Science and Technology SpeakerS bureauInspirational individuals available to share insights about how science is helping solve the world’s greatest challenges.
Since our founding in 1802, DuPont has pioneered the development and application of technology to become the world’s most dynamic science company. DuPont scientists and engineers have always provided the knowledge and ingenuity to create new solutions.
With a rapidly growing population, the world needs scientists and engineers to invent and innovate new ways to feed, protect and energize society more than ever before.
Today, DuPont’s world-renowned technical experts in disciplines as diverse as microbiology and polymer synthesis apply science to a wide range of fields from agriculture to biofuels to low global-warming refrigerants. As Chief Science and Technology Officer, I’m proud to introduce you to some of the scientists of DuPont.
D O u g l A S Mu zy k ASenior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer
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feeding the world reducing our dependence
on fossil fuels
keeping people and the
environment safe
agricultural sciences
12 John Bedbrook, ph.d.
15 dennis Byron, ph.d.
18 daniel J. cosgrove
25 william hitz, ph.d.
30 george philip lahm, ph.d.
35 Barbara J. mazur, ph.d.
49 John f. soper, ph.d.
55 david c. warner
automotive/lightweighting
19 marsha craig
22 John gavenonis, ph.d.
23 david a. glasscock, ph.d.
26 william l. holstein, ph.d.
48 harold l. snyder, ph.d.
51 Jennifer thompson, ph.d.
52 mark ewell thompson, ph.d.
biofuels
10 michael v. arbige, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
25 william hitz, ph.d.
40 william d. provine, ph.d.
45 w. michael sanford, ph.d.
chemistry
7 kurt l. adams, ph.d.
8 rina ai, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
22 John gavenonis, ph.d.
24 mark a. harmer, ph.d., dsc, frsc
28 randal d. king, ph.d.
30 george philip lahm, ph.d.
34 wayne e. marsh, ph.d.
36 Barbara h. minor
39 carmo J. pereira, ph.d.
41 nandan s. rao, ph.d.
42 carlonda r. reilly, ph.d.
46 kathleen shelton, ph.d.
50 Jeffrey a. sternberg, ph.d.
51 Jennifer thompson, ph.d.
52 mark ewell thompson, ph.d.
58 Julia wheeler, ph.d.
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green chemistry
8 rina ai, ph.d.
10 michael v. arbige, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
19 marsha craig
22 John gavenonis, ph.d.
24 mark a. harmer, ph.d., dsc, frsc
42 carlonda r. reilly, ph.d.
47 edward m.B. smith, ph.d.
54 carol van Zoeren, ph.d.
industrial biotechnology
10 michael v. arbige, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
25 william hitz, ph.d.
40 william d. provine, ph.d.
45 w. michael sanford, ph.d.
electronics
21 steven c. freilich, ph.d.
26 william l. holstein, ph.d.
28 randal d. king, ph.d.
32 ken leffew, ph.d.
41 nandan s. rao, ph.d.
energy storage
21 steven c. freilich, ph.d.
26 william l. holstein, ph.d.
34 wayne e. marsh, ph.d.
44 michael l. sanders
energy efficiency
28 randal d. king, ph.d.
52 mark ewell thompson, ph.d.
53 stephen a. toton
57 theresa weston, ph.d.
environmental stewardship
9 dr.-ing. carina maria alles
16 calvin c. chien, ph.d., p.e.
27 robin Jenkins
36 Barbara h. minor
43 robert w. rickard, ph.d., d.a.B.t.
46 kathleen shelton, ph.d.
52 mark ewell thompson, ph.d.
57 theresa weston, ph.d.
food & nutrition
12 John Bedbrook, ph.d.
15 dennis Byron, ph.d.
18 daniel J. cosgrove
20 nicolas cudré-mauroux, ph.d.
30 george philip lahm, ph.d.
35 Barbara J. mazur, ph.d.
37 andrew morgan, d.phil.
49 John f. soper, ph.d.
55 david c. warner
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innovation
11 simone m.p. arizzi, ph.d.
13 vicky Brady, ph.d.
20 nicolas cudré-mauroux, ph.d.
21 steven c. freilich, ph.d.
28 randal d. king, ph.d.
31 kevin J. leary, ph.d.
33 lewis e. manring, ph.d.
38 douglas muzyka, ph.d.
40 william d. provine, ph.d.
48 harold l. snyder, ph.d.
53 stephen a. toton
materials science & nanotechnology
11 simone m.p. arizzi, ph.d.
20 nicolas cudré-mauroux, ph.d.
21 steven c. freilich, ph.d.
26 william l. holstein, ph.d.
29 warren f. knoff, ph.d.
32 ken leffew, ph.d.
33 lewis e. manring, ph.d.
39 carmo J. pereira, ph.d.
44 michael l. sanders
48 harold l. snyder, ph.d.
50 Jeffrey a. sternberg, ph.d.
52 mark ewell thompson, ph.d.
56 neil washburn, ph.d.
packaging
7 kurt l. adams, ph.d.
31 kevin J. leary, ph.d.
54 carol van Zoeren, ph.d.
polymer science
7 kurt l. adams, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
19 marsha craig
22 John gavenonis, ph.d.
23 david a. glasscock, ph.d.
24 mark a. harmer, ph.d., dsc, frsc
28 randal d. king, ph.d.
32 ken leffew, ph.d.
41 nandan s. rao, ph.d.
47 edward m.B. smith, ph.d.
48 harold l. snyder, ph.d.
51 Jennifer thompson, ph.d.
52 mark ewell thompson, ph.d.
54 carol van Zoeren, ph.d.
56 neil washburn, ph.d.
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protection
17 kevin t. corby, ph.d.
29 warren f. knoff, ph.d.
33 lewis e. manring, ph.d.
34 wayne e. marsh, ph.d.
science & technology
10 michael v. arbige, ph.d.
12 John Bedbrook, ph.d.
13 vicky Brady, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
20 nicolas cudré-mauroux, ph.d.
22 John gavenonis, ph.d.
31 kevin J. leary, ph.d.
33 lewis e. manring, ph.d.
38 douglas muzyka, ph.d.
40 william d. provine, ph.d.
48 harold l. snyder, ph.d.
53 stephen a. toton
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solar
11 simone m.p. arizzi, ph.d.
21 steven c. freilich, ph.d.
32 ken leffew, ph.d.
41 nandan s. rao, ph.d.
50 Jeffrey a. sternberg, ph.d.
56 neil washburn, ph.d.
sustainability
8 rina ai, ph.d.
9 dr.-ing. carina maria alles
11 simone m.p. arizzi, ph.d.
13 vicky Brady, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
16 calvin c. chien, ph.d., p.e.
19 marsha craig
22 John gavenonis, ph.d.
27 robin Jenkins
36 Barbara h. minor
43 robert w. rickard, ph.d., d.a.B.t.
46 kathleen shelton, ph.d.
47 edward m.B. smith, ph.d.
48 harold l. snyder, ph.d.
57 theresa weston, ph.d.
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chemistry
packaging
polymer science
global technology director packaging & industrial polymers
Dr. Adams joined DuPont in 1988 and has held a variety of r&D, technology management and business management positions in Central research and Development, DuPont engineering, DuPont Chemical Solutions enterprise, DuPont Sustainable Solutions and DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers.
Appointed to his current role in 2011, Dr. Adams is responsible for driving technology-based growth opportunities for the business, as well as strengthening and renewing the global technical organization.
He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of TrI Princeton and was formerly on the Board of Directors of the united Way of Southern Chester County.
Dr. Adams earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the university of Illinois and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Princeton university.
Akurt l. adams, ph.d.
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chemistry
green chemistry
sustainability
renewable and sustainable marketing manager performance polymers
Dr. Ai has been Products Market Development Manager for renewable and Sustainable (rS) products in greater China since 2011. She is responsible for the promotion of DuPont’s marketing initiatives for bio-based engineering polymers.
She also helps educate internal marketing and sales employees on rS products and collaborates with regulators to ensure greater product stability and safety for external parties. An expert in her field, one of her primary focuses at DuPont is the promotional aspect of rS products to the greater China region.
Before joining DuPont, Dr. Ai was engaged in various research positions for an array of global corporations.
Dr. Ai earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in organic chemistry at Fudan university in China. She is an esteemed native and professional of China.
