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But Akron’s polymer cluster could receive even more in separate federal funding. In October, the U.S. Department of Commerce named Akron as one of 31 new federal tech hubs across the country.
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This funding also signals a revitalization of Akron’s manufacturing sector, creating or retaining more than 4,000 jobs and spurring innovative vocational and educational opportunities.
The company was founded in 1928 by Alex Schulman by selling rubber products from a plant in Akron, Ohio. [2] In 1972, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. [1] In 1994, the company acquired Comalloy International, a subsidiary of Exxon based in Nashville, Tennessee. [3] [4]
The University of Akron offers about 200 undergraduate [9] and more than 100 graduate majors [10] and has an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students. The university's School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering is housed in a 12-story reflective glass building near downtown Akron on the western edge of the main campus.
In 1978, the original Akron plant was converted into a Technical Center for research and design. By 1985, worldwide sales exceeded $10 billion. Goodyear Aerospace , a holding that developed from the Goodyear Aircraft Company after World War II , designed a supercomputer for NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center in 1979, the MPP .
Polymer group requests $70M in federal funds for jobs, sustainability, economic growth.
Joseph P. Kennedy (18 May 1928 - 21 July 2024 [1]) was a Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science and Chemistry at the University of Akron, [2] noted particularly for inventing a polymer coating for a drug-tipped stent that is highly compatible to human tissue, [3] and that was successfully commercialized by Boston Scientific [4] and credited for saving the lives of 6 million patients. [5]