Background
Rushton, Brian Mandel was born on November 16, 1933 in Sale, Cheshire, England. Son of Ronald Henry and Edith (Slater) Riley. came to the United States, 1957.
Rushton, Brian Mandel was born on November 16, 1933 in Sale, Cheshire, England. Son of Ronald Henry and Edith (Slater) Riley. came to the United States, 1957.
A.R.I.C. in Chemistry, University Salford, England, 1957. Master of Science in Physical Organic Chemistry, University Minnesota, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Organic Chemistry, University Leicester, England, 1963.
Postgraduate Senior Executive program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.
Production manager trainee, 3M Company United Kingdom, 1959-1960;
senior research chemist, Petrolite Corporation, 1963-1965;
group leader, Petrolite Corporation, 1965-1966;
section manager, Ashland Chemical Company, 1966-1969;
corporation research manager, Hooker Chemical Corporation subsidiary Occidental Petroleum, 1969-1972;
director polymer and plastics research and development, Hooker Chemical Corporation subsidiary Occidental Petroleum, 1972-1974;
vice president research and development chemical and plastics division, Hooker Chemical Corporation subsidiary Occidental Petroleum, 1974-1975;
president, Celanese Research Corporation, 1975-1980;
corporation vice president technical, Celanese Corporation
also president, Celanese Research Corporation, 1980-1981;
vice president research and development, Air Products & Chemical, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1981-1992;
senior vice president research and development, Air Products & Chemical, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1992-1994. President, member Executive Committee, board directors Industrial Research Institute, 1990-1994, chairman plans and policies committee, 1988-1990. Board directors Mallinckrodt Corporation, Inc.;member chemical visiting committee Lehigh University, 1992-1996.
Member executive master science-in-engineering advisory county University of Pennsylvania, 1992-1994.
Member life science, visiting committee Lehigh University, chairman surface science visiting committee, 1983-1986. Board directors WLVT Channel 39, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1992-1995. Trustee Summit Young Men’s Christian Association, New Jersey, 1976-1979.
Member of national materials board National Research Council, 1980-1984. Member Council Chemical Research (director, treasurer), American Chemical Society (president-elect 1994, president 1995), Society Chemical Industry, Saucon Valley Country Club.
Married Jean Wrigley, April 1, 1958. Children: Jacqueline, Lisa, Amy.