Arina ai, ph.d.
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environmental stewardship
sustainability
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global sustainability offering manager titanium technologies
Dr. Alles provides a global and highly qualified mind and voice to the DuPont Sustainability community. Drawing upon her international and academic experiences, she built the corporate competency in sustainability assessments and led a core team of 11 consultants. In her current role as market-facing sustainability leader, she has become a critical enabler and public advocate for the integration of eco-friendly advances into everyday business practice.
She has pioneered the utilization of product life cycle analysis as a holistic tool to evaluate the environmental versus incumbent solution benefits for DuPont products, identifying more sustainable alternatives such as DuPont’s Bio-PDO™ and Sorona® brands.
Dr. Alles is a trained Six Sigma Innovation Process Champion and past Board Member of the American Center for life Cycle Analysis. Her expertise in speaking and publications involves economic evaluations of process synthesis and design, life cycle assessments, and carbon footprinting.
A german native now based in geneva, Dr. Alles earned a doctorate in chemical engineering at the university of karlsruhe, germany. She exemplifies a strong academic underpinning in process engineering and biotechnology.
Adr.-ing. carina maria alles
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biofuels
green chemistry
industrial biotechnology
science & technology
vice president of research & development industrial Biosciences
Dr. Arbige held the position of executive Vice President of Technology for genencor, a Danisco Division, before being appointed to his current role. He joined genencor in 1982 as one of its first employees and served in many roles, including: Senior Scientist; Director of Fermentation and Process recovery; Vice President of Development; and Vice President of research.
During his early tenure at genencor, Dr. Arbige played a lead role in the development of the first series of recombinant and protein engineered protein products ever to enter the industrial marketplace. Since that time, Dr. Arbige has been involved in the commercialization of hundreds of protein-based products and has helped to establish laboratory and production facilities around the world.
Dr. Arbige currently serves on the boards of Solazyme and Butamax. He served for the past 15 years on the board of BayBio, most notably as a past chair and executive member. He is on the technical steering team of DuPont Cellulosic ethanol and belongs to numerous technical societies, including IrI, ACS, ASM, and SIM.
Dr. Arbige earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology at the university of rhode Island and a Ph.D. in the field of microbial physiology and genetics at the university of New Hampshire.
Amichael v. arbige, ph.d.
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innovation
materials science & nanotechnology
solar
sustainability
technology and innovation director emea
Simone Arizzi is responsible for technology and innovation in the eMeA region. In this role he leads the definition and implementation of large technology-driven growth initiatives related to food, energy and protection; develops and executes the regional open innovation strategy with industrial partners and academic institutions; and applies novel processes for sustaining an innovation culture across DuPont in eMeA.
until recently he led technology globally in DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions where he was responsible for creating next-generation materials for PV applications that improve the efficiency, lifetime and cost of modules, thus accelerating the path to grid parity in the rapidly growing photovoltaic market.
From 2004 to 2007 he worked as Technology Manager in the Material Science & engineering division of DuPont’s Central research and Development, in Wilmington, Del. His main activities have been in the areas of alternative energies with a focus on fuel cells, new materials for photovoltaic applications, as well as renewably sourced materials for packaging applications.
From 1996 to 2003 he held a variety of technology and business management positions in the lycra® and nylon Specialty Intermediates businesses in the uS and europe.
He joined DuPont in 1991 in geneva.
He holds a chemical engineering degree from the eTH in zürich, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from MIT.
Asimone m.p. arizzi, ph.d.
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agricultural sciences
food & nutrition
science & technology
technical director - strategic growth
Dr. Bedbrook is responsible for strategic oversight and direction of new technology opportunities. In this global role, he explores new business opportunities and leads their implementation.
Prior to this, he served as vice president, Agricultural Biotechnology, where he led the development of products, strengthening DuPont’s research and development leadership position in production agriculture.
He joined DuPont in July 2004 and was appointed to his current position in 2009. Prior to joining DuPont, Dr. Bedbrook served as President and Chief executive Officer of Verdia and as Chief executive Officer of Plant Science Ventures llC.
Dr. Bedbrook has published more than 100 scientific papers and authored multiple issued u.S. patents. He currently serves on a number of scientific and advisory boards.
Dr. Bedbrook earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology at the university of Auckland, New zealand. He was a Fulbright Scholar to Harvard Medical School and held a Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship to Harvard university. He was also a Cabot Fellow at Harvard university and an eMBO Fellow to the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge, england.
BJohn Bedbrook, ph.d.
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innovation
science & technology
sustainability
latin america regional technology director
Dr. Brady is responsible for driving technology-based growth initiatives for latin America and developing regional technical capabilities in alignment with corporate direction.
Dr. Brady joined DuPont in 1984 as a research engineer at the experimental Station, DuPont’s global research and development headquarters in Wilmington, Del.
She has led process and product research and technology organizations in Central research, engineering, and DuPont Titanium Technologies.
In 2005, Dr. Brady was named Director of DuPont’s research and engineering Technology organization. In 2008, she was appointed global Technology Director for DuPont Titanium Technologies. She assumed her current position in September 2011.
Dr. Brady earned a bachelor’s degree in physics at Bryn Mawr College and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering at the university of Pennsylvania.
Bvicky Brady, ph.d.
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biofuels
chemistry
green chemistry
industrial biotechnology
polymer science
science & technology
sustainability
director, Biochemical sciences & engineering central research & development
Dr. Bryndza is responsible for all aspects of strategic planning and execution of research, development and commercialization of new and improved products and processes in the biochemical sciences and engineering arenas in DuPont’s Corporate research labs, including biofuels, biomaterials and biospecialties.
He also has broad expertise in technologies for green chemicals, polymers, specialties and inorganic materials. He has an international reputation in homogeneous catalysis; physical organometallic/organic chemistry; green chemistry and sustainability, chemical technologies, as well as in the rehabilitation of oiled wildlife.
Dr. Bryndza joined DuPont Central research & Development in 1981 as a research Chemist and has served in a variety of technology roles in planning, customer service, new business development, operations and r&D leadership where he has been responsible for strategy development and execution across a broad range of DuPont’s businesses and pillars. In 2004 he became Technology Director for DuPont’s Chemical Solutions enterprise and returned to Cr&D in 2007 to lead Chemical Sciences & engineering and BioMaterials organizations, assuming his current responsibilities in 2012. In his various roles he has also served as a liaison with internal and external customers, government agencies and NgOs around the world.
He has published 32 papers, holds eight patents, has presented at more than 55 international meetings and lectured more than 100 times at top universities. He serves on the u.S. National Academy of Sciences Board on Chemical Sciences & Technologies and the American Chemical Society executive Director’s Vision 2020 Committee.
Dr. Bryndza earned a bachelor’s degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. at the university of California, Berkeley.
Bhenry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
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vice president, crop product development dupont pioneer
Dr. Byron oversees research programs devoted to conventional plant breeding, molecular breeding and the development of products containing both native traits and traits developed through biotechnology.
The area of Crop Product Development focuses on developing improved canola, sunflower, rice, cotton and millet hybrids.
Before joining DuPont Pioneer in 1993 as a soybean research director, he worked as a soybean breeder for Jacques Seed Company for 14 years. Between 1993 and 2001, he led the soybean research effort and served on the soybean product planning team. He became Director of Oilseeds and Field Crops for Crop genetics research and Development in 2001 and was named to his current position in 2002. Dr. Byron is a member of the Crop genetics research and Development leadership Team.
He has served as Chairman of the Commercial Soybean Breeders, Chairman of the Soybean Division of the American Seed Trade Association and Chairman of the Qualisoy Board of Directors. He supports his community by volunteering his time and expertise to The Nature Conservancy and united Way.
Dr. Byron grew up on a corn and soybean farm in south central Minnesota. As an undergraduate, he studied biology at St. John’s university in Minnesota. He went on to earn both a master’s and doctorate degree in plant breeding from the university of Minnesota.
Bdennis Byron, ph.d.
agricultural sciences
food & nutrition
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environmental stewardship
sustainability
dupont fellow corporate remediation group
Dr. Chien began his career with DuPont engineering in 1986. Working in the DuPont Corporate remediation group (Crg), which has responsibility for the investigation and remediation of all the company’s sites around the world, Dr. Chien focuses on contaminated soil and groundwater. He also provides technical environmental support and oversight for the company’s rapidly developing Asia-Pacific region and serves as the leader of a remediation Technology Development Team that focuses on environmental containment technology and transport modeling.
