PPG Scientist Receives Top Honor from American Chemical Society
September 18 2018 - 9:32AM
Business Wire
Dr. Shanti Swarup first PPG employee to be recognized for
applied polymer science
PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that Dr. Shanti Swarup, PPG
senior scientist, coatings research and development, polymer
synthesis, was named the recipient of the 2019 National Award in
Applied Polymer Science, administered by the American Chemical
Society (ACS). He is the first PPG employee to receive the
honor.
Sponsored by Eastman Chemical Company, the award recognizes and
encourages outstanding achievements in the science or technology of
plastics, coatings, polymer composites, adhesives and related
fields.
Throughout his career, Swarup has made key contributions that
have helped create many commercial products with higher
performance, less environmental impact or lower cost than prior
generations of products. Swarup has developed more than 50 polymers
and is the named inventor on 76 distinct U.S. patents. These
polymers are used in products that are responsible for more than $8
billion in cumulative sales for PPG.
“Our researchers are committed to the pursuit of fundamental
science and new technologies to keep PPG at the forefront of
coatings,” said David Bem, PPG vice president, science and
technology, and chief technology officer. “Dr. Swarup has been a
valued contributor to PPG’s success for nearly 30 years. His career
has been focused on applied polymer science, primarily in polymer
science for PPG’s automotive customers. It is an honor to have Dr.
Swarup recognized by ACS alongside the top contributors in this
field, and we are extremely proud of his continued
accomplishments.”
Swarup will be recognized at the 257th ACS National Meeting in
April 2019 with a daylong symposium in his honor.
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