Joseph Kuczkowski Explained

Joseph A. Kuczkowski is a retired Goodyear scientist, noted for successfully explaining the mechanisms of antioxidant and antiozonant function,^[1] and for commercial development of new antiozonant systems and improvement of the stability of polymeric materials.^{[2] [3]}

Education

• 1963 - BS Chemistry, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York
• 1966 - MS Chemistry, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York
• 1968 - Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, supervised by Prof. Michael Cava
• 1971 - postdoctoral fellow under Prof. Adam M. Aguiar in organo-phosphorus chemistry

Career

• 1968-1970 - U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, responsible for Clinical Chemistry Department of the 6th US Army Medical Laboratory
• 1971 - jointed Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as a Senior Research Chemist
• 1977 - Section Head, exploratory products and processes
• 1982 - Section Head, Rubber Chemicals
• 1984 - Section Head, Rubber Chemicals & Hydroquinone
• 1988 - R&D Associate, Chemicals and Specialty Polymers
• 2001 - retired from Goodyear

Kuczkowsi holds 23 US patents. Of these, 12 are products or processes in production, including: Wingstay SN and Wingstay K.

Awards

• 2000 - Melvin Mooney Award of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society.
• 2011 - Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Kuczkowski, Joseph A.. Stabilization of Raw Dienic Synthetic Rubber Polymers . Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 2011. 84 . 3. 273–295. 10.5254/1.3592280.
2. Dr. Joseph A. Kuczkowski, 2011 Charles Goodyear Medalist, Rubber Chemistry and Technology, vol. 84, G2-G3, 2011.
3. News: Kuczkowski receives Charles Goodyear Medal . 2 February 2024 . Rubber and Plastics News . Crain . 19 April 2011.
4. News: Kuczkowski wins Charles Goodyear Medal . 2 February 2024 . Rubber and Plastics News . Crain . 12 October 2010.