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.
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
- 2005 – retired from Bridgestone Americas as VP Research and Technology
- 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.
Awards
- 2016 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society
References
- "Georg A. Bohm Biography". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 89 (1): G2 – G3. 1 March 2016. doi:10.5254/0035-9475-89.1.G2.
- "ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS". rubber.org. ACS Rubber Division. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- Bohm, G. G. A.; Tveekrem, J. O. (1982). "The radiation chemistry of elastomers and its industrial applications". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 55 (3): 575–668. doi:10.5254/1.3535898.
- Detore, Don (17 August 2016). "Career is extension of lifelong passion for Charles Goodyear Medalist". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- "Researcher Georg Bohm receives Charles Goodyear Medal". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron Beacon Journal. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- Avgeropoulos, G. N.; Weissert, F. C.; Biddison, P. H.; Bohm, G. G. A. (1976). "Heterogeneous blends of polymers. Rheology and morphology". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 49 (1): 93–104. doi:10.5254/1.3534954.
- Detore, Don (18 August 2016). "Photo gallery: Georg Bohm receives Charles Goodyear Medal". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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