Dr. Chien is widely recognized for his pioneering efforts in the development and improvement of the containment and treatment barrier technology. Two of the books he edited have become popular references for the industry, research community and government environmental agencies.
He has served on many national technical review committees in the united States, including National Science Foundation (NSF), National Academy of Science, and u.S. Department of energy.
He was selected as an Outstanding Alumni by the State university of New york (SuNy) School of engineering & Applied Sciences. He was the 1997 recipient of the university’s engineering Achievement Award, SuNy’s highest honor for engineers. In 2010 he was awarded the DuPont lavoisier Medal, the highest honor DuPont offers its scientists and engineers. He was invited to be the third International research Fellow by Chinese research Academy for environmental Sciences in 2011 and Technical Advisor with the status of full professor by the School of Hydraulic & Hydroelectric engineering of Tsinghua (Qinghua) university in 2012.
Dr. Chien was born in xian, China, and grew up in Taiwan. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Hydraulic engineering Department of Taiwan Chengkung university, a master’s degree in porous media flow and hydrodynamics and a Ph.D. in groundwater modeling, both from the State university of New york (SuNy).
Ccalvin c. chien, ph.d., p.e.
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protection
global technology director dupont protection technologies
Dr. Corby began his DuPont career in 1981 as a polymers researcher at the company’s experimental Station facility in Wilmington, Del. Since then he has worked across several business units primarily focused on synthetic sheets and films including Mylar®, kapton® and Tyvek®, and advanced fibers including Nomex® and kevlar®. He has led teams delivering sustainable innovation platforms such as heat sealable polyester films, polyimide copolymers, and solvent coating process and solvent recovery technologies. He has also held senior leadership roles in Operations, Business, engineering and Science.
In his current role as global Technology Director of DuPont Protection Technologies, Dr. Corby leads a global organization that develops advanced materials in the areas of advanced nanofiber nonwovens, high-strength and high-temperature fibers, and applications across a broad spectrum of end-uses.
He currently serves on the Board of John Tyler Community College in Chesterfield, Va.
Dr. Corby earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from king’s College (Pa.) and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Pennsylvania State university.
Ckevin t. corby, ph.d.
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vice president, Business development dupont pioneer
Cosgrove leads the strategic approach in research business development by establishing alliances with technology providers and out-licensing technology where appropriate. He also oversees projects designed to leverage DuPont Pioneer technology for value creation in crops that are outside DuPont Pioneer’s current core crop portfolio, but where technologies may be leveraged to add value.
He joined DuPont Pioneer in 2001 and served as leader of the intellectual property group and corporate counsel where he developed intellectual property strategy to increase the value of patent estate and ensure freedom to operate. Prior to joining DuPont Pioneer, Cosgrove practiced law at zarley, Mckee, Thomte, Voorhees & Sease in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was a partner practicing in the area of litigation and licensing.
A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Dan earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Iowa State university followed by a law degree from Drake university. He serves as director on the board of Agriculture Future of America (AFA) and on the Board of Counselors for Drake university law School.
Cdaniel J. cosgrove
agricultural sciences
food & nutrition
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automotive/lightweighting
green chemistry
polymer science
sustainability
global Business director for renewably sourced materials performance polymers
Craig has global business leadership responsibility for the growing portfolio of DuPont renewably Sourced and Sustainable Performance Polymers solutions. In addition, she leads DuPont in developing and launching a future portfolio of offerings to meet the increasing demand for sustainable performance materials solutions from our customers in automotive, transportation, consumer and industrial markets.
Craig joined DuPont in 1981 as part of the field engineering program, an early-career engineering and leadership development program, where she held a variety of r&D, manufacturing and leadership assignments in the DuPont Chemicals and Agricultural Products businesses and in engineering.
Subsequent leadership and management positions in global DuPont engineering Polymers, DuPont engineering and DuPont Filaments businesses helped her earn extensive experience in market development, strategic planning and product management. Craig was then named global Business Manager for the growing DuPont Filaments business, with assets in the united States, europe, China and India to supply mono-filaments to key global customers in oral care, construction and in industrial sectors.
Next, Craig held the position of DuPont Automotive Performance Materials Automotive Industry and Marketing Manager - Americas with responsibility for leading automotive industry marketing and development for the company’s extensive portfolio of engineering plastics.
She has also served as DuPont engineering Polymers global Marketing Transformation leader and global Six Sigma Champion, where she led various strategic business initiatives and produced a step-change transformation of the DuPont engineering Polymers global sales and marketing capabilities.
Craig graduated with highest honors from georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. She currently serves on the external Advisory Board for georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical and Bio-Molecular engineering.
Cmarsha craig
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food & nutrition
innovation
materials science & nanotechnology
science & technology
global technology director dupont nutrition & health
Dr. Cudré-Mauroux is focused on accelerating innovation in the area of food ingredients and nutrition science in the DuPont Nutrition & Health business. This business was formed recently following the acquisition of Danisco and includes Danisco® food ingredients and enzymes, Solae proteins solutions and Qualicon diagnostics systems.
Dr. Cudré-Mauroux joined DuPont in 1988 and has held a range of technology, marketing and business management roles in the united States, Canada and europe. In particular, during these various assignments, he had the opportunity to lead the european Technical Center in geneva and the DuPont-Canada r&D organization in kingston, Ontario. In 2006, he became the regional Business Director for the Advanced Fibers and Nonwovens businesses in europe, Middle east & Africa. In 2011, he joined the Danisco integration team and moved to his current position in January 2012.
Dr. Cudré-Mauroux earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in materials science from the Swiss Institute of Technology in lausanne, Switzerland. He is a Swiss national and is now based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Cnicolas cudré-mauroux, ph.d.
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electronics
energy storage
innovation
materials science & nanotechnology
solar
director of materials science & engineering central research & development
Dr. Freilich is responsible for developing and carrying out the corporate technology direction in such rapidly moving technology areas as solar energy, energy storage, materials for displays and electronic materials.
He has focused his scientific efforts on the interaction of energy with materials such as polymers and inorganic particles. Since joining DuPont in 1983, he has led research organizations in the fields of thin film physics, materials for information storage, organic photochemistry, scientific computing and particle science. He also held various business roles, including global Business Manager for DuPont Titanium Technologies. He has used his business and scientific experience to study the interaction of technology and business processes in aiding corporate innovation.
Dr. Freilich served as Chief Technology Officer of the DuPont electronics and Communication Platform from 2008 to 2009, and in 2009, in addition to his current Director role, was appointed as the Chief Technology Advocate for North Asia.
He has served on the boards of the united States Display Consortium, DuPont Photonics Technologies, and was the Vice Chair of the Advisory Panel for the Center for revolutionary Solar Photoconversion in Colorado. He has served on the advisory panels for Sandia National laboratory and the National renewable energy laboratory. He currently is on the Board of Directors of the united Way of Southern Chester County.
Dr. Freilich earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Amherst College, and both a M.A. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard university.
Fsteven c. freilich, ph.d.
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automotive/lightweighting
chemistry
green chemistry
polymer science
science & technology
sustainability
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global technology manager— renewable/sustainable materials performance polymers
Dr. gavenonis leads the DuPont Performance Polymers global research and development program for new engineering thermoplastic resins derived from renewable feedstocks. Commercial products include Sorona® eP, zytel® rS and Hytrel® rS.
Prior to this role, he was part of the industrial, consumer and energy marketing group, where he expanded applications for DuPont Performance Polymers products in the global healthcare market segment.
From 2006 to 2009, Dr. gavenonis was part of the engineering Polymers technical service group with responsibility for zytel® and Minlon® nylon products. He joined DuPont in November 2003 as a research and development chemist in the business extensions group at DuPont Titanium Technologies, where his research supported new business development initiatives.
He is a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Alumni Association Board of Directors and the American Chemical Society, where he serves on two national committees and the Vision 2025 Presidential Task Force. Dr. gavenonis is a member of the editorial board for green Materials and is reviewer for the Society of Automotive engineers.
