Tire Society

The Tire Society is a non-profit professional body, specifically an engineering society, whose mission is to increase and disseminate knowledge as it pertains to the science and technology of tires. It hosts a two-day meeting and conference every year. In addition, it publishes a peer reviewed technical journal, Tire Science and Technology.

History
The Tire Society was founded on 24 March 1980.

Awards
The society has two professional award recognitions: the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Achievement award.


 * Distinguished Service Award Recipients
 * 1990 Floyd Conant
 * 1991 Frederick James Kovac
 * 1996 David Benko
 * 2005 Jozef DeEskinazi
 * 2012 Marion Pottinger
 * 2022 Joseph D. Walter


 * Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
 * 2009 Samuel Kelly Clark
 * 2011 Takashi Akasaka
 * 2013 Hans Pacejka
 * 2021 Timothy B. Rhyne and Steven M. Cron