Roderic Quirk

Roderic Quirk is an Emeritus University of Akron professor noted for contributions to anionic polymerization technology{{cite book |last1=Hsieh |first1=Henry |last2=Quirk |first2=Roderic P. |title=Anionic Polymerization Principles and Practical Applications |date=14 March 1996 |publisher=Tarlor and Francis |location=Boca Raton |doi=10.1201/9780585139401 |isbn=9780429168994 |edition=1 |url=https://doi.org/10.1201/9780585139401 |access-date=31 August 2022}} that is used to produce butadiene, isoprene and styrene homo and block copolymers.{{cite journal |title=2019 Charles Goodyear Medalist: Prof. Roderic P. Quirk |journal=Rubber Chemistry and Technology |date=2019-01-01 |volume=92 |issue=1 |page=G2 |doi=10.5254/0035-9475-92.1.G2 |url=https://doi.org/10.5254/0035-9475-92.1.G2|url-access=subscription }}{{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}}

Education

Quirk completed a BS in Chemistry in 1963 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1965, he earned a doctorate in organic chemistry under advisor David Curtin at the University of Illinois. In 1967, he completed a postdoc at the University of Pittsburgh under Edward Arnett.{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Bruce |title=Born to Be a Teacher |url=https://s3-prod.rubbernews.com/s3fs-public/2019-07/RPN%2007-15-19%20Web%20Edition.pdf |access-date=18 June 2022 |publisher=Rubber and Plastics News |date=15 July 2019}}

Career

Quirk's first academic appointment began in 1969 at the University of Arkansas and continued until 1978. In the summer of 1974, Quirk worked at Phillips Petroleum in Henry Hsieh's anionic polymerization lab. In 1978, he took a senior research position at the Midland Macromolecular Institute. In 1983, Quirk joined the University of Akron.

Notable Students

Frederick Ignatz-Hoover - Eastman technology fellow and 9th editor of Rubber Chemistry and Technology{{cite news |title=How market drivers fuel tire additive innovations |url=https://s3-prod.rubbernews.com/s3fs-public/RN118579128.PDF |access-date=16 August 2022 |work=Rubber and Plastics News |publisher=Crain |date=26 November 2018}}

Awards

1990 - Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science
2004 - George Stafford Whitby award of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
2019 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
2019 – National Academy of Inventors{{cite news |title=Roderic Quirk named National Academy of Inventors Fellow |url=https://www.rubbernews.com/news/roderic-quirk-named-national-academy-inventors-fellow |access-date=18 June 2022 |publisher=Rubber and Plastics News |date=4 December 2019}}

References

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