Dr. gavenonis earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at MIT, where he conducted undergraduate research on early transition metal polymerization catalysts with 2005 Nobel laureate Professor richard r. Schrock. He earned a Ph.D. in organometallic/inorganic chemistry at the university of California, Berkeley under the direction of Professor T. Don Tilley. His thesis research focused on the development of early transition metal complexes containing sterically demanding ligands and reactive sigma-bonds.
gJohn gavenonis, ph.d.
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automotive/lightweighting
polymer science
global Business manager, thermoplastic composites dupont performance polymers
Dr. glasscock is leading our initiative on Thermoplastic Composites. His global team is working with strategic customers in the automotive industry to develop the best solutions for lightweighting structural components.
Primary efforts include enhancing hybrid and electric vehicle battery and insulation systems; renewable and recyclable materials; as well as advanced metals replacement programs to help significantly reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel economy.
Dr. glasscock joined DuPont in 1990 working first in Fluorochemicals research and development, then in Corporate engineering. In 1994, he joined what is now the DuPont Performance Polymers business — focused primarily on plastics and elastomers—and held positions in customer sales, application development, and research and development.
Prior to being appointed to his current position, Dr. glasscock served as global Automotive Technology leader for DuPont, responsible for providing strategic direction for DuPont investments in the future of the automotive industry.
gdavid a. glasscock, ph.d.
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research fellow central research & development
Dr. Harmer has worked at DuPont Central research and Development since 1989. He is a leading authority and advocate for green and sustainable chemistry, with 70 patents to his name.
He pioneered a new class of environmentally benign solid acid catalyst (Nafion® SAC), which was commercialized in the late 1990s for DuPont.
Dr. Harmer is a noted expert in the sol-gel synthesis of materials (from hybrids of silica with carbon nanotubes, organosilicate modified perfluoropolymers to new types of fuel cell electrodes); nano-particle and coated particle technology; biomass conversion to sugars; biobased polymer synthesis (Cerenol™); and new kinds of bio-based insulation foams. He developed a new class of highly efficient, safer superacid catalyst, HCF2CF2SO3H, and many derivatives such as Ionic liquids.
He has published 81 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His papers have received more than 2,000 citations. Dr. Harmer was made a Fellow of the royal Society of Chemistry in 2005 and received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the university of leeds in 2008 in recognition of his “sustained international contributions to science.” He is the 1997 r&D 100 Magazine Award Winner for Nafion® SAC.
Dr. Harmer is involved in many external green Chemistry activities. He is serving as the green Chemistry, gordon research Conference, chair (2014, Hong kong). He has been active on a range of green Chemistry committees and has acted as a program evaluator for NSF and ePA, for several Sustainability Centers. He has given several external talks, for example the CeNTC Summer School for emerging Perspectives on catalysis, the ACS Carnegie Mellon Summer School in green Chemistry, and was a member of the Advisory Board for the Journal of green Chemistry. He enjoys sharing green Chemistry success stories from DuPont.
Hmark a. harmer, ph.d., dsc, frsc
chemistry
green chemistry
polymer science
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agricultural sciences
biofuels
industrial biotechnology
dupont fellow industrial Biosciences
Dr. Hitz is one of the technical leads for the DuPont Biofuels business. His field is the conversion of cellulosic feedstocks to ethanol in applied biosciences. He has been part of the enzyme discovery, the C5/C6 ethanologen and the feedstock assessment teams. His overall interests in biofuels stem from an upbringing on a family farm through a career tied to conversion of the outputs of agriculture to usable products.
He was a member of the team of researchers that first cloned genes for the class of membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases responsible for synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in oilseed crops. This research was in response to a need for vegetable oils in the food industry that didn’t include trans fatty acids. As research Director for grain quality traits in DuPont Pioneer Crop genetics, Dr. Hitz saw that project through to early commercialization of specialty soybeans. Identification of genes and how to manipulate their expression also led to projects aimed at sustainable production of very long chain fatty acids for their nutritional value.
With more than 30 years at DuPont in various research and research management positions, Dr. Hitz’s research interests are in carbohydrate chemistry and metabolism and in fatty acid and lipid synthesis. The primary outcome of his work has been metabolic engineering of grain quality in corn and soybean and has led to many issued patents in that area. His business interests are in broad application of the tools of biotechnology to production agriculture.
Dr. Hitz earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree at kansas State university and a Ph.D. at Iowa State university. He conducted his postdoctoral work at the DOe Plant research lab at Michigan State university.
Hwilliam hitz, ph.d.
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automotive/lightweighting
electronics
energy storage
materials science & nanotechnology
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senior research associate central research & development
Dr. Holstein is currently the Technical leader for DuPont’s energy Storage programs, where he is working to expand DuPont’s materials offerings in lithium ion batteries and other advanced energy storage systems for transportation and electric grid applications.
His 30-year career at DuPont has focused primarily on commercialization of new products and processes related to chemical intermediates, electronics and alternative energy, including: photonic devices for fiber optic communications systems; superconducting thin films and devices; nylon intermediates; conversion of natural gas to hydrogen and liquid fuels; and fuel cells.
He has also developed new materials characterization technology in the areas of electron microscopy, x-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray imaging. He has taught a course on x-ray techniques at the university of Delaware.
Dr. Holstein is the recipient of DuPont engineering’s Individual Silver Medal for Technical Achievement for enabling improvements to DuPont’s methyl isocyanate (MIC) process. He was also a member of the team that was awarded DuPont’s engineering excellence Award for the development and commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies.
He is the author or coauthor of 80 scientific publications.
Dr. Holstein earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Princeton university and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Stanford university.
Hwilliam l. holstein, ph.d.
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environmental stewardship
sustainability
sustainability competency leader engineering
Jrobin Jenkins
Jenkins enables a group of premier sustainability experts to provide a life-cycle thinking approach for DuPont businesses and central research and development programs. She is responsible for overall group strategy, market-facing interactions, and group renewal and engagement.
Her focus is life cycle assessment (lCA). lCA is an internationally accepted scientific decision support tool that is used to quantify the potential environmental burdens and benefits of processes or products, all along the supply chain.
An expert in lCA, primarily with regard to biofuels, Jenkins has been an lCA Practitioner for DuPont for eight years. Beyond biofuels, she has provided lCA support for fluoroproducts, packaging and many other applications within the DuPont Industrial BioSciences business.
Her recent publications all focus on using lCA to evaluate the potential environmental implications of the DuPont cellulosic ethanol supply chain.
Jenkins earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at The Pennsylvania State university.
reCeNT PuBlICATIONS INCluDe
k. Althoff , r. Jenkins, D. Haefele, C. Johnas, C. Alles, Chapter 18 in Sustainable Alternative Fuel Feedstock Opportunities, Challenges and Roadmaps for Six U.S. Regions, Proceedings of the Sustainable Feedstocks for Advance Biofuels Workshop, editor(s): ross Braun, Doug karlen, and Dewayne Johnson, Published online September 27, 2011 at www.swcs.org/roadmap
Jenkins, r., and Carina Alles, Field to Fuel - Developing Sustainable Biorefineries, Ecological Applications, January 2011, [doi:10.1890/09-0677.1] http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/09-0677.1
Alles, C.M. and r. Jenkins, Chapter 8: Integrated Corn-Based Biorefinery: A Study of Sustainable Process Development, p. 157-170. Published online April 14, 2010 at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/bookhome/123350821
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chemistry
electronics
energy efficiency
innovation
polymer science
global technology director dupont Building innovations
Dr. king joined DuPont in 1989 as a research scientist at the experimental Station to develop new products for the DuPont Printed Circuit Materials business.
Dr. king moved to Parkersburg and joined the Delrin® business for six years where he held various roles, including: laboratory manager, process chemist and quality improvement team leader. He moved back to the experimental Station in 1998 and took over the responsibility of identifying high value bio-based monomers for advanced materials. In 1999, he was assigned global Technology Manager for zenite®. In 2001, Dr. king left DuPont to work for uS unlimited as the Vice President for Technology. In 2002, he re-joined DuPont at the Spruance Plant in richmond, Va., with responsibility for managing the Manufacturing Technical Organization for the Tyvek® business. In 2006, he was assigned the role of global Product Manager for Tyvek® and moved to Wilmington, Del. In 2007, he was appointed global Technology Manager for High Performance Materials in the electronics Division of DuPont. He was named to his current role in 2010.
