Dr. C. Michael Roland, of the
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been awarded the American
Chemical Society Rubber Division's Melvin Mooney Distinguished
Technology Award for his outstanding contributions to rubber
science and technology. Dr. Roland will be presented with his
award during the division's 161st Spring Technical Meeting on
April 29, 2002, in Savannah, Georgia.
This award is presented for significant,
repeated innovative contributions to rubber science and technology.
"Dr. Roland's innovative research led to the discovery
of
various phenomena, revealing new physics in polymers. Among
his outstanding contributions to rubber technologies are rubber
for acoustic applications, microgel polymers, double network
rubbers, surface modification of elastomers, and microlithography
on polymers."
Dr. Roland received his B.S.
degree in Chemistry
from Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania,
in 1974. In
1980, Dr. Roland received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from
the
Pennsylvania State University.
From 1980 through 1986 he worked
at the Central
Research Laboratories of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company.
In 1986, Dr. Roland joined NRL's Chemistry Division,
where he
is the head of the Polymer Physics Section.
Dr. Roland has authored over
175 refereed publications and book chapters, and holds 11 U.S.
Patents.
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