Professor Emeritus
Kansas Polymer Center, Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
ZORAN S. PETROVIC
Pittsburg State University
Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Tel.(620) 235-4928 (office); Fax: (620) 235 4049
Education
1971-74 Ph.D. in Material Science, School of Material Science, Department of
Fibre Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
1964 B.Eng. in Chemical Technology, Faculty of Technology
and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Employment
2014-now Emeritus Professor
2011- 2014 Professor and Senior research Adviser
1994-2011 Professor at Pittsburg State University and Research Director of the Kansas Polymer Research Center.
1992-94 Visiting Professor at University of Massachusetts, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Amherst, MA.
1978-1992 Professor of Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules, Faculty of
Technology, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
1964-1978 Research engineer, R&D Center for Power Electrical Engineering, Energoinvest, Sarajevo
Professional Affiliations and Activities
- AOCS, ACS; Rubber Division (ACS); Materials Research Society; SPE, BEPS
Publications - Three textbooks on polymers, 12 book chapters and over 500 publications and conference presentations, 20 patents.
Awards: Elected member of Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)
First recipient of the United Soybean Board’s Industrial Uses of Soybean Oil Award 2004.
Recipient of The Presidents Green Chemistry Challenge Award for 2007 (with Cargill) for the development of vegetable oil polyols.
- Recipient of the American Oil Chemist Society “Glycerine Innovation Award” for 2009.
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Synthesis, characterization and applications of castor oil based self-condensed polyols
Monday, May 1, 2023
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT