Edward Kresge Explained

Edward N. Kresge (July 31, 1935^[1] – October 30, 2023^[2]) was an American Exxon scientist, noted for his development of ethylene-propylene viscosity index modifiers, polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers, and tailored molecular weight density EPDM elastomers.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Education

Kresge earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida.

Career

Kresge joined Exxon in 1961, working under Francis P. Baldwin and later Albert M. Gessler. He retired from Exxon in 1993. His most cited work was a collaboration on the topic of copolymer compatibilizers with notable coworkers Sudhin Datta and David J. Lohse.^[6]

Awards

• 1976 - National Inventors Hall of Fame Medal.
• 1993 - Arnold Smith Award from the ACS Rubber Division.
• 1995 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award
• 1998 - Midgley award of the American Chemical Society for his role in the development of thermoplastic elastomer polyolefin blends for automobile bumpers
• 2010 - Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edward N Kresge . clustrmaps.com . September 23, 2022.
2. Web site: Obituary of Edward Nathan Kresge . higginsfuneralhome.com . Higgins Funeral Home . November 1, 2023.
3. News: Noga . Ed . Goodyear Medalist Kresge shares rich history . September 4, 2014 . Rubber and Plastics News . May 18, 2010.
4. Edward N. Kresge Charles Goodyear Medalist 2010 . Rubber Chemistry and Technology . 2010 . 83 . 3 . G2–G3 . 10.5254/1.3525681.
5. Kresge . Edward N. . Science and Serendipity in Polyolefin Elastomer Development . Rubber Chemistry and Technology . September 2010 . 83 . 3 . 227–234 . 10.5254/1.3525682.
6. Lohse . D. J. . Datta . S. . Kresge . E. N. . Graft copolymer compatibilizers for blends of polypropylene and ethylene-propylene copolymers. . Macromolecules . 1991 . 24 . 2 . 561-566 . 10.1021/ma00002a034.