About CSP
Scientific Advisory Board
CSP engages a Scientific Advisory Board in the fields of material science and chemistry. This group consists of Lead Advisors who work regularly with CSP in the development of joint ventures and issues strategic to the business as well as a number of Technical Advisors who have contributed tremendously in the development of CSP’s technology platform.
LEAD ADVISORS:
Dr. David O'Bryan
Former Senior Vice President, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories
Dr. O'Bryan's background is in the clinical testing industry, including significant experience in developing new technologies. While at SmithKline Beecham, Dr. O'Bryan was integral in negotiating license agreements involving patented gene sequences used to diagnose diseases and secured the first license for nucleic acid testing on behalf of SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories. Dr. O'Bryan is also a recognized expert in laboratory instrumentation and automation in the commercial reference laboratory industry and is currently president of Boston Biomedical Consultants, a leading consulting firm to the IVD industry. Dr. O'Bryan holds a BS from Boston College, and a Ph.D., Medical Sciences-Biochemistry from Boston University Medical School.
Dr. Robert J. Pangborn
Former Vice President of Research, Dow Chemical
Dr. Pangborn has assisted CSP Technologies with both his scientific expertise and in the formation of Joint Development Agreements between CSP and several other large corporations. Dr. Pangborn is the founder of Pangborn Associates, LLC, which advises companies in the chemical, materials and energy industries. Prior to forming Pangborn Associates, Dr. Pangborn was at Dow Chemical for 22 years, where he held positions spanning both research and business management for Dow's global plastics business, including the development of new chemical processes and materials, most recently serving as the Vice President of Central Research.
TECHNICAL ADVISORS:
Dr. Frank Bates
Regents Professor, Department Head and Chairman of Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Dr. Bates conducts research on a range of topics related to polymers, with a particular focus on the thermodynamics and dynamics of block copolymers and blends. Dr. Bates has been recognized for his accomplishments, most notably as a Distinguished McKnight University Professor. Dr. Bates was named a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Labs, received the Dillon Medal and the Polymer Physics Prize, both from the American Physical Society, where he is a Fellow. Dr. Bates won the David Turnbull Lectureship Award from the Materials Research Society. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Glenn Fredrickson
Professor and Chairman of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara
Dr. Fredrickson's research activities are focused on the theoretical analysis of complex fluid and polymer systems and on the development of theoretical tools necessary to carry out such analysis. Dr. Fredrickson's work includes polymers composed of two or more monomeric units such as block or random copolymers, flow-induced and non-equilibrium phase transitions and the interface structure and tension in macromolecular systems. Dr. Fredrickson won the Polymer Physics Prize of the American Physical Society. He shared the American Chemical Society's Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering, with Dr. Ed Kramer and Dr. Frank Bates of the University of Minnesota. Dr. Fredrickson won the Polymer Physics Prize of the American Physical Society and is the author of over 200 journal publications and one book, and has 10 patents published or pending. Dr. Fredrickson is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Marc Hillmyer
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Minnesota
Dr. Hillmyer's research efforts include the synthesis, characterization and applications of nanoporous materials from ordered block copolymer precursors, the development of new renewable resource polymers and the synthesis of multicomponent block copolymers and their self-assembly in dilute solution. Dr. Hillmyer has received many honors, including the Arthur K. Doolittle Award and George Taylor Distinguished Research Award, the National Science Foundation CAREER and the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Dr. Hillmyer is the Associate Editor for Macromolecules and serves on the International Advisory Board for Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. He has authored or co-authored over 150 journal publications.
Dr. Hillmyer is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Alex Klibanov
Novartis Professor of Chemistry and Bioengineering, MIT
Dr. Klibanov is a member of the National Academy of Science and is known for greatly advancing the field of non-aqueous enzymology, the development methods for allowing enzymes to function in media such as organic solvents, rather than water. Dr. Klibanov has authored over 270 scientific papers and has 16 issued U.S. patents. Dr. Klibanov has given over 350 invited presentations and is a member of eight journal editorial boards. He has received numerous prestigious professional awards including the Leo Friend Award, the Ipatieff Prize, the Marvin J. Johnson Award, and the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, all from the American Chemical Society, as well as the International Enzyme Engineering Award. Dr. Klibanov is a member of both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Edward Kramer
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Kramer's current research activities focus on polymer interfaces using a variety of depth profiling and microscopic imaging methods. Dr. Kramer is internationally known for polymer thin films, interfaces, ordering, and other properties of block copolymers, and incorporation of nanoparticles into polymeric systems. Dr. Kramer shared the American Chemical Society's Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering, with Dr. Glenn Fredrickson of UCSB and Dr. Frank Bates of the University of Minnesota. During his illustrious career, Dr. Kramer has authored or co-authored over 425 journal publications.
He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Robert Langer
Professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, MIT, Harvard
Dr. Langer is a David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, one of the highest honors awarded to a faculty member at MIT. Dr. Langer has garnered many accolades over his distinguished 30-year career. Dr. Langer received the Charles Stark Draper Prize, considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for engineers, and the Millennium Prize, the world's largest technology prize. Other career recognitions include the Distinguished Chemist Award from the New England Institute of Chemists, the National Medal of Science, the Von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society, and election to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. Langer was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in August, 2001. He has written over 1,050 articles, has more than 750 issued or pending patents and is the most cited engineer in history. Dr. Langer is one of very few elected to all three U.S. national academies (Sciences, Engineering and Medicine) and the youngest ever to receive this distinction.
Dr. Christopher W. Macosko
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Dr. Macosko's area of expertise includes coating processes and interfacial engineering, i.e., developing and testing models for processes that involve network polymerization (such as electronics encapsulation), nanoparticle reinforced polymer composites, interfacial reaction during polymer blending, and polymerization with phase separation (for example, formation of polyurethane block copolymers during reactive foaming). Among Dr. Macosko's numerous awards he has received the "Best Paper Award" from the Society of Plastics Engineers: Thermoset Division, Thermoplastic Foams Division, the Banbury Award from the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division and an award from the National Academy of Engineering. He has authored and/or co-authored over 373 journal papers, 18 patents and/or patent publications and two books.
Dr. Macosko is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.