Gelest’s Arkles Receives American Chemical Society 2020 Kipping Award
The Kipping award was established in 1960 by Dow Corning Corp. to commemorate the achievements of Prof. Frederic Stanley Kipping.
Gelest, Inc. recently announced that Barry Arkles, Ph.D., founder, president, and chief technology officer, is the recipient of the American Chemical Society 2020 Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry. The Kipping award was established in 1960 by Dow Corning Corp. to commemorate the achievements of Prof. Frederic Stanley Kipping.
This award is reportedly presented by the American Chemical Society (ACS) to recognize distinguished contributions to the field of silicon chemistry during the 10 years preceding the nomination. In addition to scientific achievements in the area of silicon chemistry, Gelest reports that Arkles has been instrumental in introducing products derived from silicon chemistry into new commercial applications, including advanced thermoplastic composites, oxygen permeable contact lenses, enzyme and cell immobilization, and interlayer dielectrics and barriers for semiconductors.