Sudhin Datta Explained

Sudhin Datta (born 1951) is an ExxonMobil Chemical scientist noted for the development of Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomers.^[1]

Education

Datta earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur in 1974. He completed his Ph.D. in organometallic chemistry from Harvard University in 1978. He held postdoctoral appointments at the University of Toronto and at the University of Chicago.^[2]

Career

In 1981, he joined Exxon Chemical Co. under Edward Kresge where his research focused on the development of polyolefin elastomers.^{[3] [4]} With David J. Lohse, he published the textbook Polymeric Compatibilizers.^[5]

Awards

• 2015 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society^[6]

Notes and References

1. Sudhin Datta: 2015 Charles Goodyear Medalist . Rubber Chemistry and Technology . 2015 . 88 . 1 . G2 . 10.5254/0035-9475-88.1.G2 . June 29, 2022.
2. Web site: ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS . rubber.org . ACS Rubber Division . 9 October 2022.
3. Lohse . David J. . Datta . Sudhin . Kresge . Edward N. . Graft copolymer compatibilizers for blends of polypropylene and ethylene-propylene copolymers . Macromolecules . 1991 . 24 . 2 . 561–566 . 10.1021/ma00002a034 . 1991MaMol..24..561L . August 31, 2022.
4. Web site: Cozewith . Charles . Datta . Sudhin . Hu . Weiguo . United States Patent US6525157B2 . Google Patents . United States Patent Office . August 31, 2022.
5. Book: Datta . Sudhin . Lohse . David J. . Polymeric Compatibilizers: Uses and Benefits in Polymer Blends . 1 January 1996 . Hanser Pub Inc . 978-1569901946 . 26 December 2023.
6. News: Detore . Don . Charles Goodyear medalist strives to help people . June 29, 2022 . . Crain . July 15, 2015.