David Benko

David A. Benko is a retired Goodyear chemist and materials R&D director.

Education

Benko holds a PhD in physical organic chemistry from the University of Delaware. He completed his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Union College.^[1]

Career

Benko joined Goodyear in 1978. Before retiring as an R&D fellow, he was director of materials R&D at Goodyear.^[2] He has remained active as a consultant to the rubber industry.^[3]

Benko was the founding treasurer of the Tire Society,^[4] and he later served as president. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science.^[5]

Benko's most cited work concerns the development of a bioprocess for isoprene monomer production.^[6] He is an inventor on at least 24 patents.

Awards

1996 - Tire Society Distinguished Service Award

References

^ McIntyre, James E. III (7 June 2021). "40 Years and More of Tire Science and Technology: A History of The Tire Society". Tire Science and Technology. 50 (2): 100–187. doi:10.2346/tire.21.20015. S2CID 240119323. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ Shaw, David (24 June 2010). "Work progressing toward making green isoprene monomer". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ Bomgardner, Melody (25 July 2016). "Dandelions, the scourge of lawns, may be a fount of rubber". Chem. Eng. News. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ Schunk, Andrew (8 September 2021). "Tire Society stays true to mission, industry". Tire Business. Crain. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ "Journal of Applied Polymer Science". wiley.com. 140 (32). Wiley. 20 August 2023. doi:10.1002/app.52584. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ Whited, Gregory M.; Feher, Frank J.; Benko, David A.; Cervin, Marguerite A.; Chotani, Gopal K.; McAuliffe, Joseph C.; LaDuca, Richard J.; Ben-Shoshan, Eliahu A.; Sanford., Karl J. (2010). "TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Development of a gas-phase bioprocess for isoprene-monomer production using metabolic pathway engineering". Industrial Biotechnology. 6 (3): 152–163. doi:10.1089/ind.2010.6.152. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[1] McIntyre, James E. III (7 June 2021). "40 Years and More of Tire Science and Technology: A History of The Tire Society". Tire Science and Technology. 50 (2): 100–187. doi:10.2346/tire.21.20015. S2CID 240119323. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[2] Shaw, David (24 June 2010). "Work progressing toward making green isoprene monomer". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[3] Bomgardner, Melody (25 July 2016). "Dandelions, the scourge of lawns, may be a fount of rubber". Chem. Eng. News. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[4] Schunk, Andrew (8 September 2021). "Tire Society stays true to mission, industry". Tire Business. Crain. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[5] "Journal of Applied Polymer Science". wiley.com. 140 (32). Wiley. 20 August 2023. doi:10.1002/app.52584. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[6] Whited, Gregory M.; Feher, Frank J.; Benko, David A.; Cervin, Marguerite A.; Chotani, Gopal K.; McAuliffe, Joseph C.; LaDuca, Richard J.; Ben-Shoshan, Eliahu A.; Sanford., Karl J. (2010). "TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Development of a gas-phase bioprocess for isoprene-monomer production using metabolic pathway engineering". Industrial Biotechnology. 6 (3): 152–163. doi:10.1089/ind.2010.6.152. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

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