The contributions of <scp>Prof. Kenneth F. O'Driscoll</scp> to radical copolymerization kinetics

Among the many contributions that Kenneth “Ken” O'Driscoll made to advance understanding of radical polymerization kinetics was implementation proper statistical procedures for extracting (monomer) reactivity ratios from experimental data copolymer composition. He emphasized importance design, using non-linear regression, and a error analysis construct reliable joint confidence intervals. disseminated his views on this topic in conferences, including influential Santa Margherita Ligure series which he initiated, helped kickstart renaissance kinetics. This brief retrospective honours both Ken's scientific humanity.