The Tire Society is a non-profit
professional body, specifically an
engineering society, whose mission is to increase and disseminate knowledge as it pertains to the science and technology of
tires. It hosts a two-day meeting and conference every year. In addition, it publishes a peer reviewed technical journal, ''
Tire Science and Technology
''Tire Science and Technology'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research and reviews on experimental, analytical, and computational aspects of tires. Since 1978, the Tire Society has published the journal. ...
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History
The Tire Society was founded on 24 March 1980.
Awards
The society has two professional award recognitions: the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Achievement award.
;Distinguished Service Award Recipients
*1990 Floyd Conant
*1991
Frederick James Kovac Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt-Harzgerode
* Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
Austria
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198
* Frederi ...
*1996
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.
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*2005 Jozef DeEskinazi
*2012
Marion Pottinger
Marion G. Pottinger is an American mechanical engineer known for his work on tire footprint mechanics, tire wear and tire force and moment behavior.
Education
Pottinger holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati a ...
*2022
Joseph D. Walter
;Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
*2009
Samuel Kelly Clark
Samuel Kelly Clark (3 November 1924– 26 October 2006) was a professor in the Department of Engineering Mechanics at the University of Michigan who was known for contributions to the science of tires. His 1971 monograph Mechanics of Pneumatic Tire ...
*2011
Takashi Akasaka
Takashi Akasaka (1925-2010) was a Japanese engineering professor at Chuo University known for his work on cord-rubber composites and tires.
Education
Akasaka completed his undergraduate studies during world war II, graduating from the Applie ...
*2013
Hans Pacejka
*2021
Timothy B. Rhyne and
Steven M. Cron
References
External links
Tire Society Website
Tires
Rubber industry
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