at Austin in celebration of his 70th birthday. Professor Paul is literally a legend in the field of polymer engineering and science, based not only on the quantity of contributions, but also for the profound quality and insight that he has brought to the field. Many of his key contributions have been reported in Polymer. In fact, on the occasion of the celebration of the first 50 years of Polymer, see http://www.polymer50.com/, Professor Paul was recognized as the most prolific and the most cited author over the history of the journal. According to my count, he has published 181 papers in Polymer and according to the Science Citation Index these papers have received 10,115 citations.
However, Professor Paul's impact on the field is even more profound than these statistics for Polymer indicate. He is, in fact, one of the most cited scientists in the world. His work in polymer engineering and science has been cited nearly 30,000 times according to the Science Citation Index. His h-index is greater than 80 and of these highly cited papers, 53 were published in Polymer. Many of the citations are to papers that are classics in their field. As a result of making some of the key discoveries in several areas of polymer science and technology, Professor Paul has received virtually every possible award and honor in the field of polymer science, including election to the National Academy of Engineering, receipt of the Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award, the Applied Polymer