Today the Board of Directors of the Society of Cosmetics Chemists presented two Ashland chemists with prestigious awards during the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase breakfast in New York City.

The prestigious Des Goddard Award was presented to William Thompson, Ashland senior staff scientist, and the Hans A. Schaeffer Award was presented to Roger L. McMullen, Ashland principle scientist.

Des Goddard Award

The Des Goddard Award recognizes the most innovative paper on the topic of polymer science related to cosmetics or personal care. William Thompson's paper, 'Investigating Film Properties of Polymers Used in Anhydrous Sunscreen Formulations Using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): Polymer/Polymer interactions and Their Relation to Vapor Transmission' was published in the Journal of Cosmetic Science | Vol. 69 No. 3. Bill obtained a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Ramapo College in 1983. Upon graduation, he began work with Ciba-Geigy, performing QC testing for Azo dye production. This was followed by a short tenure at Ethyl Corporation after which Bill entered the specialty chemical sector in 1987 with GAF, which later became International Specialty Products. Here he was involved with surfactant synthesis and process research. In his current role, Bill is responsible for Ashland's scanning electron microscopy and particle size analysis laboratory. He is well versed in a variety of Materials Science techniques, including atomic force microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, optical microscopy, and thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry. Much of his work is centered on personal care ingredients. In his free time, Bill is an avid cyclist and runner. He recently completed a rim-to-rim-to-rim trek across the Grand Canyon.

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