Joseph Kennedy (professor)

Who is this?

Joseph Kennedy (born Joszi Kaufmann, 18 May 1928 – 19 July 2024) was a Hungarian-born professor of polymer science and chemistry who had a lengthy academic career at the University of Akron in the United States. He was perhaps best known for inventing a polymer coating for a drug-tipped stent that is highly compatible to human tissue, which was successfully commercialized by Boston Scientific and credited for saving the lives of six million patients. He also made important contributions to the field of carbocationic polymerization.

Career

1. 1928
   Born
2. 1985
   Won ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
3. 2008
   Won Charles Goodyear Medal
4. 2024
   Passed away
5. Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
6. Won Charles Goodyear Medal
7. Won Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Budapest
• •Citizenship: United States, Hungary
• •Known as: scientist, chemist, university teacher, inventor