Georg Bohm
American polymer scientist and engineer

Georg Bohm

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American polymer scientist and engineer
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Doctor of Philosophy
University of Vienna
( - 1962)
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Georg Bohm is a retired Vice President of Research and Technology for Bridgestone Americas noted for the development of electron beam pre-curing of elastomers.

Education

  • BS Electrical Engineering, University of Vienna
  • 1962 – Ph.D. Physics from University of Vienna in Austria

Between 1963 and 1967, he held scientific/academic positions at: the Max Planck Institute for Physical Chemistry in Gottingen, Germany, Seoul National University in Korea, the University of Bandung in Indonesia, and Northwestern University in Illinois.

Career

  • 1967 – Radiation Research Laboratories of Firestone Corp. in Westbury, New York
  • 2005 – retired from Bridgestone Americas as VP Research and Technology
  • 2010 – President of Appia LLC

Awards

  • 2016 – Charles Goodyear Medal of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society