, Metallocenes
Robert N. Webb, ExxonMobil, Baytown, Texas, Butyl Rubber
William D. Weber, Arch Chemicals, East Providence, Rhode Island, Electronic Packaging
Christoph Weder, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Light-Emitting Diodes
Edward D. Weil, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York, Flame Retardancy; Phosphorus-Containing Polymers and Oligomers
Shari A. Weinberg, BP Amoco Polymers, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia, Polysulfones
Jeffrey Wengrovius, GE Silicones, Waterford, New York, Silicones
Jerome A. Werkmeister, CSIRO Molecular Science, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Collagen; Protein Folding
R. A. Wessling, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, Vinylidene Chloride Polymers
Denyce Wicht, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
Zeno W. Wicks Jr., Consultant, Louisville, Kentucky, Alkyd Resins; Coatings; Urethane Coatings
James Wicksted, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Nanocomposites, Layer-by-Layer Assembly
David M. Wiles, Plastichem Consulting, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics in Landfill Sites
Richard Wilkins, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Controlled Release Formulation, Agricultural
Edward S. Wilks, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours, Hockessin, Delaware, Nomenclature and Structural Representation of Polymers
Graham Williams, University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom, Dielectric Relaxation
J. G. Williams, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, U.K., Fracture
Laurence L. Williams, Cytec Industries, Stanford, Connecticut, Amino Resins and Plastics
H. Henning Winter, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Gel Point
Michael O. Wolf, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Poly(pphenylenevinylene)
C. P. Wong, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Conductive Polymer Composites
Janet S. S. Wong, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, Scratch Behavior of Polymers
Christina Darkangelo Wood, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, Silicones
Calvin Woodings, Calvin Woodings Consulting Ltd., Warwickshire, United Kingdom, Cellulose Fibers, Regenerated
John Woods, Loctite Corporation, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Polycyanoacrylates
Jeffrey J. Wooster, The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, Packaging, Flexible
Allan T. Worm, Dyneon, 3M Company, Oakdale, Minneosta, Fluorocarbon Elastomers
Chi Wu, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, Laser Light Scattering
Michael M. Wu, BP Chemicals, Naperville, Illinois, Acrylonitrile and Acrylonitrile Polymers
Yun-Tai Wu, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Ethylene–Acrylic Elastomers
Bernhard Wunderlich, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Chemical Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Thermodynamic Properties of Polymers
Carl J. Wust, FiberVisions, Covington, Kentucky, Olefin Fibers
Ryszard Wycisk, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Polyphosphazenes
M. Xanthos, Polymer Processing Institute, Newark, New Jersey, Plastics Processing
Yusuf Yagci, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Turkey, Telechelic Polymers
Gary Yeager, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, Polyethers, Aromatic
Albert F. Yee, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Impact Resistance
E. M. Yorkgitis, 3M Company, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Adhesive Compounds Raymond A. Young, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Vegetable Fibers
Peter Zarras, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake, California, Electrically Active Polymers
Mauro Zarrelli, Italian Aerospace Research Center, Capua, Italy, Composite Materials
Rudolf Zentel, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany, Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Zhong Zhao, GuilfordPharmaceuticals,Inc.,Baltimore, Maryland, Polyanhydrides