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| Layer was born in 1928 in ]. He earned a BA in chemistry at ], and in 1955<ref>{{cite news |title=1312 Diplomas to be awarded at UC Commencement |url=https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/ohio/cincinnati/cincinnati-times-star/1955/06-02/page-4 |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=Cincinnati Times Star |publisher=Cincinnati Times Star |date=2 June 1955}}</ref> a doctorate in chemistry from the ].<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Robert Layer Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/robert-layer-obituary?id=38445344 |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=Legacy.com |publisher=Legacy.com |date=21 December 2022}}</ref> | Layer was born in 1928 in ]. He earned a BA in chemistry at ], and in 1955<ref>{{cite news |title=1312 Diplomas to be awarded at UC Commencement |url=https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/ohio/cincinnati/cincinnati-times-star/1955/06-02/page-4 |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=Cincinnati Times Star |publisher=Cincinnati Times Star |date=2 June 1955}}</ref> a doctorate in chemistry from the ].<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Robert Layer Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/robert-layer-obituary?id=38445344 |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=Legacy.com |publisher=Legacy.com |date=21 December 2022}}</ref> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
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American engineer (1928-2022)Robert Wesley Layer (1928-December 3, 2022) was a B. F. Goodrich chemist noted for contributions to chemistry of imines and for chemical stabilization of elastomers.
Early life and education
Layer was born in 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a BA in chemistry at New York University, and in 1955 a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Cincinnati.
Career
Layer worked for 39 years as a research chemist at the B.F. Goodrich Company in Brecksville.
He originated several patents on the chemical stabilization of elastomers. He collaborated with Robert Lattimer on rubber additives for protecting against ozone attack.
Awards and recognitions
- 1992 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from the ACS Rubber Division
References
- Layer, Robert W. (1 October 1963). "The Chemistry of Imines". Chem. Rev. 63 (5): 489–510. doi:10.1021/cr60225a003. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- "1312 Diplomas to be awarded at UC Commencement". Cincinnati Times Star. Cincinnati Times Star. 2 June 1955. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Robert Layer Obituary". Legacy.com. Legacy.com. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "People - Industry". Chemical & Engineering News. 58 (3): 62. 21 January 1980. doi:10.1021/cen-v058n003.p061. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- "People". Chemical & Engineering News. 33 (34): 3505. August 1955. doi:10.1021/cen-v033n034.p3500. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- Layer, Robert W. "US4324717A Norbornene polymers stabilized with hindered aromatic alcohols". patents.google.com. U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- Layer, Robert W.; Tenney, Linwood P. "Norbornene polymers containing bound phenolic antioxidant". patents.google.com. U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- Layer, R. W.; Lattimer, R. P. (1990). "Protection of rubber against ozone". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 63 (3): 426–45. doi:10.5254/1.3538264.