James D. D'Ianni
James Daniel D'Ianni was a rubber scientist at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company noted for his contributions in the development of synthetic rubber.
D'Ianni spent his whole professional career with Goodyear, except for a leave of absence he took in 1946 to serve as chief of the polymer research branch of the Office of Rubber Reserve in Washington, D.C. In 1978, he retired from Goodyear as Director of Research.[1]
D'Ianni was a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the National Academy of Sciences. He served as president of The ACS in addition to serving as head of its rubber division. He was the first ACS President to travel to China in that capacity. In 1977, the ACS Rubber Division honored D'Ianni with the Charles Goodyear Medal.
Personal
Born in Akron, Ohio on March 11, 1914. He married Dorothy Osterstock of Akron in 1940. He died on August 14, 2007, in Akron, at the age of 93.
Education
- B.S., Chemistry, The University of Akron, 1934
- Ph.D.,Organic Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1938,[2] under advisor Homer Adkins.[3]
- Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School.
References
- ↑ Obituary at Legacy.com http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?n=james-d-dianni&pid=92652308#fbLoggedOut Obituary at Legacy.com. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "James D'Ianni dies at 93". Chemical and Engineering News. 3 September 2007.
- ↑ "In Memoriam". Badger Chemist. 2007.