Speakers

Annette Lechtenböhmer, a citizen of Germany, finished her studies of chemistry at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany, with a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 1981. After two post doctorates, she was employed at the Goodyear Innovation Center in Luxemburg, she filled positions within compounding and compound testing. She achieved the title of Senior Research Associate of Material Science. During her 35 years of experience in the rubber industry, she has accumulated profound knowledge of compound development, compound testing and test principles, viscoelasticity, compound processing, testing for material modelling and structure of tires, quality control and production. Her positions required close cooperation with other steps of tire development, production, tire design, construction, raw material suppliers, and scientific institutes and universities.

In addition to her industry experience, she taught at Universität Hannover on “Tire Technology” for many years and lectured on “Elastomer Technology” at Luxemburg University. She holds several Patents and Trade Secrets. She is a member of Tire Society, German Chemical Society and German Rubber Society. She retired from Goodyear in 2020 but maintains her dedication to promote rubber and tire science. She continues teaching and serving as an Associate-editor of the Tire Science and Technology Journal. In June 2022, she was presented an award from the German Rubber Society at the International Rubber Conference for her special performances in research, technology, and economy.