Dr. Jungmee Kang is a Senior Research Scientist at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied the block copolymers containing sacrificial blocks. She did a post-doctoral work at The University of Akron under the guidance of Prof. Joseph Kennedy in Polymer Science, and studied the polyurethanes containing polydimethylsiloxane or polyisobutylene. Her expertise spans over the synthesis, processing, and characterization of polymers and compounds.
Mike graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (’10), and as captain of the 2009 RPI Football team.
Mike’s tenure with Extreme Molding began in 2009 as an intern, and he then joined full-time in 2010 as Production Manager/Design Engineer. Mike has held many different roles within the organization, including Operations Manager. At the start of 2018 - he transitioned into a Business Development and Engineering Management role.
Mike’s primary focus is to grow top line sales and bring customer's products to market faster than the competition, while maintaining profitability. Mike's degree in engineering and experience managing production help him assist customers in successfully taking their product from inception, through design for manufacturability, production, packaging, and introduction into the market.
Mike most enjoys being a husband, father of two, participating in sports year-round, fishing, and the changing seasons of Upstate NY
Rick is a Technical Fellow for R.D. Abbott Company and has more than thirty (30) years of experience in the rubber industry. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering from California State Polytechnic University and has advanced training in Material Science. He has worked for both raw material suppliers and fabricators. He holds several patents in silicone technology and has an ongoing instructorship in rubber technology.
Chris Claussen has over 19 years of elastomer expertise. Chris currently is the silicone elastomer Global Marketing Manager for Healthcare at Momentive Performance Materials. Chris has held other leadership roles within Momentive over the last 13 years, including Regional Marketing Manager for Consumer Goods(North America), Field Market Developer(Healthcare & Consumer) and Account Manager. Chris holds an MBA from Indiana University and a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.
Tim Higgins is a Regional Marketing Manager at Momentive Performance Materials. Tim has over 15 years of experience in the elastomers industry; divided across both technical and sales & marketing acumens.
His company possesses operations across all poles including, Waterford, NY (USA – Global HQ), Asia Pacific and Europe. Momentive’s global silicones business brings innovation to a wide range of industries, including automotive, electronics, personal care, consumer products, aerospace, and building and construction to name a few. Momentive’s innovative portfolio of silicone elastomers influence the design of hundreds of applications across a wide range of industries. The exceptional properties of silicone elastomers, such as, heat and moisture resistance, flame retardency, weatherability and dielectric properties, make them ideal candidates for a wide range of industrial, electrical transmission, transportation and consumer applications. In addition, the purity, clarity, and strength of silicone elastomers have benefited a variety of medical and baby care products. Momentive has an extensive offering of formulated products, including elastomers and coatings. And, of course, also collaboratively formulates with customers to meet specific needs
Tim truly passionate about his work and is always eager to connect with others within the industry. He enjoys working directly with the customer or business partner to understand his or her business objectives, problems, angle, etc.
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Russ Vogelsong has been a Senior Technical Service Scientist at Lion Elastomers for the last 9 years, providing EPDM technical support across a variety of markets including custom mix, hose, roofing, and wire & cable. He received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron. Russ began his career in wire & cable at Thermolink, Inc., then spent 4 years at the Excel Polymers custom mixing plant in Burton prior to joining Lion. He is actively involved with the ACS Rubber Division, currently serving as the chairman of membership committee for the last 4 years.
Dr. Kiziltas’s research is focused on sustainability and emerging materials such as nanomaterials, polymeric and soft materials, biomaterials, glassy and amorphous materials, self-healing materials and bio-inspired and patterned functional materials. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Maine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Karadeniz Technical University (KTU). He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and papers in leading journals and conferences in his field, and regularly serves in organizational leadership roles for the SPE (ACCE TPO, Automotive Division), Thermoplastic Elastomer Summit and Advancements in Fiber-Polymer Composites Symposium. He is the recipient of the SPE-ACCE best professional paper award and holds 5 patent disclosures.
