News Release
Lord Corp. Establishes Chemistry Professorship at NC State
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Tracey Peake, News Services, (919) 515-6142
Aug. 29, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lord Corp. of Cary is establishing an endowed professorship in North Carolina State University's Department of Chemistry.
A global developer and manufacturer of products and technologies that provide adhesion and bonding, control motion and minimize the effects of shock and vibration, Lord Corp. has maintained a close relationship with the university for more than 20 years.
The company has partnered with the Center for Research in Scientific Computation (CRSC) and the Department of Mathematics on numerous research projects, which have provided outstanding opportunities for our faculty and students, as well as benefits for the company. In 1999, Lord established The Lord Corporation/CRSC Fellowship.
"Named professorships are an increasingly important tool in recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty who are both great teachers and great researchers," said Daniel L. Solomon, dean of NC State's College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. "The college has enjoyed its collaborations with Lord for many years. We're grateful for Lord Corporation's previously established fellowship in our applied mathematics program, and excited to begin a closer relationship through this chemistry professorship."
Lord Corp.'s ongoing relationship with NC State touches all of the company's technologies, ranging from polymer science discussion groups to co-sponsoring the biennial International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions.
Lord has supported and contributed to the university's mathematics and statistics departments through discussion groups and internships. Assisting with the funding of the endowment of a chemistry department professorship is Lord Corp.'s most recent step in strengthening its relationship with NC State.
"As an innovative leader, we recognize the value of strengthening the capabilities of potential employees attending local universities," said Dr. Miriam Zietlow, director, chemical products development with Lord Corp. "One way to do this is to strengthen the health and well-being of a university's academic department and improve the learning environment through such professorship endowments."
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