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A prominent Harvard professor and researcher has been elected to the board of directors of Rohm and Haas Company, the specialty chemical firm announced Monday.
Flowers University Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology George M. Whitesides, a well-known researcher in the field of nanotechnology, was nominated to serve on the thirteen-member board following what Leslie Johnson, manager of external corporate media for Rohm and Haas, called a “lengthy, tediousâ?...
Rohm and Haas, a multi-national corporation with over $7 billion in annual revenue, produces a variety of chemical products used in various paints, rubbers and coatings.
Whitesides, who chaired the department of chemistry and chemical biology from 1986 to 1989, and won the National Medal of Science in 1998, becomes the second scholar on the current Rohm and Haas board of directors. He joins Gilbert S. Omenn, a professor at the University of Michigan.
Age restrictions for board members, which will prevent two of the current Rohm and Haas directors from keeping their posts this year, sparked the company’s search.