Kenneth T. Gillen
Kenneth T. Gillen is a retired Sandia National Labs researcher noted for contributions to service life prediction methods for elastomers[1]
Education[edit]
Gillen completed his PhD in chemistry at University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1970 under advisor Joseph H. Noggle.[2]
Career[edit]
Gillen joined Sandia National Labs in 1974, working on elastomeric seals in nuclear weapons and satellites. His research has focused on the prediction of the service life of polymers under exposure to temperature, radiation, humidity and mechanical stress. His most highly cited published work was the development of testing and analysis methods for the combined effects of diffusion and oxidation in polymers.[3] His methods overcame limitations of earlier, less accurate methods based on the Arrhenius equation.[4] His development of a technique for profiling of oxidation-induced stiffness gradients[5] in aged elastomers was applied in the tire industry.[6]
Gillen served as an editor of the Elsevier journal Polymer Degradation and Stability from 1999 to 2006.[7]
He retired from Sandia in 2004 but continued in a part time consulting role until 2015.
Awards[edit]
- 2020 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from Rubber Division of the ACS[8]
References[edit]
- ^ LACY, WHITNEY. "Ken Gillen earns lifetime achievement award". Sandia.gov. United States Government. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Kenneth T. Gillen wins 2020 Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award". badgerchemistnews.chem.wisc.edu/. U Wisconsin Madison. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Celina, M.; Gillen, K. T.; Assink, R. A. (December 2005). "Accelerated aging and lifetime prediction: Review of non-Arrhenius behaviour due to two competing processes". Polymer Degradation and Stability. 90 (3): 395–404. doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.05.004. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Gillen, KT; Celina, M; Clough, RL; Wise, J (1997). "Extrapolation of Accelerated Aging Data - Arrhenius or Erroneous?". Trends in Polymer Science. 5 (8): 250–257. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Gillen, KT; Terrill, ER; Winter, RM (2001). "Modulus Mapping of Rubbers Using Micro- and Nano-Indentation Techniques". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 74 (3): 428–450. doi:10.5254/1.3547646. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Rappe, Mollie. "Burning Rubber". sandia.gov. Sandia National Laboratories. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Duhlev, Rumen (2007). "Publisher's Note". Polymer Degradation and Stability. 92 (1): 1. doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.10.001. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Rubber Division names top award winners for 2020". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2023.