Henry L. Hsieh was a Phillips Petroleum scientist known for contributions to polymerization chemistry, specifically anionic polymerization[1][2]

Education

Hsieh was a native of Shanghai, China.[3] He received his BS Chemistry at the University of Akron in 1954. He then went to Princeton, where he earned a MA in Chemistry in 1956, and a PhD in 1957 in Organic / Polymer chemistry.

Career

After completing his doctoral work, he joined Phillips in 1957 as a research chemist in their rubber synthesis branch. He became an authority on polymerization chemistry, holding 135 patents and publishing more than 50 scientific articles. He was responsible for the development of Solprene synthetic rubbers, K-Resin plastic, Butarez CTL solid rocket fuel binder and Phil-ad VIII multi-grade motor oil additive. In 1974, future Goodyear Medal winner Roderic Quirk worked in Hsieh's anionic polymerization lab.[4] Hsieh's most cited journal article is a review on the kinetics of alkyllithium initiated polymerization.[5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Phillips Names Senior Scientist". the Oklahoman. 4 September 1983. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Hsieh, Henry; Quirk, Roderic P. (14 March 1996). Anionic Polymerization Principles and Practical Applications (1 ed.). Boca Raton: Tarlor and Francis. doi:10.1201/9780585139401. ISBN 9780429168994. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "NEWS". The Oklahoman. Oklahoman. 1 December 1991. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Meyer, Bruce (15 July 2019). "Born to be a teacher- Charles Goodyear Medalist Quirk combines academia and industry" (PDF). Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Hsieh, H. L.; Glaze, W. H. (1 January 1970). "Kinetics of Alkyllithium Initiated Polymerizations". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 43 (1): 22–73. doi:10.5254/1.3547243. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "GS *01-*59". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton. 11 September 1991. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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