Judit Puskas Explained

Judit Puskas is a Distinguished Ohio State University professor noted as co-inventor of the polymer used on the Taxus-brand coronary stent.^{[1] [2]} She is the first woman to win the Charles Goodyear Medal,^[3] the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society's Rubber Division. Her research focuses on polymer engineering for breast reconstruction in cancer treatment,^[4] green polymer chemistry, biomimetic processes, biomaterials, living polymerization,^[5] polymerization mechanisms and kinetics, thermoplastic elastomers, polymer structure/property relationships, and polymer-bio interfaces.

Education

She received her Ph.D. in Plastics and Rubber Technology/M.E. Organic and Biochemical Engineering from the Technical University of Budapest in 1985.^[6] She completed a postdoc under Joseph Kennedy at the University of Akron.^[7]

Career

• 1989–1996 – Research Scientist at Bayer^[8]
• 1996–2004 – Professor at University of Western Ontario
• 2004–2018 – Professor at University of Akron^[9]
• 2019–present Professor at Ohio State University^[10]

Awards

• 2017 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society

Notes and References

1. News: Akron professor Puskas to receive Charles Goodyear Medal. 12 October 2016. Rubber and Plastics News. 11 October 2016.
2. Book: Kennedy . J. P. . Puskas . J. E. . Kaszas . G. . Hager . W. G. . U.S. Patent No. 4,946,899. . 1990 . U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. . Washington, DC . 1 August 2024.
3. Web site: ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS . rubber.org . ACS Rubber Division . 9 October 2022.
4. Puskas . J. E. . Chen . Y. . Biomedical application of commercial polymers and novel polyisobutylene-based thermoplastic elastomers for soft tissue replacement . Biomacromolecules . 2004 . 5 . 4 . 1141–1154 . 10.1021/bm034513k. 15244424 .
5. Puskas . J. E. . Kaszas . G. . Living carbocationic polymerization of resonance-stabilized monomers . Progress in Polymer Science . 2000 . 25 . 3 . 403–452 . 10.1016/S0079-6700(00)00010-1.
6. Web site: Featured Customer – Judit Puskas, Ph.D. . wyatt.com . 6 May 2021 . Wyatt Technology . 28 August 2022.
7. Goodman . C. . Judit Puskas-A polymer scientist explores and exploits the heterogeneity of natural biopolymers. . Nature Chemical Biology . 2010 . 6 . 697 . 10.1038/nchembio.449. 20852603 .
8. Web site: Judit E. Puskas, P.Eng . Professional Engineers Ontario . 28 August 2022.
9. Goodman . Catherine . Judit Puskas - A polymer scientist explores and exploits the heterogeneity of natural biopolymers. . Nature Chemical Biology. 2010 . 6 . 10 . 697 . 10.1038/nchembio.449 . 20852603 . free .
10. Web site: // OUR PEOPLE // JUDIT E. PUSKAS . fabe.osu.edu . Ohio State University . 28 August 2022.