Ashland chemists were presented with prestigious awards during the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase breakfast in New York City.
The Des Goddard Award was presented to William Thompson, Ashland senior staff scientist, and the Hans A. Schaeffer Award was presented to Roger L. McMullen, Ashland principle scientist.
Des Goddard Award
The Des Goddard Award recognizes the most innovative paper on the topic of polymer science related to cosmetics or personal care. William Thompson’s paper, “
Investigating Film Properties of Polymers Used in Anhydrous Sunscreen Formulations Using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): Polymer/Polymer interactions and Their Relation to Vapor Transmission” was published in the Journal of Cosmetic Science.
William Thompson is responsible for Ashland’s scanning electron microscopy and particle size analysis laboratory. He is well versed in a variety of materials science techniques, including atomic force microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, optical microscopy and thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry.
Hans A. Schaeffer Award
The Hans A. Schaeffer Award recognizes the most innovative paper presented at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. Dr. Roger McMullen’s paper was entitled, “
Evaluation of the Surface Properties of Hair with Acoustic Analysis”.
Dr. Roger McMullen has over 20 years of experience in the personal care industry with specialties in optics, imaging, and spectroscopy of hair and skin. He is principal scientist in the material science department at Ashland.
Source: Ashland