Karen Lozano Ph.D.
Forcespinning™ technology was invented in the nanomaterials research laboratory of Dr. Lozano. She co-invented the technology while serving as an endowed professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas-Pan American. Dr. Lozano has received numerous awards including the NSF CAREER award, is listed on patents for multiple nanomaterial technologies, and publishes her work in top scientific journals. Her formal education includes a BS from Universidad de Monterrey, a MS from Rice University, and a Ph.D. from Rice University.
Lynn Loo, Ph.D.
Dr. Linn Loo is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. She is a leader in the development of novel polymeric systems for advanced applications in organic transistors and solar cells. Her research interests also extend into soft lithography and novel printing techniques for plastic electronics, structure-property relationships of soft materials, including block copolymers, organic conducting and semiconducting materials, and self-assembled monolayers. Dr. Loo has previously received a NSF CAREER Development Award and been recognized by MIT’s Technology Review in their list of World’s Top 100 Young Innovators. Her formal education includes B.S.E in Chemical Engineering and a B.S.E in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a M.A. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University.
Paul Barbara, Ph.D.
Dr. Paul Barbara is the Director of the Energy Frontier Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the Richard J.V. Johnson Welch Chair in Chemistry. From 1978 to 1980 he carried out postdoctoral work at Bell Laboratories. He is currently a Senior Editor of Accounts of Chemical Research, and a Past Chair of the Division of Physical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999, a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993, a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science in 2004 and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2006. He received a BA degree in Chemistry from Hofstra University in 1974 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Brown University in 1978.
Abel Gaspar-Rosas, Ph.D.
Dr. Abel Gaspar-Rosas is the Technical and Export Sales Director for TA Instruments-Waters LLC and a member of their Product Development Committee. He has an extensive and accomplished career in research equipment for rheology and thermal analysis. Dr. Gaspar-Rosas’ formal education includes a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas.
Larry Thompson, Ph.D.
Dr. Larry F. Thompson is Managing Partner of the IPSS Consulting Company. He is a Bell Laboratories Fellow, has served on the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society and is a member on the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Thompson received a Ph.D. in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri.
