Howard Colvin (chemist)

Howard A. Colvin is an organic chemist and consultant to the tire and rubber industries noted for developments in rubber chemicals and polymers, and for his DOE-funded work on using guayule rubber in tires.[1][2]

Education

Colvin earned his BS in chemistry from the University of Houston in 1975. He completed a doctorate in chemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology in 1979.[3]

Career

Colvin began his career at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in 1979 in the Chemical Division. In 2001, he joined Solvay Engineered Polymers, where he worked on thermoplastic polyolefins for automotive applications.[4] In 2005 he joined Cooper Tire and Rubber Company working on tread compounds as an advanced chemist. From 2007 to 2011 he was a professor of chemistry at Florida College.[5] He returned to Cooper in 2011 to lead a successful $6.9 million DOE-funded Biomass R&D Initiative grant to produce and test an all-guayule tire.[6][7] Following his retirement from Cooper Tire in 2017, he has taken consulting roles with the USTMA,[8] Silpara,[9] Kengos,[10] and Smithers.[11]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Rubber Division to honor 6 with Science & Technology Awards". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 20 Oct 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "SECURING THE FUTURE OF NATURAL RUBBER - AN AMERICAN TIRE AND BIOENERGY PLATFORM FROM GUAYULE". usda.gov. USDA. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Howard Colvin, PhD". rubber.confex.com. ACS Rubber Division. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ Cai, Kevin; Colvin, Howard; Reid, Charles G.; Tran, Hoan. "US6890990 Co-agents for the preparation of thermoplastic elastomeric blends of rubber and polyolefins". patents.justia.com. US Patent Office. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Florida College Catalogue - Faculty 2008-2009" (PDF). floridacollege.edu. Florida College. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Cooper's Guayule Tire Could Soon Be Reality". AMN - aftermarketnews. Babcox. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Cooper scientist will talk about guayule". Modern Tire Dealer. Endeavor Business Media LLC. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Antioxidants and Antiozonants role in manufacturing safe tires" (PDF). ustires.org. US Tire Manufacturers Association. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. ^ "ADVISORS". silparatech.com. Silpara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. ^ "About Us". Kengos.com. Kengos. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Q&A with tires expert Howard Colvin". smithers.com. Smithers Scientific. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Rubber Division honours leading materials science & technology experts". European Rubber Journal. ERJ. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.