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Edward Lee Receives PSTC’s 2025 Carl Dahlquist Award for Technical Excellence in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
Katie Burdette-Trofimov Recognized with Honorable Mention for Innovation in Removable Adhesive Technologies June 17, 2025 — Chicago, IL — The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) is proud to announce Edward Lee, Ph.D., of Dow Chemical, as the recipient of the 2025 Carl Dahlquist Award, the organization’s highest honor for technical contributions in the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) industry. The award was presented after PSTC’s Tape Week 2025 for Lee’s outstanding Technical Track presentation showcasing groundbreaking research
Call for Abstracts – Tape Week 2025
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Our call for abstracts for Tape Week 2025, slated to take place May 5-8, in Rosemont, Illinois are now open. These topics should include the Markets and Applications Track, Technical Track, and Sustainability Track. More information on these topics provided below. Technical Track SUBMIT HERE The Technical Track is an opportunity to share your innovative technologies, best practices, and technical advances impacting our industry. Topics will include advances in such industrial verticals
Dow Senior Scientist, Joseph Binder, PhD, Wins Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s 2024 Carl Dahlquist Award
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the leading North American trade association for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape manufacturers and affiliate suppliers, has given its 2024 Carl Dahlquist Award to Dow Senior Scientist Joseph Binder, PhD, a second time win for Dr. Binder who also won the award in 2022. The award recognizes Dr. Binder’s research presented at Tape Week 2024, “Impact of Colloidal Silica Loading on Adhesive Properties and Film Morphology of High Performance
3M Senior Research Specialist Wins Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s 2023 Carl Dahlquist Award
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the leading North American trade association for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape manufacturers and affiliate suppliers, has given its 2023 Carl Dahlquist Award to 3M Senior Research Specialist Ross Behling, Ph.D. The award recognizes Dr. Behling’s Tape Week 2023 paper presentation, “Novel PSA Form Factor for Automated Bonding,” and PSTC will honor his achievement at Tape Week 2024, taking place April 29 – May 2, 2024. PSTC presents the
Pressure Sensitive Tape Council Honors Tape Week 2022 Presenter with Carl Dahlquist Award
(CHICAGO – May 26, 2022) – The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the leading North American trade association for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape manufacturers and affiliate suppliers, named Dow Adhesives R&D Polymer Synthesis Chemist Joseph Binder, Ph.D., as the recipient of the 2022 Carl Dahlquist Award. Dr. Binder received the award for his paper presentation at the inaugural Tape Week, which was held May 2–5, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. PSTC will recognize Dr.
Ben Milazzo, Founder and Chairman of Mayzo Inc., Inducted into PSTC Hall of Fame
(CHICAGO – October 12, 2021) – The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the leading North American trade association for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape manufacturers and affiliate suppliers, is pleased to announce Ben Milazzo, founder and chairman of private-label specialty chemical distribution business Mayzo, Inc., as its 2021 Hall of Fame inductee. PSTC’s Hall of Fame recognizes both currently employed and retired individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to PSTC and/or the PSA tape industry as
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