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For Immediate Release

PSTC Announces 2005 Dahlquist Award Winner

Northbrook, Ill., May 16, 2005 - The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) named Douglas Weiss, Ph.D., 3M, recipient of its coveted 2005 Carl Dahlquist Award. The award is named for innovator Dahlquist who developed the Dahlquist criterion of tack, determining the modulus value of a material necessary for it to be low enough and tacky enough to be considered a pressure sensitive adhesive.

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council presents the Dahlquist Award to one speaker at each annual technical conference who, following the evaluation of a panel of judges, demonstrates the very best in research relating to adhesive tape technology. The selection covers a range of criteria, concentrating on originality and scientific contribution, but also including presentation and quality of visuals.

Weiss presented "Pulsed Electron Beam Polymerization" at PSTC TECH XXVIII, May 4-6, in Baltimore, Md. It was one of 27 papers during the three-day event, the 28th time that PSTC has brought tape professionals together for the exchange of technical information in its 50-plus year history. Tape manufacturers have come to expect the latest in cutting-edge science at the PSTC event.

Weiss is a senior specialist at 3M and its resident expert on radiation processing and its effects on materials. Weiss has been named an inventor on eight issued U.S. patents and, in the last 10 years, has published 10 articles in refereed journals. Outside of 3M, he is a recognized expert in the application of mathematical models for dose prediction in industrial processes. He received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Kansas, Lawrence and his Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

His winning paper, along with that of the other presenters, is published in the PSTC TECH XXVIII proceedings. You can order the proceedings at www.pstc.org.