TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is an important part of the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center. The TAC is the peer review committee, which reviews all proposals submitted to the Center and makes recommendations to the Center's Governing Board for funding. The TAC also frequently re-evaluates the criteria used in the proposal judging process, ensuring that proposals are evaluated in a method which matches the Center's requirements for innovative research and commercial application.

Jason Berberich, Ph.D.
Senior Research Engineer
FLIR Systems, Inc.

Christopher Bertelo, Ph.D.
Research Fellow; Manager - Corporate, Anayltical and Systems Research
Arkema, Inc.

Chuck Brandt, Ph.D.
Vice President & CTO
The Technology Collaborative

David Charlton, M.B.A.
BlueTree Allied Angels

Mary Beth Guzzetta, M.S.
Communications/Fellowship Evaluation Manager
Idea Foundry

Karl Haider, Ph.D.
Manager - University Relations Future Business
Bayer MaterialScience LLC

Hong Koo Kim, Ph.D.
Co-Director - Institute of NanoScience and Engineering
University of Pittsburgh

Peter Kong, Ph.D.
Technical Lead - Plasma Processing, Energy Efficiency, and Industrial Technology
Idaho National Laboratory

Darin Laird, Ph.D.
Director - Technology Power Team
Plextronics, Inc.

Michele Migliuolo, Ph.D.
President and COO, Director
NeuroInterventional Therapeutics

Lianhua Qu, Ph.D.
Chief Technical Officer
Crystalplex Corporation

Clive Randall, Ph.D.
Director - Center for Dielectric Studies
The Pennsylvania State University

Peter Kamarchik, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
PPG Industries, Inc.

Robert R. Romanosky, Jr., Ph.D.
Technology Manager - Power Systems Advanced Research
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Steven Rutt, Ph.D.
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP

Nigel Sanders, Ph.D.
Technical Manager - Synthesis and Capabilities Group
Specialty Minerals, Inc.

Ryan Schlosser, LT, USAF
Biological Materials Research Scientist
Air Force Research Laboratory

Metin Sitti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and CEO & Founder of nanoGriptech
Carnegie Mellon University & nanoGriptech, LLC

Shawn Sullivan, Ph.D.
Senior Engineer/Scientist
Alcoa, Inc.