A love story: a polymer chemist accidentally falls for rubber
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Rebecca Trager2025-12-04T14:32:00
Born in 1950s Moscow, Irene Yurovska faced major hurdles as a Jewish woman but rubber bounced into her life and changed its trajectory forever
Irene Yurovska, a polymer chemist who was born in Moscow in the early 1950s, describes her relationship with rubber – and her career based on it – as the fortunate product of successful matchmaking. She moved to America in 1991 and now runs a consulting business, YIGlobal, based in Texas. Yurovska is also an executive board member of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) rubber division.