Anthony J. Dias is a retired ExxonMobil materials scientist known for scientific contributions in polyolefins and elastomers which led to commercialized products.[1]

Education

Dias earned a B.S. in chemistry from Kean College in 1982. He earned a Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1987 under Prof. Thomas J. McCarthy.[2]

Career

Dias joined ExxonMobil Chemical Company in 1988[3] and has held both research and management responsibilities. His most cited scientific work concerned the development of metallocene catalysts on a nonreacting polystrene support to replace reactive silica supports.[4] Dias retired in June 2021 as Chief Scientist.

Awards and recognition

  • 1998 - Sparks–Thomas award from the ACS Rubber Division
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2018 - Division Fellow, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering

References

  1. ↑ "2018 PMSE Fellows Announced". pmsedivision.org. ACS. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "McCarthy Research Group". pse.umass.edu. U Massachusetts. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Industry Matters Newsletter". acs.org. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Roscoe, S.B.; Frechet, JMJ; Walzer, JF; Dias, AJ (10 April 1998). "Polyolefin Spheres from Metallocenes Supported on Noninteracting Polystyrene". Science. 280 (5361): 270–273. doi:10.1126/science.280.5361.270. PMID 9535653.


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