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2008: "Chemical Decontamination for Environmental and Personal Protection"
PRINCIPAL COLLABORATORS:

  • Rohm and Haas Company— Mr. Noah Borenstein, Dr. William Brendley, Mr. Louis Kaufell, Dr. Richard Kopchik, Dr. Eric Langenmyr, Dr. Stephen Maroldo, Mr. Bruce Rosenbaum
  • University of Florida— Prof. Russell Drago
  • Michigan Technological University—Prof. John Crittenden and Prof. David Hand
  • University of Delaware—Prof. Hank Foley (now at the Pennsylvania State University)
  • Virginia Institute of Marine Science—Dr. Robert Huggett
  • Natick/Wright Patterson Air Force Base—Mr. Gil Aarons and Mr. Stan Schulman
  • Helsa-Werke Helmut Sandler GmbH & Co. Kg (Rohm and Haas collaborator and manufacturer of chemically protective garments)
  • Naval Research Laboratory— Mr. Robert Lamontagne
  • Medical R&D Command at Ft. Detrick—Lt. Col. Donald Harrington

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2007: University of North Carolina and DuPont
The winning entry for 2007 was a collaboration between the University of North Carolina and DuPont on fluoropolymer synthesis in supercritical CO2. A long term commitment by both parties led to a new approach. The award was presented to Joe DeSimone of UNC, and Harold Snyder accepted the award on behalf of DuPont. Groundbreaking research at UNC with DuPont funding yielded fluoropolymer products with superior properties. The first commercial facility started up on December 2000, and to date DuPont continues to invest in the new technology (called Process G) to meet customer demands. The collaboration demonstrated how industry, academia and government can work together for mutual and societal benefit. By providing intermediates, safety technology and funding, DuPont has enabled DeSimone to make highly significant contributions in the field of polymer science and technology. His research has resulted in many new high tech jobs in North Carolina and two new technology platforms.

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2006: DuPont, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.I.T. & University of Texas-Austin
The winning entry for 2006 was the joint development of expertise to combine single stranded DNA with carbon nanotubes in order to facilitate dispersion and seperation. The collaborative effort also developed the capacity to analyze and characterize materials. The ongoing collaboration with academia has allowed DuPont to make rapid progress and gain skills and capabilities which would not have been obtainable in the same timeframe without the participation of these partners. The academic researchers involved have also benefitted in significant ways beyond the research agreements developed by with DuPont. Several of the researchers have found new and significant applications for their work.
 
 

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2005: University of Maryland and Kemin Health
The winning entry for 2005 was for developing processes for industrial production of alpha- and beta- cryptoxanthin from lutein. Professor Frederick Khachik from the University of Maryland and Dr. Holly Showalter of Kemin Health accepted the award. They pointed out the efficacy of these carotenoids in preventing ocular diseases, lowering blood pressure, and enhancing bone growth.
 
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2004: Harry F. Martz (Los Alamos National Lab.), and Thomas J. Lange, Arthur J. Koehler & Charles Eberhard (The Procter and Gamble Co.)
The winning entry for 2004 was a novel application of nuclear plant safety analysis tools adapted to solve industrial manufacturing reliability issues Charles Eberhard accepted the award on behalf of the group and delivered a stimulating acceptance talk on P&G's new "Connect and Develop" strategy to accelerate commercial innovation.

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