Coatings World - July 2016

contributions to coatings science, technology and engineering, are presented with $3,000 and an engraved plaque. The During Soucek’s career in the field of polymer coatings, he has made significant scientific contributions to the field, pioneered innovations and trained students in cutting-edge coatings technology. Many of those students are now leaders in the field.

Recognized as one of the leaders in
drying oil technologies, especially with
regard to bio-based feedstocks, he has
published more than 25 scientific pa-
pers in that area. He also was a major
contributor to the renaissance of alkyd
technology. He is among the leading au-
thorities in reactive diluent technologies,
replacing VOCs with solvating bio-
based liquids that dissolve the polymeric
binder and then participate in the film
formation by reactive crosslinking into
the coating.
Soucek’s research contributions have
twice been recognized with the Roon
Award, once for his work with thermo-
setting latexes and also for developing a
new class of alkyd coatings. He was the
recipient of the inaugural Gordon Award
by the Coatings Tech Conference in 2000,
and he was selected as a Gordon Award
finalist for his work in UV-curable bio-
based polymers in 2003.
In 2004 and 2005, Soucek received
honorable mention for the Gordon
Award for his core-shell latex work and
UV-curing of unsaturated polyesters. Also
in 2004, he was awarded the Innovation
Award by Radtech (the European as-
sociation for UV/EB technology) for his
work in UV-curable coatings. Soucek
received The Society for Protective
Coatings Editor’s Award for his work
“Self-Stratifying Corrosion Resistant
Coatings,” and has published more than
150 peer-reviewed technical papers on
coating science, 15 book chapters.
Soucek, who has 15 issued U.S. pat-
ents and pending patent applications,
also is a member of the faculty steering
committee of UA’s National Center for
Education and Research on Corrosion
and Materials Performance.

Sherwin-Williams
Announces 2015
ProVisions Vendor Award
Winners

Sherwin-Williams, through its Product Finishes Division, announced five winning business partners of its seventh annual ProVisions Vendor Awards at an appreciation program at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.