Harry R. Allcock

Harry R. Allcock is Evan Pugh Professor of chemistry at Pennsylvania State University.^[1]

Harry Allcock obtained his B.S. in 1953 and his Ph.D. in 1956, both at the University of London. He is notable for his work on the "inorganic rubbers" with a phosphorus-nitrogen backbone (polyphosphazenes). With James E. Mark and Robert West, Allcock co-authored the book "Inorganic Polymers" (Oxford University Press, 2005). He also wrote "Introduction to Materials Chemistry" (John Wiley & Sons, 2008), Chemistry and Applications of Polyphosphazenes (Wiley-Interscience, 2002), and coauthored "Contemporary Polymer Chemistry" (Prentice Hall, 2003) with Fred Lampe and James Mark.

Awards and honors

• American Chemical Society National Award in Polymer Chemistry (1984)
• Guggenheim Fellow (1986/1987)
• American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award (1989)
• American Chemical Society National Award in Materials Chemistry (1992)
• A.C.S. Herman Mark Award in Polymer Chemistry (1994)
• Penn State Graduate Commencement Speaker (1997 & 2005)
• Honorary degree from Loughborough University, U.K. (2006)
• American Chemical Society National Award in Applied Polymer Science (2007)

See also

• poly(dichlorophosphazene)

References

1. Harry R. Allcock's faculty page at Penn State. Accessed on 2009-06-29.