Cooper's Research on Polyurethane Polymers and Use of Polyurethanes as Biomaterials Recognized with ACS Rubber Division Award

In recognition of Professor Stuart L. Cooper’s outstanding research on the chemistry and microphase morphology of polyurethane multiblock polymers, as well as for his contributions in evaluating these polyurethanes as biomaterials, the American Chemical Society Rubber Division named him the 2013 recipient of the Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award.

The award honors significant contributions in the advancement of the chemistry of thermoplastic elastomers, particularly innovations that have yielded  significant new commercial or patentable materials or patentable innovations in process chemistry for the production of new thermoplastic elastomers. 

The Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award was established in 1991 by the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society and is currently sponsored by the Ralph S. Graff Foundation.