Anthony J. Dias

Anthony J. Dias is a retired ExxonMobil materials scientist known for scientific contributions in polyolefins and elastomers which led to commercialized products.

Education
Dias earned a B.S. in chemistry from Kean College in 1982. He earned a Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1987 under Prof. Thomas J. McCarthy.

Career
Dias joined ExxonMobil Chemical Company in 1988 and has held both research and management responsibilities. His most cited scientific work concerned the development of metallocene catalysts on a nonreacting polystrene support to replace reactive silica supports. Dias retired in June 2021 as Chief Scientist.

Awards and recognition

 * 1998 - Sparks–Thomas award from the ACS Rubber Division
 * 2015 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
 * 2018 - Division Fellow, Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering