Internationally Recognized Expert in Electronic Materials
Development to be honored by The Society of Chemical Industry
The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), America Group, announced
today that Peter Trefonas, Ph.D., corporate fellow in Electronic
Materials at The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), has won the 2016
SCI Perkin Medal.
This honor recognizes Trefonas’ contributions in the development
of chemicals that enable microlithography for the fabrication of
microelectronic circuits. His outstanding work in the creation of
polymer photoresists used in the lithographic process, especially
the development of antireflective coatings, enables patterning of
smaller features, fitting more circuits in the same area. These
advances in miniaturization enable the faster microprocessors and
multitude of new electronic devices that are such a large part of
daily life.
Trefonas will receive the medal at a dinner in his honor on
Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at the Hilton Penn’s Landing Hotel in
Philadelphia.
“Discovery, innovation, and achievement have defined the career
of Dr. Trefonas,” said Fred Festa, chairman and chief executive
officer of W.R. Grace & Co., and Chair of SCI America. “The SCI
is pleased to recognize his remarkable success in our industry, his
contributions to science, and his impact on the quality of our
lives.”
“It is hard to imagine life without the smart devices we use,
devices we upgrade frequently as technology improves. Peter’s
advances in materials used in lithography make them possible,
enabling circuit designs that are smaller and faster. Peter has
been a driving force in our Electronic Materials business for
decades, developing innovative technology, mentoring others and
driving the organization to a high level of performance,” says A.N.
Sreeram, Dow senior vice president and chief technology officer.
“Peter’s selection as the recipient of the Society of Chemical
Industry’s Perkin Medal is a fitting recognition of his innovative
work.”
About Peter Trefonas
Peter Trefonas, Ph.D., is a corporate fellow at Dow where he
works within the Dow Electronic Materials business group.
Trefonas made major contributions to the development of many
successful products which are used in the production of integrated
circuits spanning multiple device design generations, from 2 micron
to 14 nm node technologies. These include photoresists,
antireflectant coatings, underlayers, developers, ancillary
products, and environmentally safer green products. These
electronic materials have had a high commercial impact, and have
helped to facilitate the progress of the Information Age.
He is an inventor on 61 US patents, has over 25 additional
published active U.S. patent applications, is an author of 99
journal and technical publications, and is a recent recipient of
both the 2014 ACS Heroes of Chemistry Award and the 2014 SPIE
Willson Award.
Trefonas earned his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry with Prof.
Robert West at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985 and his
Bachelor of Science in chemistry at the University of New Orleans
in 1980. Originally a native of New Orleans, Trefonas has lived
with his family in Medway, Massachusetts for the last 27 years.
His research career began at Monsanto Electronics Materials
Company. He then co-founded a start-up company called Aspect
Systems Inc., which acquired lithographic chemicals technology spun
off from Monsanto. He continued in electronic materials R&D as
his career moved via acquisitions by Shipley Company, Rohm and Haas
Company, and Dow. Prior to graduate school, Trefonas was also the
creator of several commercial computer games which were popular on
early microcomputer platforms.
About the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Perkin
Medal
The annual award is recognized as the highest honor given for
outstanding work in applied chemistry in the United States. It
commemorates the discovery of the first synthetic dye (the
so-called Perkin mauve) by Sir William Henry Perkin in 1856. This
discovery was a significant step forward in organic chemistry that
led to the birth of a major segment of the chemical industry. The
SCI Perkin Medal was first awarded to Sir William at a banquet held
by the SCI in New York in 1906. Since then, more than 100 such
awards have been given to notable scientists.
About the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)
SCI America Group, launched in 1894, is part of the Society of
Chemical Industry’s international organization. It provides a
unique networking forum for chemical industry leaders, industrial
scientists and technologists to exchange new business ideas and
best practices. It celebrates achievement to promote public
awareness of the contributions of industrial chemistry and inspire
students to enter technical careers. SCI America events are managed
by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF).
The Perkin Medal award dinner will be the final event of
Innovation Day, a full day of research collaboration in the
molecular sciences held at CHF on September 13, 2016.
About the Chemical Heritage Foundation
CHF fosters dialogue on science and technology in society. Our
staff and fellows study the past in order to understand the present
and inform the future. We focus on matter and materials and their
effects on our modern world in territory ranging from the physical
sciences and industries, through the chemical sciences and
engineering, to the life sciences and technologies. We collect,
preserve, and exhibit historical artifacts; engage communities of
scientists and engineers; and tell the stories of the people behind
breakthroughs and innovations.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The
Company is driving innovations that extract value from material,
polymer, chemical and biological science to help address many of
the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean
water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing
agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven,
industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced
materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad
range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in
approximately 180 countries and in high-growth sectors such as
packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2015,
Dow had annual sales of nearly $49 billion and employed
approximately 49,500 people worldwide. The Company's more than
6,000 product families are manufactured at 179 sites in 35
countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company"
mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be
found at www.dow.com.
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