Background
Halasa, Adel F. was born on December 24, 1933 in Madaba, Jordan. Son of Farhan and Kathrin Halasa. came to the United States, 1952.
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Adel F. Halasa
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Adel F. Halasa, American Chemist. Achievements include 220 patents in field of rubber chemical hydrogenation of elastomers, anionic polymerization for well defined morphology, blend and polymer alloys, polymerization of diolefines and diene, phosphonitrillic chlorides elastomers; work in elastomer synthesis, especially Goodyear SIBR rubber.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma U., 1955; Master of Science, Butler U., 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1964.
Career
Group leader, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1965-1968; associate scientist, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1968-1974; senior research associate, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1974-1979; director, Kuwait Institute Science Research, 1979-1984; Research and Development fellow, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Area director Akron Anti Discrimination Council, 1989. Fellow American Institute Chemists, New York Academy Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chairman Akron section 1967, chairman APLG 1968, Local Section Svc. award 1995, Charles Goodyear medal Rubber division 1997), Sigma Xi.
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Married Ofelia Vinlauan, February 2, 1955. Children:Malu, Marni, Mikel.
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Religion
Eastern Orthodox
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Inventor of Year award, IPO, 1993, Distinguished award Akron Council Engineers and Science Socs., 1993. Named to Corporation Inventor Hall of Fame, 1993, Goodyear Cooperative Inventor of Year, 1993.Recipient Distinguished Inventor of Year award, IPO, 1993, Distinguished award Akron Council Engineers and Science Socs., 1993. Named to Corporation Inventor Hall of Fame, 1993, Goodyear Cooperative Inventor of Year, 1993.