Born in Michigan, Dr. king received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from eastern Michigan university and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Michigan State university.
krandal d. king, ph.d.
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materials science & nanotechnology
protection
dupont fellow protection technologies development central research & development
Dr. knoff is presently the senior scientist for the DuPont Protection Technologies business in which his primary responsibility is to scout and evaluate emerging and embryonic technologies in the advanced materials field that may be of interest to DuPont.
He has spent a large portion of his more than 40-year career at DuPont in the aramid fiber business engaged in a wide variety of scientific and technical areas that include product/process development, end-use applications research and basic investigations relating fiber structure with properties and end-use performance.
Dr. knoff earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the university of Delaware and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Princeton university.
kwarren f. knoff, ph.d.
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agricultural sciences
chemistry
food & nutrition
distinguished scientist crop protection
Dr. lahm joined DuPont in 1980 as part of the crop protection group.
During his more than 30-year career, he has focused principally on the discovery and development of new products for insect control. His contributions have led to the discovery and development of DuPont crop protection products, including Indoxacarb, rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr™.
Dr. lahm served as chair for the DuPont Fellows from 2010-2012. He was the recipient of the 2011 American Chemical Society International Award for research in agrochemicals. He also received the American Chemical Society’s Spencer Award for outstanding achievement in agricultural and food chemistry in 2009 and was awarded the lavoisier medal, DuPont’s highest technical award for lifetime contributions, in 2010.
Dr. lahm earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the State university of New york, Oswego, and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Indiana university.
lgeorge philip lahm, ph.d.
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innovation
packaging
science & technology
technology director dupont titanium technologies
Dr. leary has held a variety of positions in DuPont where he has had responsibility for driving innovation in both process and product technology. In his current position as Technology Director for the DuPont Titanium Technologies (DTT) business, he leads a global organization that seeks to extend DuPont’s competitive advantage in the TiO2 pigment industry through technology innovation.
Dr. leary joined DuPont in 1987 working on the development of new ceramic powders in the Chemicals and Pigments Department. After two years, he joined the DTT business where he spent eight years working on process development at a number of sites. He then became a research Manager with responsibility for both product development and process development before taking positions as the Supply Chain leader and then the Plastics Business Manager for DTT. He then became the global Technology Manager for DuPont’s Packaging graphics business before becoming Technology Director for DuPont’s Packaging & Industrial Polymers business. In 2011, he rejoined DTT as the Technology Director.
Dr. leary earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the university of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the university of California, Berkeley.
lkevin J. leary, ph.d.
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electronics
materials science & nanotechnology
polymer science
solar
dupont fellow central research & development
Dr. leffew, a DuPont Fellow, joined DuPont in 1973 in the elastomer Chemicals Department. He has been located at DuPont’s experimental Station since 1981, where he has served in various research and development roles, first as part of the engineering research Department and later in DuPont’s Central research and Development (Cr&D) Department.
Dr. leffew has been part of teams that have developed many new products and processes for DuPont, including: a key new process for the manufacture of riston®; a continuous process for the manufacture of the first liquid toner for color xerographic copying; a polymerization process for high-performance, extrusion-cast acrylic sheet; an injection molding manufacturing process for erasable optical disk substrates; a new polymerization process for polyethylene terephthalate bottle resin; a polymerization process for the manufacture of photoresist polymer for use in 157-nm and 193-nm photolithography; low fuel crossover direct methanol fuel cell membranes; an environmentally friendly surfactant replacement for fluoropolymers; and a process for the manufacture of a polymeric ultrabarrier layer for flexible photovoltaics.
He is inventor on 26 issued u.S. patents and has authored more than 25 refereed papers or publications. In addition, he has written more than 75 internal DuPont archived reports and co-authored one book.
Dr. leffew has received DuPont’s engineering excellence Award on three separate occasions. He has organized or chaired numerous professional conferences and programs and was elected to be the first Chairman of the Wilmington Section of the AIChe in 1982. He was presented the Professional Award in engineering by the Speed Scientific School at the university of louisville in 1994.
Dr. leffew earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the university of louisville.
lken leffew, ph.d.
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innovation
materials science & nanotechnology
protection
science & technology
vice president, portfolio optimization science & technology
Dr. Manring joined DuPont in 1984 as a research scientist at the experimental Station, the company’s global research and development headquarters in Wilmington, Del.
He spent the first eight years of his DuPont career in research and research management with the company’s Central research and Development (Cr&D) organization. From 1992 to 1997, he worked in research and product management for the DuPont™ zytel® nylon resins businesses in Parkersburg, W.Va.
He then returned to Cr&D as a research programs manager. In 2000, he was named global Technology Director for DuPont Nonwovens. He was appointed global Technology Director for the Coatings & Color Technologies segment in 2006 and named Vice President for Technology – DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies. He was named Vice President – global Technology for DuPont Performance Coatings in October 2009. He assumed his current position in October 2011.
Dr. Manring earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Santa Clara university and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at uClA. He did postdoctoral research at Harvard before joining DuPont.
Mlewis e. manring, ph.d.
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chemistry
energy storage
protection
research manager central research & development
Dr. Marsh has been involved with the creation and execution of strategic technologies for DuPont and has provided direction to many research teams throughout his career.
His research efforts have been in many diverse areas such as: polyimide films; fluoropolymer films; polymerization dynamics; flash spinning; melt fiber spinning; materials structure/morphology; modeling; extrusion; electronic materials; glass interlayers; polymer processing; ballistic protection; chem/bio protection; membrane technology; and nanofiber nonwovens. These research endeavors have led to the commercialization of multiple products and the implementation of new technology directions.
In addition to continuing to serve as a research Manager in Central research and Development, he also assumed the role of global Technology Manager for Sorona® carpet in 2010 and then for all of Sorona® technical in 2012. He has also served as the DuPont Coordinator for the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.
Dr. Marsh earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at the university of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, focusing on structure property relationships in inorganic complexes with magnetic and electronic capabilities.
Mwayne e. marsh, ph.d.
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agricultural sciences
food & nutrition
vice president, research strategy agricultural Biotechnology
Dr. Mazur is responsible for research strategy for DuPont Pioneer Agricultural Biotechnology. Prior to this role, she had responsibility for leading DuPont Pioneer’s Crop genetics Trait Technologies research programs, and before that, its Crop Protection Traits research programs.
During her career at DuPont, she has also led programs in genomics and bioinformatics, the DuPont Agricultural Biotechnology program which focused primarily on modification of seed quality traits, crop protection biochemical discovery, and sulfonylurea herbicide resistance trait discovery and development.
Prior to joining DuPont’s Central research Department, she was a postdoctoral research fellow and research assistant professor at the university of Chicago. She has served on a number of scientific boards and panels, including the Board on Biology of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation Biology Advisory Board, and the Board of the International Society for Plant Molecular Biology.
Dr. Mazur earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology at the university of California at los Angeles and a Ph.D. in molecular genetics at The rockefeller university. She has written numerous scientific publications as well as review articles and patents.
MBarbara J. mazur, ph.d.
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chemistry
environmental stewardship
sustainability
senior technical fellow chemicals & fluoroproducts
Minor is currently conducting refrigerant research for the DuPont Fluorochemicals business, focusing on low global warming potential (gWP) refrigerants for stationary refrigeration.
She has been in the refrigerants industry for more than 20 years and has developed several new refrigerants for stationary and automotive applications.
Minor holds more than 120 u.S. patents for refrigerants, cleaning agents and aerosol propellants, and has many publications in the field.
She is currently chair of AHrTI’s Steering Committee and AHrI’s research and Technology Committee. An active member of ASHrAe, she is former chair of TC 3.1 refrigerants and Secondary Coolants and is currently TC 3.1 research Chair.
Minor earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Bucknell university.
MBarbara h. minor
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food & nutrition
chief scientist nutrition & health
Dr. Morgan has more than 30 years of experience in the biosciences, including: food ingredients; health and nutrition; animal nutrition; food and feed enzymes; and plant biotechnology, as well as innovation management, business development and corporate venturing.
