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Foster joined the University of Akron Polymer Science faculty in 1990 at the rank of assistant professor. He served as chair of the department of polymer science from 2005 to 2008. Since 2008, he has held roles as associate Dean, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, as well as Director of the Akron Global Polymer Academy. [3] [4]
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.
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.
Melbourne F. Yull started Intertape Polymer Group in 1981 [7] Intertape Polymer Group incorporated August 31, 1993. [8] in Montreal. At first Intertape sold tape in a small area, but the company grew quickly with acquisitions. [5] Intertape did very well in the 1990s, with the stock going from C$10 to nearly C$50.
Maurice Morton (3 June 1913 – 23 March 1994) was a polymer author, educator, and researcher. He was the first director of the University of Akron's Institute of Rubber Research, which in 1993 was renamed the Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science. [1]
Milacron, LLC, is an American limited liability company that manufactures and distributes plastic processing equipment for fields such as injection molding and extrusion molding. Milacron is one of many operating companies that make up Hillenbrand, Inc. Hillenbrand acquired Milacron in November 2019.