CSSP Board has 'good chemistry'

From recycling to fire protection, Carroll is the go-to guy

What CSSP member holds two patents and has more than 45 publications in the fields of organic electrochemistry, polymer chemistry, combustion chemistry and physics, incineration, plastics recycling and chlorine issues? Meet CSSP board member Dr. William F. "Bill" Carroll, Jr.

Carroll holds a B.A. in Chemistry and Physics from DePauw University, an M.S. from Tulane University and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Indiana University. Carroll started his career in 1978 and after a year with Rohm and Haas Company moved to what is now Occidental Chemical Corporation.  He is currently vice president, chlorovinyl issues for OxyChem and works on public policy issues and communications related to chlorine and PVC.  He is also adjunct professor of polymer chemistry at Indiana University.

Carroll is a past president of the American Chemical Society, and has chaired several committees. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a fellow and member of the US National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and a member of the National Academy's Chemical Sciences Roundtable.  He is chair of the Science Advisory Board for DePauw University and a member of the Visiting Committee for the Chemistry and Geochemistry Departments at Colorado School of Mines.

He has chaired numerous committees for a variety of chemistry, plastics, fire protection and recycling organizations.  He has served on expert groups commissioned by the United Nations Environmental Program, the US Environmental Protection Agency and two states.  He received the Vinyl Institute's Roy T. Gottesman Leadership Award for lifetime achievement in 2000.