Tire Society

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The Tire Society is a non-profit [1] professional body, specifically an engineering society, based in Ohio, United States, whose mission is to increase and disseminate knowledge as it pertains to the science and technology of tires. It hosts a two-day meeting and conference every year. In addition, it publishes a peer reviewed technical journal, Tire Science and Technology . [2] [3]

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History

The Tire Society was founded on 24 March 1980. [4]

Awards

The society has two professional award recognitions: the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Achievement Award. [2]

Distinguished Service Award Recipients

Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients

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Steven M. Cron is a retired Michelin product research engineer and co-inventor of the Tweel.

Walter H. Waddell is a retired ExxonMobil Chemical senior research associate and consultant to the tire and rubber industry with expertise in silica technology, rubber compounding, butyl polymer applications and tire aging. Since 2015 he has served on the technical committee of the International Tire Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) for Tire Manufacturing.

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Frederick Ignatz-Hoover is an Eastman technology fellow and the ninth editor of Rubber Chemistry and Technology.

Anke Blume is an engineering technology professor at the University of Twente known for her contributions to silica and silane chemistry for rubber applications.

Samuel Kelly Clark was a professor in the Department of Engineering Mechanics at the University of Michigan who was known for contributions to the science of tires. His 1971 monograph Mechanics of Pneumatic Tires was considered by many in the tire industry to be its most important engineering text.

Howard A. Colvin is an organic chemist and consultant to the tire and rubber industries noted for developments in rubber chemicals and polymers, and for his DOE-funded work on using guayule rubber in tires.

Marion G. Pottinger is an American mechanical engineer known for his work on tire footprint mechanics, tire wear and tire force and moment behavior.

Takashi Akasaka (1925-2010) was a Japanese engineering professor at Chuo University known for his work on cord-rubber composites and tires.

David A. Benko is a retired Goodyear chemist and materials R&D director.

Joseph D. Walter is a retired American tire industry mechanical engineering researcher and former Bridgestone executive.

References

  1. ↑ "Constitution, The Tire Society". tiresociety.org. The Tire Society. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 McIntyre, James E. III (7 June 2021). "40 Years and More of Tire Science and Technology: A History of The Tire Society". Tire Science and Technology. 50 (2): 100–187. doi:10.2346/tire.21.20015. S2CID   240119323 . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Schunk, Andrew (7 September 2021). "Tire Society stays true to mission, industry". Rubber News. Crain. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Articles of Incorporation". State of Ohio. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Floyd Conant Obituary". legacy.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tire Industry Association honors late Goodyear executive Fred Kovac". Akron Beacon Journal. August 12, 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "2016 Tire Industry Hall of Fame Recipients Named". Tire Review. Babcox Media. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Ridha, R. A. (1997). "In Memory of Frederick J. Kovac. Tire Science and Technology". Tire Science and Technology. 25 (1): 76. doi:10.2346/1.2137533.
  9. ↑ "Marion Pottinger retires from Smithers". Modern Tire Dealer. Missions Media LLC. 28 October 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Joseph Walter earns Tire Society Distinguished Service Award" . Rubber News. Crain. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "GM tyre/wheel specialist to keynote Tire Society event" . European Rubber Journal. Crain. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "30th Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology Program and Abstracts" (PDF). tiresociety.org. Retrieved 26 February 2023.[ dead link ]
  13. ↑ Yamazaki, S. (March 1, 2011). "In Memory of Takashi Akasaka". Tire Science and Technology. 39 (1): 2–4. doi:10.2346/1.3555110.


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