Georg Bohm (scientist)
{{Short description|American polymer scientist and engineer}}
Georg Bohm is a retired Vice President of Research and Technology for Bridgestone Americas noted for the development of electron beam pre-curing of elastomers.{{cite journal |title=Georg A. Bohm Biography |journal=Rubber Chemistry and Technology |date=1 March 2016 |volume=89 |issue=1 |pages=G2–G3 |doi=10.5254/0035-9475-89.1.G2}}{{cite web |title=ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS |url=https://www.rubber.org/oral-history-interviews |website=rubber.org |publisher=ACS Rubber Division |access-date=9 October 2022}}{{cite journal |last1=Bohm |first1=G. G. A. |last2=Tveekrem |first2=J. O. |title=The radiation chemistry of elastomers and its industrial applications |journal=Rubber Chemistry and Technology |date=1982 |volume=55 |issue=3 |pages=575-668 |doi=10.5254/1.3535898}}
Education
- BS Electrical Engineering, University of Vienna
- 1962 – Ph.D. Physics from University of Vienna in Austria
Between 1963 and 1967, he held scientific/academic positions at: the Max Planck Institute for Physical Chemistry in Gottingen, Germany, Seoul National University in Korea, the University of Bandung in Indonesia, and Northwestern University in Illinois.
Career
- 1967 – Radiation Research Laboratories of Firestone Corp. in Westbury, New York{{cite news |last1=Detore |first1=Don |title=Career is extension of lifelong passion for Charles Goodyear Medalist |url=https://www.rubbernews.com/article/20160817/NEWS/308089998/career-is-extension-of-lifelong-passion-for-charles-goodyear-medalist |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=Rubber and Plastics News |publisher=Crain |date=17 August 2016}}
- 2005 – retired from Bridgestone Americas as VP Research and Technology{{cite news |title=Researcher Georg Bohm receives Charles Goodyear Medal |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/2016/06/11/researcher-georg-bohm-receives-charles/10459885007/ |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |publisher=Akron Beacon Journal |date=11 June 2016}}
- 2010 – President of Appia LLC
Bohm's most cited work considered the effect on blend morphology of molecular weight, glass transition temperature, and composition for EPDM/BR blends.{{cite journal |last1=Avgeropoulos |first1=G. N. |last2=Weissert |first2=F. C. |last3=Biddison |first3=P. H. |last4=Bohm |first4=G. G. A. |title=Heterogeneous blends of polymers. Rheology and morphology |journal=Rubber Chemistry and Technology |date=1976 |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=93-104 |doi=10.5254/1.3534954}}
Awards
- 2016 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society{{cite news |last1=Detore |first1=Don |title=Photo gallery: Georg Bohm receives Charles Goodyear Medal |url=https://www.rubbernews.com/article/20160818/NEWS/160819950/photo-gallery-georg-bohm-receives-charles-goodyear-medal |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=Rubber and Plastics News |publisher=Crain |date=18 August 2016}}
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