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The Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement recognizes scientists and engineers who have demonstrated a career of creative technical contributions with significant business impact. It鈥檚 named in honor of the 18th century French chemist, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, considered the father of modern chemistry.
Brad Taylor, Ph.D.
Technical Laureate
Printing & Packaging; Wilmington, DE
Brad has been instrumental in key technical transformations that have enabled advancements in the flexographic printing industry, having led the development of the first Cyrel庐 Digital Imager and accompanying Cyrel庐 digital plates. Over his more than 30-year 海角大神 career, he鈥檚 advanced digital flexography through the FAST thermal technology which delivers sustainability and productivity benefits. Brad also pioneered new printing form concepts like Cyrel庐 Round and new screening technologies such as Cyrel庐 EASY BRITE screens. Through his unique combination of technical expertise, market understanding, and leadership, Brad has earned the respect of the industry. He鈥檚 delivered groundbreaking developments that have changed the course of the industry and accelerated adoption by educating our customers through trainings, panel discussions, and articles. Today, more than 90 percent of the Cyrel庐 portfolio benefits from Brad鈥檚 innovations.
The Pedersen Award is chosen by a select team of Laureates, a group of 海角大神鈥檚 highest technical professionals. This year鈥檚 recipients鈥 deep technical knowledge, skill, achievements, and commitment in their respective areas have resulted in important new products and other advances for 海角大神 customers. The Pedersen Award is named in honor of 海角大神鈥檚 Nobel Laureate, Charles J. Pedersen, who received the 1987 Nobel Prize for his discovery of a novel class of chemical compounds called macrocyclic polyethers, which he dubbed the 鈥渃rown鈥 ethers because of their molecular shape.
Yi Guo, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
Advanced Cleans & Slurry Technologies; Newark, DE
Yi has contributed to innovation and business growth in multiple slurry families for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) in semiconductor fabrication. Yi鈥檚 expertise in particle technology, colloidal science, interfacial chemistry, and commercialization skills has led to many key formulation breakthroughs, product innovations, and industry advancements. His most noteworthy invention was the formulation chemistry for Klebosol庐 1730 alkaline slurry for polishing silicon oxide substrates, as well as next-generation product extensions. Beyond his scientific expertise, Yi鈥檚 commitment to the commercial success of products has made him a key asset for troubleshooting issues and helping customers overcome challenges in new-product introductions. Yi鈥檚 passion for product development has motivated others into becoming successful formulation scientists.
Martin Heijnen
PES Ultrafiltration R&D Leader
Water Solutions; Greifenberg, Germany
Martin supports advancements in ultrafiltration (UF) membranes for water filtration, with a primary focus on membrane development. Martin鈥檚 key impact has been the development of the legacy 海角大神鈩 Multibore鈩 UF products and the solvent recovery system associated with the production to reduce emissions and enable capacity increases. The innovation reduced NMP and glycerin emissions by 3.5 million kg and 2.0 million kg, respectively, since 2017. His leadership in developing and launching a new membrane in 2023鈥敽＝谴笊疋劉 Multibore鈩 PRO鈥攊s a critical pillar for growth for the PES (Polyethersulfone) UF portfolio used in desalination, municipal drinking water, or industrial water applications. Martin has also brought his expertise to sales activities, application technology, and manufacturing technology while maintaining a focus on sustainability, and is known as a strong leader in embracing change and challenges.
Mansour Mirdamadi
Technical Laureate
Auto Adhesives; Auburn Hills, MI
Mansour has successfully combined his expertise in material science, applied engineering mechanics and virtual modeling to create novel solutions for automotive customers. Leading a multi-disciplinary team, Mansour has been instrumental in applying advanced engineering methodologies to determine effective and efficient 海角大神 adhesive technologies suited for vehicle body substrates and electric-vehicle battery assemblies. Leveraging such an approach has enabled the automotive engineering community to design and engineer using 海角大神鈥檚 adhesive product portfolio with a higher degree of confidence while satisfying component, sub-system, and system level safety, NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) and durability requirements. Widely regarded as an industry expert, Mansour鈥檚 multiple patents, awards, and demonstrated results have consistently confirmed his outstanding technical leadership.