He spent the first 12 years of his industrial research career with British Petroleum (BP research and BP Nutrition, which is now called “Nutreco”) and the past 19 years working for Danisco (including Cultor) in various science, technology and innovation management roles, including Chief Scientific Officer for legacy Danisco (2008-2011).
Dr. Morgan has served on the boards of several bioscience start-up companies as well as various national and international governing bodies. until recently, he was Chair of the Board of the uk government’s Biosciences kTN (knowledge Transfer Network) and previously served on the governing Body of the Institute of Food research (uk) and the Board of the SusChem european Technology Platform.
He has lived and worked in the uk, Denmark, France, Finland, the Netherlands and uSA.
Dr. Morgan earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) degree at Sussex university
Mandrew morgan, d.phil.
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innovation
science & technology
senior vice president and chief science & technology officer
Dr. Muzyka joined DuPont in 1985 as a research scientist and held a variety of research and research management roles in North America through 1994.
He was named director of Technology and New Business Development for DuPont Nylon, Asia Pacific, in 1994 and relocated to Hong kong. From 1994 to 1998 he participated in many plant start-ups and new venture developments throughout Asia Pacific.
In 1998, Dr. Muzyka relocated to the united States to become global Business Director for the Nylon Industrial Specialties business, a position he held until January 2001. He was then named President and general Manager of DuPont Mexico. He was named President and Chief executive Officer of DuPont Canada Inc., in January 2003 and concurrently Vice President and general Manager— DuPont Nutrition & Health in September 2003. In July 2006, he returned to Asia assuming the role of President—DuPont greater China. He was named to his current position in September 2010.
Dr. Muzyka has served on advisory boards for universities in Singapore and Canada, as well as on boards of Chambers of Commerce, industry associations and business councils on sustainable development in Canada, Mexico and China.
Dr. Muzyka was born in Canada and graduated as class valedictorian from the university of Western Ontario with bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in chemical engineering. He completed additional research for his doctorate at the université de Téchnologie de Compiègne in France and worked as a researcher in the coal industry in France prior to joining DuPont.
Mdouglas muzyka, ph.d.
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chemistry
materials science & nanotechnology
dupont fellow engineering research & technology
Dr. Pereira is an internal consultant in catalysis and chemical reaction engineering. Prior to joining DuPont in 1997, he worked as a leader in catalyst research and development at the research Division of W. r. grace (1982-1997) and as a process engineer at Mobil r&D Corporation (1979-1982).
His research contributions are in petroleum processing and environmental catalysis. He has more than 70 patents and publications and has a book on the subject of catalyst design. At DuPont, he has worked with technology teams from a number of businesses and central research in areas of top-line growth research support, asset effectiveness improvement, plant troubleshooting and reactor design. In some cases, the work has led to significant productivity improvements and the commercialization of reactors and processes using both traditional and renewable feeds.
Dr. Pereira served as chair of DuPont’s internal technology meeting, TechCon 2007. He has chaired numerous technical sessions and served as Director of the Catalysis & reaction engineering (Cre) Division of AIChe. He co-chaired the International Symposium on Chemical reaction engineering (ISCre) meeting in Baltimore in 1984 and served as a board member for many years. He currently serves on the external advisory board of the chemical engineering departments at Johns Hopkins university, the university of Delaware, the university of Maryland, College Park, and rutgers university.
Dr. Pereira received the 2007 Practice Award from the Cre Division of AIChe. He is an AIChe Fellow.
He was Visiting Assistant Professor at the university of Notre Dame (1978-79) and Adjunct Professor at the university of Maryland, College Park (1995-2000), in chemical engineering. He also taught a course on environmental emission control for AIChe’s continuing education initiative for several years.
Dr. Pereira earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. at the university of Notre Dame. He has a MBA in finance from Drexel university.
Pcarmo J. pereira, ph.d.
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biofuels
industrial biotechnology
innovation
science & technology
director of external affairs for science & technology central research & development
Dr. Provine has responsibility for defining strategic direction for DuPont’s Science and Technology programs with external collaborators and stakeholders, including federal governments, universities and the public sector at large.
In his prior role, Dr. Provine was responsible for global biofuel research within DuPont, including efforts supporting joint ventures with Danisco in cellulosic ethanol and BP in biobutanol where he served on the Board of Directors for Butamax Advanced BioFuels, llC.
Since joining DuPont in 1992, he has served in a variety of research, marketing, business development and operations leadership roles, including oversight for commercialization efforts in DuPont BioFuels. Dr. Provine also has managed key strategic collaborations around the world for DuPont in emerging technologies such as nanotechnology and industrial biotechnology with companies, universities, government agencies and non-profit organizations.
external to DuPont, Dr. Provine currently serves on advisory boards for the Joint Bioenergy Institute, great lakes Bioenergy research Center, Bioenergy Science Center, and the World Council on Industrial Biotechnology.
He also currently serves on the u.S. DOe/uSDA Biomass r&D Technical Advisory Committee, a temporary working group of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and is the Program Director for the DuPont MIT Alliance.
Dr. Provine earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the university of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the university of Delaware.
Pwilliam d. provine, ph.d.
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global technology director dupont electronics & communications
Dr. rao oversees technology planning, development and commercialization of new products across a diverse portfolio in DuPont electronics & Communications.
Between 1988 and 2008, Dr. rao held various technology and business management positions in DuPont Chemicals and Polymers businesses. He served as Director, Strategic Planning for DuPont Specialty Chemicals in 1998. In 2003, he was appointed Director of Corporate Administration reporting to former Chairman and CeO, Chad Holliday. Since 2005, he has directed technology in chemicals, polymers and electronics platforms across DuPont.
Dr. rao received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the university of Virginia and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Duke university.
rnandan s. rao, ph.d.
chemistry
electronics
polymer science
solar
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chemistry
green chemistry
research manager, chemical sciences & engineering central research & development
Dr. reilly currently directs a large research and development organization in new technology and product development for targeted industries such as: DuPont Protection Technologies and Performance Polymers (military and automotive segments); Chemicals & Fluoroproducts and Titanium Technologies (fluoropolymers, paints, additives and coatings for specialty and industrial segments); and new process development for conversion of renewable materials for production of large volume chemicals. She also serves as the leader of the corporate-wide green Chemistry Network.
She joined DuPont in 1996 as a research engineer, working on various monomer and crop protection chemicals process developments. During her career at DuPont, Dr. reilly has been a manufacturing technology supervisor at one of DuPont’s Fluorochemicals plant sites, an r&D Manager within the engineering Division and a global Technology Manager within DuPont Fluoroproducts. In this latter role, she directed a worldwide organization in research, application development and technical service for the Teflon® Finishes segments.
Dr. reilly has held global marketing and business manager positions with responsibility for profit and loss for the Industrial Teflon® Finishes business. She has also served as a strategic business planning manager for DuPont Titanium Technologies.
Dr. reilly earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the university of Delaware, where she specialized in catalysis and reaction engineering.
rcarlonda r. reilly, ph.d.
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environmental stewardship
sustainability
distinguished scientist safety, health & environmental
Dr. rickard is a DuPont Distinguished Scientist, a position reserved for those scientists who have contributed significantly to DuPont’s advancement and global reputation in a scientific discipline. In this role, he has oversight for DuPont’s global scientific competencies, policies and standards in health and environmental sciences.
Dr. rickard has more than 30 years of experience in various research and management positions at DuPont Haskell global Center for Health and environmental Sciences, with emphasis on biochemical toxicology and chemical carcinogenesis and recent emphasis on the risk assessment of biopersistent chemicals in the environment.
He has been certified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Toxicology since 1983 and is a member of the Society of Toxicology. He currently serves on the executive Committee and Board of Directors of The Hamner Institutes for Health research, the Board of Trustees of the International life Sciences Institute—Health and environmental Science Institute (HeSI) and the Board of Directors of the european Centre for ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (eCeTOC).
Dr. rickard earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology and a master’s degree in microbiology at Clemson university and a Ph.D. in toxicology at the university of kentucky.
rrobert w. rickard, ph.d., d.a.B.t.
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energy storage
materials science & nanotechnology
global Business director, energy solutions protection technologies
Sanders leads a team that is responsible for developing, commercializing and supporting energain® battery separators in a variety of applications and energy storage devices worldwide.
