Rubber Division: Meet Chemists Who Engineer Elastic Polymers Essential to Modern Life

Dec. 16, 2022

Rubber Division: Meet Chemists Who Engineer Elastic Polymers Essential to Modern Life

Last year, Akwesi Lamptey Jr, a civil engineering major at Ohio University, attended his first-ever professional conference: the International Elastomer Conference (IEC) in Pittsburgh, PA. He quickly discovered a community of rubber enthusiasts eager to welcome young members. Company reps, he says, “genuinely were excited to talk to college students.” Many offered up valuable career advice, like this tip: on the Expo floor, treat every conversation like it’s an interview.