Eric Baer

Who is Eric Baer?

Eric Baer is an internationally recognised researcher in solid state polymers and plastics.

He immigrated to the United States in 1947 and studied engineering at Baltimore City College. He continued his studies at Johns Hopkins University, receiving his doctorate in engineering in 1957.

He was hired as a professor of chemical engineering at Case Institute of Technology, where he helped to create the first department of polymer science and engineering at a major US university, which was founded in 1967.

In 1978, he was made dean of Case Institute of Technology, but he resigned in 1983 to focus on research and teaching. He now serves as the Leonard Case Professor of Engineering at the Case School of Engineering. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science from 1986 until 2011. In 2004 he was inducted as member of the Plastics Hall of Fame.