His team is also working with battery manufacturers, Tier 1s and original equipment manufacturers (OeMs) to deliver systems to drive significant improvements in safety, power, energy, cost and durability for key energy storage markets of high-performance lithium ion batteries, supercapacitors, and other high power energy systems. His team has been providing strategic support for additional energy storage research and development for energy storage materials beyond separators.
Prior to this role, Sanders was the Director for Automotive Safety, leading an initiative to drive programs for the reduction of deaths and injuries worldwide. He served as President of the enhanced Protective glass Automotive Association (ePgAA) from 2001-2006 and Committee Chairman for the Automotive Occupant restraints Council rollover Protection Committee from 2002-2006.
He is a member of the Society of Automotive engineers (SAe), electrochemical Society and the Society of Plastics engineers.
Sanders earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the university of Delaware.
Smichael l. sanders
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biofuels
industrial biotechnology
technical manager, cellulosic ethanol industrial Biosciences
Dr. Sanford has been leading DuPont’s efforts in developing technology to convert lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol since 2006.
He served as Program Manager for DuPont’s DOe funded programs on the Integrated Corn Biorefinery and on zymomonas Mobilis as a fermentative organism for ethanol production. This work led to the definition and development of the process technology currently being validated at the DuPont Vonore, Tenn., cellulosic ethanol demonstration facility and scheduled to be commercialized in Nevada, Iowa, in 2014.
Dr. Sanford began his professional career as a petrochemicals process design engineer for Ce lummus, prior to pursuing his Ph.D. He has worked for DuPont since 1987 in research and management roles in a variety of areas, including fibers, composite materials, polymers, biomedical applications and digital printing prior to his current assignment in the biofuels arena.
Dr. Sanford earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Princeton university and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the university of Delaware.
Sw. michael sanford, ph.d.
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chemistry
environmental stewardship
sustainability
director, haskell global centers for environmental & health sciences central research & development
Dr. Shelton was appointed to her current position after serving as the Director of Science and Technology Operations, working in the office of the Chief Science & Technology Officer to enable the effective implementation of DuPont strategic priorities in Science and Technology across DuPont.
In her tenure at DuPont, Dr. Shelton has translated and applied science into solving problems and challenges that face the DuPont Company in the area of chemicals management.
She had the role of Corporate Manager for Product Stewardship and regulatory Affairs in europe, Middle east and Africa. She led DuPont’s effort to meet the reACH requirements for chemicals management from 2007 through 2010.
Dr. Shelton has participated in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) meetings at the united Nations, as well as interacted with government environmental agencies across europe. Prior to that, she served in the Corporate remediation group, a group dedicated to investigating and remediating DuPont facilities in the united States.
She previously worked with the u.S. environmental Protection Agency (ePA) as a risk assessor and toxicologist for ePA’s resource Conservation and recovery Act (rCrA).
Dr. Shelton earned a doctorate in microbiology and immunology at Drexel university, and continued her research at a postdoctoral position at the university of Pennsylvania.
Skathleen shelton, ph.d.
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green chemistry
polymer science
sustainability
senior research associate performance polymers
Dr. Smith, a Six Sigma black belt, is a critical resource and support leader in the area of polyester polymerization technologies for the DuPont Performance Polymers research and development group.
He was co-leader for the development of the Hytrel® rS product line, which incorporates renewably sourced feedstocks, and won the 2010 DuPont Sustainable growth Award for this work.
As a reduction waste team leader, Dr. Smith achieved a reduction in polymer waste of greater than 60% and his findings provided DuPont with exceptional savings by shortening product life cycle times.
He was awarded the DuPont engineering excellence Award in 2010.
Dr. Smith earned a doctorate in process systems engineering from the Imperial College at the university of london. His educational background comprises a thorough underpinning in chemical engineering and he currently is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical engineers.
Sedward m.B. smith, ph.d.
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technical director dupont asia
Dr. Synder has been the Technical Director for DuPont Asia since April 2012. Previously, he served as the Technical Director for DuPont Performance Polymers and focused on automotive light-weighting and renewable materials. Dr. Snyder also held the title of global Technical Director for DuPont Fluoroproducts. The low global warming potential (gWP) refrigerant and other low gWP fluorochemicals were invented under his leadership.
He served as the lycra® global Technical Director, the Managing Director for Corporate Plans and New Business Development, and as the Business Director of the Micro Circuit Materials Business where he focused on the PV and displays market. New product approaches created rapid growth for the Micro Circuit business. earnings and growth underwent a historic step change and led Du Pont into the PV industry.
In 1983, Dr. Snyder transferred to Sabine river Works where he was a member of a team that commercialized a polymer blend for automotive fascia applications. In 1985, he moved to Parkersburg as a r&D manager in engineering Polymers; and in 1988, he relocated to geneva, Switzerland, to help establish the DuPont Meyrin european Technical Center. Following that move, Dr. Snyder held a variety of business positions in europe, including Business Manager for european Viton®, kalrez® and VAMAC®; european engineering Polymers Product Manager; and global Delrin® Acetal Business Manager.
He joined DuPont Cr&D in 1980 after completion of a Ph.D. at the university of California. His published work from that period was cited in Physics Today as some of the most influential work in physics in 1982.
harold l. snyder, ph.d.S
automotive/lightweighting
innovation
materials science & nanotechnology
polymer science
science & technology
sustainability
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agricultural sciences
food & nutrition
vice president, crop genetics research & development dupont pioneer
Dr. Soper is responsible for advancing worldwide crop genetics research strategies to drive increased productivity and create new value for seed and agricultural value chain customers through advanced plant genetics.
He began his career at DuPont Pioneer in 1987 as a soybean breeder in Minnesota and in 1994 was named regional Soybean research Director for the northern united States and Canada.
In 1995, Dr. Soper was named Director of Sunflower research with additional responsibility for the oversight of DuPont Pioneer’s sorghum, rice, millet and alfalfa research added in 1999. He led DuPont Pioneer’s soybean research efforts beginning in 2001 and was named Senior research Director of Soybean Product Development in 2008 before accepting his current role in 2010.
Dr. Soper currently represents DuPont Pioneer on the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology and the Committee for a Sustainable Agricultural Workforce. He serves as chairman of the World languages Curriculum Advisory Committee at grand View university and is a supporter of united Way’s education leadership Initiative.
Dr. Soper earned bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees at the university of Maryland, College Park, and a Ph.D. in agronomy and plant breeding at North Dakota State university.
SJohn f. soper, ph.d.
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chemistry
materials science & nanotechnology
solar
research manager for materials science & engineering central research & development
Dr. Sternberg specializes in solar technology, modules, metallization pastes, thin-film solar and new technology. He established the DuPont North American PV Applications Development lab for applications development and product support.
As the leader for photovoltaics (PV) during the past several years, he has been responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of programs targeting transformational new materials to boost conversion efficiency, lower cost and improve PV lifetime.
Prior to his role in PV, Dr. Sternberg held various management roles in Crop Protection Discovery and Product Development. He also served as a patent liaison, drafting and prosecuting patent applications. He originally joined DuPont Crop Protection as a synthesis chemist and worked on a variety of Discovery programs to identify new fungicides, herbicides and insecticides for production agriculture.
Dr. Sternberg earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the university of Chicago and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the university of Illinois.
SJeffrey a. sternberg, ph.d.
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automotive/lightweighting
chemistry
polymer science
senior research scientist performance polymers
Dr. Thompson leads research endeavors and product development for the DuPont zytel® Plus and HTN Shield brands.
She has provided extensive support to Delrin® and zenite® lCP and was a prime contributor to the Sourcing Megaproject from 2009-2010.
Prior to joining DuPont Performance Polymers, she was employed as a staff chemist for the yerkes Plant in Buffalo, New york.
Dr. Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Western kentucky university and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the university of Wisconsin in Madison. She currently is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Society of Plastics engineers.
TJennifer thompson, ph.d.
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automotive/lightweighting
chemistry
energy efficiency
environmental stewardship
materials science & nanotechnology
polymer science
director of chemical sciences & engineering central research & development
Dr. Thompson leads a research and development (r&D) organization comprising chemists, materials scientists and engineers who conduct a wide variety of research programs, including the design and synthesis of novel monomers, ionic liquids, additives, nanocomposites and new routes to key intermediates from renewable sources.
