Six DuPont scientists and
engineers recognized
for extraordinary achievements
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 17,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced
it has named six DuPont scientists and engineers as
recipients of the company's 2022 Lavoisier Medal for
Lifetime Technical Achievement and
the prestigious Pedersen Award Medal.
The two Lavoisier Medalists are Theresa Weston, DuPont Laureate (retired
from DuPont Water & Protection), and Todd Buley, Global Application
Director, DuPont Electronics & Industrial.
The four Pedersen Medalists are Carmen Covelli, Technical Laureate, DuPont
Mobility & Materials, and Tomoki
Kurihara, Lead Scientist, Xiaoqing Li, Principal Scientist, and
Chris Bish, Technical
Laureate, all from DuPont Electronics & Industrial.
The Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement
recognizes scientists and engineers who have demonstrated a career
of creative technical contributions with significant business
impact. Pedersen Medalists are selected by the DuPont Laureates, a
group of the highest technical professionals in the company. The
medalists' deep technical knowledge, skill, achievements, and
commitment in their respective areas have resulted in important new
products for DuPont customers.
The groundbreaking innovations developed by the medalists have
created significant value for our customers and stakeholders and
have contributed to shaping industries by delivering new solutions
to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges.
"It's an honor to recognize and celebrate the
achievements of these Lavoisier and Pedersen award medalists. They
are fearless innovators who embody DuPont's purpose to empower the
world with essential innovations to thrive, and exhibit our spirit
of innovation," said Alexa Dembek,
DuPont Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer. "Their deep
collaborations with colleagues and customers alike have made
meaningful impacts and delivered significant business results to
DuPont, and moreover, the world. Every day, they push our
innovation forward and we're infinitely proud to call them
colleagues."
The Lavoisier Medal is named in honor of the 18th century French
chemist, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, who is considered the father of
modern chemistry.
The Pedersen award is named in honor of DuPont's Nobel Laureate,
Charles J. Pedersen, who received
the 1987 Nobel Prize for his discovery of a novel class of chemical
compounds called macrocyclic polyethers, which he dubbed the
"crown" ethers because of their molecular shape.
DuPont's 2022 Lavoisier and Pedersen Medalists and their
achievements:
Lavoisier Award Recipients
Todd Buley, Global
Application Leader; Electronics & Industrial, Chemical
Mechanical Planarization Technologies; Newark, DE – Buley is a global expert in
Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) materials and application
engineering with more than 30 years of experience in technology.
Enabled by insights drawn from close partnerships with customers,
Buley has commercialized numerous semiconductor processes, CMP Pad
& Slurry products, and specified countless processes for use of
those products – all which have contributed significant value. His
contributions include being among the first in the industry to
develop a CMP process to fabricate DRAM chips, pioneering work with
pad grooves and conditioning, and novel slurry technologies. Buley
also pioneered a CMP fundamentals toolbox and customer engagement
model, including training for customers, to develop and specify
numerous CMP processes with DuPont Pads & Slurries, supporting
the business as a recognized leader in the pad market and
delivering significant and sustained growth in sales over the last
20 years.
Theresa (Teri) Weston,
DuPont Laureate (retired); Water & Protection, Shelter
Solutions; Richmond, VA –
Weston is a true innovation leader and trailblazer. Over her
35-year career in the construction space, she elevated the role of
building science from a troubleshooting tool to a strategic
capability with our customers. Weston leveraged her expertise with
Tyvek® water/air barrier solutions to enable products that today
are market-leading materials. This includes innovations in the
North American HomeWrap® products, non-residential CommercialWrap®,
the industry's first drainage wrap (StuccoWrap®) and the first
DuPont flashing product (FlexWrap®). Her external technical
credibility was beneficial when engaging with code/standards groups
and national committees. Weston also played a key role in the
integration and establishment of the Shelter business following the
Dow-DuPont merger, focusing on building science-based common ground
that resulted in a wide array of building system solutions and
ultimately synergistic growth.
Pedersen Award Recipients
Chris Bish, Technical
Laureate; Electronics & Industrial, Industrial Solutions;
Wilmington, DE – Bish is
renowned for developing new crosslinking chemistries to fully
exploit the performance advantages of Kalrez®. These crosslinkers
enable the best high-temperature stability of any similar material,
the broadest possible chemical resistance, and combinations of both
of those properties. This technology contributed to the 400 percent
annual revenue growth of the Kalrez® business over the past 25
years.
Carmen Covelli,
Technical Laureate; Mobility & Materials, Hytrel®;
Wilmington, DE – Covelli
innovates across applied polymer, fiber, and formulation sciences
to develop new products for the Rynite®,
Crastin®, Hytrel® and Kevlar®
product lines and has made significant contributions to prior
DuPont products such as Sorona® polymer and
Lycra® fiber. Covelli's innovations have contributed to
significant growth in sales to textile, carpet, ballistics, and
resins applications. In addition to her technical prowess, she is
highly valued for her boundless enthusiasm, leadership and passion
for sustainability, mentorship, and talent recruitment.
Tomoki
Kurihara, Lead Scientist; Electronics &
Industrial, Semiconductor Technologies; Niigata, Japan – Kurihara leverages deep expertise
in materials and formulation science to develop several world-class
photoresists and bottom antireflective coatings that contributed
significantly to business revenue. His close collaboration with key
customers resulted in innovative materials that enable high-volume
manufacturing of electronic devices ranging from smartphones to
high-performance computing to cutting-edge wearables with smaller
size, faster speed, and lower power consumption.
Xiaoqing
Li, Principal Scientist; Electronics &
Industrial, Industrial Solutions; Wilmington, DE – Li is renowned for
creating two foundational polymer platform technologies within the
DuPont Digital Inks business that continue to enable
differentiating product offerings today. The development of
waterborne polyurethane dispersion binders and crosslinked pigment
dispersions enabled success in direct-to-garment apparel printing,
roll-to-roll textile printing for fashion, upholstery and home
furnishings, and commercial applications such as transactional
printing.
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