American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Delaware Valley Section
June 28, 2002
Annual Othmer Gold Medal Lecture
In conjunction with
Chemical Heritage Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
Othmer Gold Medal Address by Robert
Langer and 20th Anniversary Reception Friday, 28 June 2002, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
The Chemical Heritage Foundation and the
Delaware Valley Section of the AIChE honored Robert Langer as the 2002 Othmer
Gold Medal winner. Since joining the faculty of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977 following his training as a
chemical engineer, Langer has become a preeminent leader in the field of
biomedical engineering. His discoveries are at the heart of today’s
multibillion-dollar controlled drug delivery industry and have provided a
framework for the emerging technology of tissue engineering. Langer’s
groundbreaking research in polymers dispelled the belief that slow delivery was
possible only for molecules of certain sizes. His later work contributed to the
application of several novel biodegradable polymers to medicine.
Previous medalists are Ralph Landau,
Mary Lowe Good, P. Roy Vagelos, Carl Djerassi, Arnold O. Beckman, and Gordon E.
Moore.
Program
3:30 p.m.
Othmer Gold Medal Address
Robert Langer
Kenneth J. Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:45 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Reception and celebration of CHF’s 20th Anniversary, featuring a cutting of the
birthday cake, live jazz music, and remarks by Dow Chemical CEO Michael
Parker
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