The team also looks at new polymers and composites with unique properties for end uses such as high-performance fibers, thermally resistant materials, light-weighting and coatings for applications ranging from anticorrosion to biological systems such as high-value seeds.
Previously, Dr. Thompson was Director of the DuPont Haskell global Centers for Health & environmental Sciences where he was responsible for all toxicology and environmental science competencies that support new product r&D and product stewardship. Prior to that, he held several positions in DuPont’s Crop Protection business, including leading the Discovery research division. Dr. Thompson holds 20 patents based on research he carried out in agricultural chemistry.
Dr. Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Duke university and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at yale university.
Tmark ewell thompson, ph.d.
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energy efficiency
innovation
science & technology
technology director central research & development
Toton is responsible for improving innovation productivity across DuPont’s global business units, regions and central research function. This includes: technology strategy; portfolio management; transformative growth process; innovation best practices; open innovation; scientific computing and knowledge management; and Six Sigma.
Prior to being appointed to this position, Toton served as the Technical Director for DuPont Imaging Technologies. During his career, he has held various leadership positions in technology, product development, new business development and operations for DuPont, kodak and other companies.
Toton has more than 30 years of experience in developing and commercializing complex digital systems for imaging applications in packaging graphics; desktop and commercial printing; flat panel displays; diagnostic imaging; photovoltaics; and authentication.
He has worked in start-ups, joint ventures, internal ventures and company acquisitions and has experience starting, building and leading ventures through growth and commercial success.
Toton earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Temple university and has completed extensive graduate work in biomedical engineering at the university of California, San Diego.
Tstephen a. toton
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green chemistry
packaging
polymer science
senior technology planner packaging & industrial polymers
Dr. Van zoeren focuses on sustainable packaging, including renewably sourced, recycled, recyclable, compostable and life Cycle Analysis. She currently manages the product development pipeline targeted at packaging, industrial, photovoltaic and safety glass applications.
She joined DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers in 2003 and has held a variety of technical and business management roles. While working in the Imaging business, she led the development and commercialization of the DuPont™ Cyrel® Digital Imaging System.
A founding member and former chair of the SPI Bioplastics Council, Dr. Van zoeren is current chair of the Beginning of life subcommittee.
Dr. Van zoeren earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Carleton College and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Vcarol van Zoeren, ph.d.
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agronomic traits program leader agricultural Biotechnology dupont pioneer
Warner is responsible for cross-functional program management and research strategy for all DuPont Pioneer Drought Tolerance and Nitrogen use efficiency technology programs. He joined DuPont Pioneer in May 2010 and has extensive experience in maize drought stress tolerance, crop physiology, genetics and remote sensing.
Prior to joining DuPont Pioneer, Warner held various research leadership positions for 27 years within both the Monsanto and Dekalb genetics organizations; most recently as Science Fellow.
Over the past 27 years, he has focused most of his research on drought stress tolerance and is a recognized leader in the field. His work has led to the discovery and development of several transgenic and native trait technology solutions to water sustainability in maize crop production.
Warner grew up on a 9-generation family farm in western Massachusetts and holds degrees from the university of Massachusetts and the university of Illinois. He is an inventor on several patents and an author of many publications and presentations on drought tolerance and remote sensing technologies. He has worked with academic, industry and NgO collaborators across several world areas including North and South America, India and Africa.
Wdavid c. warner
agricultural sciences
food & nutrition
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research manager for materials science & engineering central research & development
Dr. Washburn has been involved with the initiation and development of a number of diverse technologies and products during his 30-year career. He has an in-depth knowledge of fluoropolymer applications developed in assignments in business, marketing and technology management for several fluoropolymer based businesses.
His current responsibilities include the management of programs directed at enabling low-cost solar energy through the use of barrier frontsheets for thin film photovoltaic modules utilizing atomic layer deposition; high-temperature elastomers to enable more oil and gas recovery; polymers with exceptionally low wear and friction; stiff fluoropolymers at high temperature; improved transparent conductors for displays and photovoltaic modules; and the initiation of new programs to support growth in energy conversion and conservation.
Dr. Washburn earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the university of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry at the university of Wisconsin, Madison.
Wneil washburn, ph.d.
materials science & nanotechnology
polymer science
solar
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energy efficiency
environmental stewardship
sustainability
technical fellow Building innovations
Dr. Weston leads building science and construction technology research. She has developed and introduced to market many new products and is an inventor on four u.S. patents.
She participates extensively in industry research programs and in standards and codes development. Dr. Weston is on the Board of Directors of the Building environment and Thermal envelope Council of the National Institute of Building Science, and has served on the Board of Directors of both the energy and environmental Building Association (eeBA) and the Cold Climate Housing research Council (CCHrC). She is also active in publishing technical papers and presenting at construction industry and building science conferences.
Dr. Weston is actively involved with many professional organizations and chairs technical and standard development committees. She is a member of the executive committee of the ASTM Committee on the Performance of Buildings and chairs the sub-committee on Air leakage and Ventilation. She also is a member of the ASTM Sustainability Committee. At ASHrAe, she is currently Building envelope sub-committee chair for the Standard for energy efficient Design of New low-rise residential Buildings and a past chair of the Technical Committee on Building Materials and Building envelope Performance.
Born in Montebello, Calif., and raised in the Hollywood Hills, Dr. Weston earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology. She has worked for DuPont for 28 years.
Wtheresa weston, ph.d.
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chemistry
director, research & development dupont crop protection
As Director of research & Development, Dr. Wheeler is responsible for the discovery and development of new commercial crop protection products, as well as for maintaining and renewing current products in the crop protection portfolio.
She joined DuPont as an analytical chemist in 1985 and has directed numerous research and development programs. In 1991, Dr. Wheeler received the DuPont global Marketing excellence Award for her role in supporting the Sulfonylurea Herbicides registered in europe.
In 2005, she became Director of Development for DuPont Crop Protection, where she led the advancement of new pipeline products, including the company’s blockbuster new insect control product, DuPont™ rynaxypyr®. In 2009, she was named to her current position, where she leads initiatives to improve productivity, output and quality, and globalization of research and development for crop protection products.
Dr. Wheeler received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from randolph Macon Women’s College and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Duke university.
WJulia wheeler, ph.d.
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7 kurt l. adams, ph.d.
8 rina ai, ph.d.
9 dr.-ing. carina maria alles
10 michael v. arbige, ph.d.
11 simone m.p. arizzi, ph.d.
12 John Bedbrook, ph.d.
13 vicky Brady, ph.d.
14 henry edward Bryndza, ph.d.
15 dennis Byron, ph.d.
16 calvin c. chien, ph.d., p.e.
17 kevin t. corby, ph.d.
18 daniel J. cosgrove
19 marsha craig
20 nicolas cudré-mauroux, ph.d.
21 steven c. freilich, ph.d.
22 John gavenonis, ph.d.
23 david a. glasscock, ph.d.
24 mark a. harmer, ph.d., dsc, frsc
25 william hitz, ph.d.
26 william l. holstein, ph.d.
27 robin Jenkins
28 randal d. king, ph.d.
29 warren f. knoff, ph.d.
30 george philip lahm, ph.d.
31 kevin J. leary, ph.d.
32 ken leffew, ph.d.
33 lewis e. manring, ph.d.
34 wayne e. marsh, ph.d.
35 Barbara J. mazur, ph.d.
36 Barbara h. minor
37 andrew morgan, d.phil.
38 douglas muzyka, ph.d.
39 carmo J. pereira, ph.d.
40 william d. provine, ph.d.
41 nandan s. rao, ph.d.
42 carlonda r. reilly, ph.d.
43 robert w. rickard, ph.d., d.a.B.t.
44 michael l. sanders
45 w. michael sanford, ph.d.
46 kathleen shelton, ph.d.
47 edward m.B. smith, ph.d.
48 harold l. snyder, ph.d.
49 John f. soper, ph.d.
50 Jeffrey a. sternberg, ph.d.
51 Jennifer thompson, ph.d.
52 mark ewell thompson, ph.d.
53 stephen a. toton
54 carol van Zoeren, ph.d.
55 david c. warner
56 neil washburn, ph.d.
57 theresa weston, ph.d.
58 Julia wheeler, ph.d.
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