Improving the sad state of professor, student relationships.
Over the past 3-4 years I’ve been inundated with complaints from numerous students who worked for, or are currently working for very well-known professors in the polymer field. We are talking about...
View ArticleHow Singularity will bring DEATH to the Arts and Sciences
This blog was constructed since many people are ignorant of what the “singularity” refers to. In a nut-shell, the singularity involves interconnecting all humans, computers, and other electronic...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron/Professor Joseph P. Kennedy Expose, Part 26 (New...
Preface Over the past several years, this author has uncovered additional examples of where Dr. “Joseph P. Kennedy”, while at U. Akron and Standard Oil (i.e., Esso Corp.), has stolen inventions from...
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Aqueous Polymerization of p-Hydroxystyrene and Related Monomers, 2/10/2020
Polymers based on p-hydroxystyrene (PHOS) are useful in electronics applications; however, the direct polymerization of this monomer by the cationic technique can be challenging.1 Our research group...
View ArticleHelpful Pointers for Successful Synthetic Chemistry, Lab Cleanliness
The tips below and many more are covered in greater detail in my book Cationic Polymerization Resource: Volume 1, Non-living Polymerizations of Olefins. That work is finally nearing completion and...
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Aqueous Cationic Polymerizations Using Iodine and Related Initiator Systems
A little over five years ago, Dr. S.P. Lewis undertook a series of projects aimed at the green production of polymers by the cationic polymerization of olefins. Lewis reduced to practice greater than...
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2-16-22 Update on Book Series Authored by Dr. S.P. Lewis
2022 should be an interesting year. It is looking like printing of a series of books written by Dr. Lewis will begin before it concludes. The main title is “Cationic Polymerizations Resource:...
View ArticleSummary, 6th International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering....
As announced on www.pyramidpolymers.com, Dr. Lewis discussed a number of new research findings that he made at the 6th International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering. He also chaired...
View ArticleMore Evidence of Living Aqueous Cationic Polymerization, 2-27-22
Previously it was mentioned on this website and on www.pyramidpolymers.com that iodine and potentially HI (amongst other initiators) appear to be capable of inducing the living polymerization of a...
View ArticleBuying Precious Metals, Safe Assets in Uncertain Times
Disclaimer: The author is not a financial advisor, etc. The following brief discourse is simply the author’s thoughts and experiences after following the precious metals markets since 2008. All...
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