DANBURY, Conn., Sept. 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Three ATMI, Inc. scientists -- Jose Arno, Donald Carruthers, and Edward Sturm -- have been named "Heroes of Chemistry" by the American Chemical Society as "chemical innovators whose work has led to the welfare and progress of humanity in a significant way in the past decade."
The three were recognized for their contributions to the development of the third generation SDS(r) delivery system, for safer and more productive delivery of toxic gases in the semiconductor manufacturing process. ATMI supplies specialty materials and high-purity materials handling and delivery solutions to the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers.
The ATMI scientists were honored for their accomplishments at the 232nd national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
"Heroes save lives and change them for the better," said ACS President Dr. E. Ann Nalley. "This year's Heroes of Chemistry have improved our lives through their inventions. We at ACS celebrate them and the corporate management that supports innovations that bring the benefits of chemistry to us all, every day."
Doug Neugold, ATMI Chief Executive Officer said, "These ATMI Heroes have accomplished something technically unique and extremely beneficial to the health and safety of workers and the productivity efficiencies of the semiconductor industry. The work of Jose, Don, and Ed has helped to improve a product that has been a key driver to ATMI's commercial success and rapid growth within the semiconductor industry."
Tom Baum, Vice-President of ATMI Materials Research & Development said, "The SDS technology is based on the adsorption of a gas onto a solid, which turns a high pressure gas into a sub-atmospheric gas. The SDS3 technology advances the formation of the adsorbent into a solid block that is able to safely and securely store close to 100 times more working semiconductor process gas than a comparable high-pressure gas cylinder, and 2 to 5 times as much as the previous generation SDS technology. The continued innovation for safer, more productive gas sources represented by the SDS3 technology is critical to ATMI's future commercial success and is based upon a highly creative and innovative technology."
About ATMI's "Heroes of Chemistry":
-- Jose Arno, Ph.D., is director of materials and gas delivery at
ATMI. He received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Texas
A&M University in 1995.
-- Donald Carruthers, Ph.D., is senior research scientist at ATMI.
He received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Brunel
University, London, England, in 1968.
-- Edward Sturm is senior research engineer, gas operations, at
ATMI. He received a B.A. in chemistry, a B.A. in
criminalistics and a B.S. in criminal justice from State
University College at Buffalo, N.Y., in 1981.
ATMI (Nasdaq:ATMI) provides specialty materials and high-purity materials handling and delivery solutions to the worldwide semiconductor industry. As the Source of Semiconductor Process Efficiency, ATMI helps customers improve wafer yields and lower operating costs. For more information, please visit atmi.com.
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