Background
Lal, Joginder was born on July 2, 1923 in Amritsar, India. Came to the United States, 1957.
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Joginder Lal
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Bachelor of Science (honorary), University Punjab, 1944; Master of Science, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1946; Master of Science, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Chemical, 1951.
Career
Department chairman Chemical, Jain College, Ambala City, India, 1945-1947;
research fellow, Poly Institute, Brooklyn, 1949-1950;
senior research chemist, Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950-1951;
head polymer-organic research, H.D. Justi & Son, Philadelphia, 1952-1956;
research science basic research polymers, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1956-1967;
section head exploratory polymers, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1967-1975;
manager polymer research, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1975-1982;
senior research associate, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1983-1985;
Adjunct Professor department bio-medical engineering, U. Akron, since 1987. Program chairman, chairman Akron Polymer Lecture Group, 1960-1962. Chairman mem.com. division polymer chemical American Chemical Society, 1965-1966, nominating committee Society, 1970, program chairman, 1973, chairman awards committee 1979-1982, co-chairman symposuium on elastomers and rubber elasticity, 1981, 85.
Educated committee rubber division American Chemical Society, 1974-1975, program chairman and session chairman Macromeolecular Secretariat Smposium on Initiation of Polymerization and Catalytic Aspects of Polymers, 1982, symposium Frontiers in Rubber Science, 1984, elected alternate councilor, 1985-1987, organized and chaired Paul J. Flory, Nobel Laureate Memorial Colloquium, 1991. Chairman society committee Akron section American Chemical Society, 1960, treasurer, 1964, councilor, 1965-1967, 73-75, 79-87, alternate councilor, 1972, 76-77, chairman-elect, program chairman, 1970, chairman 1971. Professor rels committee American Chemical Society, 1974, member affairs andsubcom. on member promotion and structure, 1975, environmental improvement and subcommittee on solid wastes, 1979-1981, technician activities, 1974-1975,chairman subcommittee on technician symposia, 1974-1975, chairman subcommittee on continuing educated, 1974.
Congressional science counselor to congressman John F. Seiberling, 1974-1986. American advisory board Journal Polymer Science (Polymer Chemical Edit.),1967-1990. Advising committee Chemical Technology Program U. Akron, 1976-1988.
Editorial bd.Macromolecular Syntheses, Inc., 1981-1986, Elastomerics, 1986-1990. Invited expert analyst Chemtracts-Macromolecular Chemical, 1991-1994.
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Membership
Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
