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Forty years of pioneer (1) - Preface forty years of pioneer (2) - Fantasy forty years of pioneer (3) - dreamer and organic chemist
Forty years of pioneer (4) - the birth of organosilicon forty years of pioneer (5) - Dow Corning almost never existed
40 years of Pioneers (6) - Corning and Mellon establish cooperation 40 years of Pioneers (7) - glass blocks open silicone world 40 years of Pioneers (8) - Corning and Mellon launch cooperation 40 years of Pioneers (9) - Evolution of chemical research four decades of Pioneers (10) - Polymer Chemistry 40 years of Pioneers (11) - start joint research《 Forty years of Pioneers (12) -- expansion of Corning's team -- forty years of Pioneers (13) -- Mellon's research -- forty years of Pioneers (14) -- Dow's help -- forty years of Pioneers (15) -- Corning's more basic research -- forty years of Pioneers (16) -- publishing and patents
Organosilicon official account series Dow Corning monograph "pioneer forty years" Seventeen Dow Chemical active participation
In the spring of 1941, ed Mease was sent overseas. At that time, Dr. Clarence Moyle from the Britton Laboratory of Dow chemistry came to the Mellon Institute to further study the pilot scale aether free Grignard reaction controlled by Mease. He came back to Britton's lab with this information, and Dow started to help us with the Grignard reaction and provide us with the initial materials. Dow not only began to participate in the research work of organosilicon.
Collins led the organosilicon research as early as 1942, when Dr. Willard Dow, President of Dow Chemical, knew that Dr. Britton planned to help Corning produce initial resin materials, and let bill Collins take charge of the progress of Dow organosilicon. Willard Dow is confident in Collings because he has made great achievements in Dow. William R. Collings joined Dow in 1915, a summer job before his senior year; after graduation, he became a regular employee. Over the years, Collings has made a series of remarkable achievements in the company. In 1942, when Willard Dow assigned him to lead silicone research and development, he was in charge of the cellulose products department. His role is to expand into the field of organosilicon, while continuing the cellulose research work in this sector.
Bill Collings, cellulose products division, has a strong research team. He chose Dr. shailer bass of Dow silicone laboratory to guide the research of cellulose. Dr. bass graduated from Yale University with a doctorate in organic chemistry and joined Dow in 1929. Melvin J. Hunter also joined the team. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Antioch college. Several other people joined the cellulose products department at the beginning of its establishment, including Toivo Andrew (Andy) kuappi, head of technical services and development, Firth (ZEKE) Dennett, Howard Fenn, who is responsible for the experimental production of cellulose derivatives, John Gilkey, art Gordon and Roger kolderman of the research group, Olin (OLI) of the inspection and purification group Blending, and Jim mchard of the analysis and control group. Everyone later became part of Dow Corning's Silicone business, which was established at that time as an extension of the cellulose products department.