Philadelphia-based specialty materials company, Rohm and Haas, has appointed two new directors to its board. Rick J. Mills, vice president and group president-filtrations, Cummins Inc., and George M. Whitesides, professor of chemistry, Harvard University, were elected on February 7, 2005 to replace two long-serving members who are now standing down from their positions.
Since 2000, Mr Mills has been responsible for the $1 billion filtration business of Cummins, Inc., a $6.3 billion company comprising businesses that design, manufacture, distribute, and service engines and related technologies. The Cummins filtration business is a global business, with 23 manufacturing facilities worldwide and joint ventures in India and China.
Mr Whitesides is currently the Woodford L. & Ann A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard University, starting his association with Harvard University in 1982 as a Professor of Chemistry. He served as Chairman, Department of Chemistry, at Harvard University immediately prior to his current position. Before joining Harvard University, Whitesides was on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Whitesides' awards, fellowships and recognitions are numerous, and include the National Medal of Science, in 1998, and the Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology, in 2003. Dr. Whitesides is among the most highly cited researchers in nanotechnology, with more than 10,000 citations to his credit since 1981, and he serves in advisory positions to the National Research Council, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA.)
