Herbert S. Eleuterio

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Herbert Sousa Eleuterio
DuPont Co.
National University of Singapore
Doctoral advisorHarold Hart

Herbert S. Eleuterio (November 23, 1927 – July 17, 2022) was an American

fluoropolymers. Additionally, he explored techniques for research leadership, especially methods for fostering collaboration, globalization, and scientific creativity.[1]

Eleuterio's discovery of olefin metathesis is cited as a compelling example of a scientific development originating in industry, subsequently being nurtured by

academia, and returning to industry in commercially viable form.[2]

Early life and education

Eleuterio was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese descent. He completed a B.S. in Chemistry at Tufts University in 1949.[3][4] He continued on to

synthetic organic chemistry at the Ohio State University, working in the laboratories of Melvin S. Newman. He subsequently joined the research staff at the DuPont Co.'s Experimental Station in 1954.[4]

Industrial career

Working in the Petrochemicals Department of the DuPont Co. in 1957, Eleuterio discovered that certain

Nobel Laureates Grubbs and Schrock honored Eleuterio for his discovery of olefin metathesis.[10]

Eleuterio subsequently worked on preparation of novel

fluoropolymers. He discovered that hexafluoropropylene could be co-polymerized with tetrafluoroethylene to yield amorphous fluorinated ethylene propylene co-polymers with good characteristics as films. These are a class of fluoropolymers today known generically as FEP, and Eleuterio's findings were on co-polymers that contained 50 to 100% hexafluoropropylene.[11]

Eleuterio also worked on

ionomers such as Nafion.[14]

Beginning in 1959, Eleuterio held a series of management posts, mostly in research management. Managerial positions he held were related to polymer intermediates, explosives, atomic energy and long-range research. From 1985 to 1989, Eleuterio was the Technical Director of the U.S. Government's Savannah River atomic energy facility in Aiken, South Carolina, which was managed by the DuPont Co. under government contract. During this period, Eleuterio was instrumental in the founding of the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center.[4] He also served on the Council for Chemical Research, which he chaired in 1990.[4]

Academic career

Following his 1992 retirement from the DuPont Co., Eleuterio became a visiting professor at the

creative process as it relates to science and technology. He taught courses on managing research and development, typically with master's degree students in engineering, science, and business. He founded the Process Analysis and Optimization Enterprise, which was the forerunner of the university's Center for Process Engineering.[4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Herbert S. Eleuterio". Delaware Online. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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  3. ^ Center for Oral History. "Herbert S. Eleuterio". Science History Institute.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Traynham, James G. (February 25, 2000). Herbert S. Eleuterio, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James G. Traynham at Wilmington, Delaware on 25 February 2000 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.
  5. doi:10.1021/ja01647a010
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  6. ^ Herbert Sousa Eleuterio, US Patent 3074918 (1963), assigned to DuPont.
  7. doi:10.1016/0304-5102(91)85082-d
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  8. ^ Rouhi, A.M. (December 23, 2002). "Olefin Metathesis: The Early Days". Chemical & Engineering News. 80 (51): 34. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  9. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 22 Jul 2015.
  10. ^ Tadesse, Luladey B. (September 7, 2006). "Nobel winners honor DuPont scientist". Wilmington News-Journal.
  11. ^ Herbert Sousa Eleuterio, US Patent 3062792 (1962), assigned to DuPont.
  12. doi:10.1080/10601327208056884
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  13. ^ E.P. Moore, Jr., A.S. Milian, Jr., H.S. Eleuterio, US 3250808 (1966), assigned to DuPont.
  14. ^ Vogl, Otto. "My Life with Polymer Science: Scientific and Personal Memoirs". ScholarWorks. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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