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Avrom I. Medalia
Avrom Izak Medalia (3 February 192320 June 2002) was a Cabot scientist known for contributions to understanding electrical conductivity and dynamic properties of carbon black filled rubbers Education Medalia was a graduate of the Boston Latin School. In 1942, he received the A.B. degree in chemistry from Harvard University. He then studied synthetic rubber and emulsion polymerization under I. M. Kalthoff at the University of Minnesota, receiving a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry in 1948. Career Medalia's first post-academic position was with the Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1949 to 1952. He was associate director of sponsored research at Boston University from 1952 to 1955. He started at Cabot in 1956 and continued there until his retirement in 1984. At Cabot, he held various positions in research and management. His most cited work concerned the effect of carbon black on the dynamic properties of rubber, in particular the Payne effect. He also did highly influe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation is an American specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company operates in over 20 countries with 36 manufacturing plants, eight research and development facilities and 28 sales offices. History Cabot Corporation was founded by Godfrey Lowell Cabot in 1882 when he applied for a patent for a "carbon black making apparatus". The company incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1960. In 1993, a team of Cabot researchers developed a process for modifying the surface of carbon, allowing chemists and researchers to prepare surface modified carbon black products with properties never before associated with carbon materials. This breakthrough led to the development of new technologies and products including aqueous inkjet colorants, for printer ink the basis of Cabot's Inkjet Colorants business unit, which was founded in 1996. In 2003, Cabot developed a commercialized process that allows continuous production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |