Visteon's Dr. Rose Ryntz Delivers Prestigious Lecture at Automotive Symposium

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 10  /PRNewswire/ -- Rose Ryntz, a leading expert on advanced materials engineering for Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC), delivered the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture at the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nov. 6-9.

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Ryntz's presentation, "Bring Back the Steel: The Growth of Plastics in Automotive Applications," led the Western Coatings Societies Technical Symposium.  The paper discussed the growth of plastics -- whether decorated or mold-in-color -- in automotive applications, and assessed their durability when utilized in interior and exterior vehicle applications.

The Mattiello lecture commemorates the contributions of Dr. Mattiello, former president of the FSCT (1943-44), who was instrumental in expanding the application of the sciences in the decorative and protective coatings fields. Each year, the lecture covers a topic of current interest based on a phase of chemistry or other science fundamental to coatings.  Ryntz was chosen to deliver the 2005 Mattiello Lecture from a group of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the science and/or technology of coatings.

"We are pleased that the FSCT chose Ryntz to receive this distinguished honor," said John Kill, senior vice president and president of Visteon's North America customer group.  "Ryntz is recognized as one of the world's leading experts in the area of automotive plastics and her contributions have led to numerous innovations, including the development of new techniques to study paint on plastics performance."

The author of more than 75 papers and an inventor on 25 patents in the paint and plastics field, Ryntz also has written one book, Adhesion to Plastics: Molding and Paintability and edited three books, Plastics and coatings: Durability, Stabilization and Testing, Service Life Prediction: Challenging the Status Quo, and Coatings of Polymers and Plastics.  She is the author of the monograph, "Painting of Plastics," in the FSCT Series on Coatings Technology and is a prolific lecturer.

Ryntz has received a number of awards including the 2000 George B. Heckel Award - the FSCT's highest honor; first place in the 2000 FSCT Roon Foundation Award Competition; the 2003 Roy W. Tess Award from the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) of the American Chemical Society; and the 2004 Women's Automotive Association International Professional Achievement Award.  She is also the recipient of the Henry Ford Technology Award and several customer-driven quality awards from Ford Motor Company, as well as the Gold Award and Outstanding Leadership Award from the Engineering Society of Detroit for contributions to advancing the knowledge of science and engineering.  Ryntz is listed in Straithmore's Who's Who in the World.

Ryntz earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Wayne State University, a doctorate in Organic Polymer Chemistry from the University of Detroit, and an master of business administration from Michigan State University.  A transcript of her Mattiello Lecture is scheduled to appear in the January 2006 issue of JCT Research magazine.

Founded in 1922, the FSCT has grown to consist of 26 Constituent Societies.  More than 1,000 companies are represented by its nearly 6,000 members, who are dedicated to the research and development, supervisory production and engineering, and technical sales/service regarding the formulation, testing and manufacture of coatings.  FSCT sponsors the International Coatings Expo (formerly the Paint Industries Show) and publishes JCT Research and JCT CoatingsTech.

Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of products and services to aftermarket customers.  With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the company has more than 170 facilities in 24 countries and employs approximately 50,000 people. 

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