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Biography Gerard Baillely is a P&G retiree, formerly Senior Vice President – Research and Development, Global Corporate Functions for the Procter and Gamble Company. Gerard joined P&G in 1985 in R&D, after graduating from Lycée Descartes Tours in France in Mathematiques, Superieures & Speciales and from the Ecole Superieure de Chimie Industrielle de Lyon for …
Biography Dr. Robert Bergman is the Gerald E.K. Branch Distinguished Professor, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has been a professor since 1978. He is also an Emeritus member of the scientific staff of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Prior to his time at U.C. Berkeley, Dr. Bergman was Professor of Chemistry …
Biography Bruce Bursten received a bachelor’s in chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1974 and a doctorate in chemistry from UW–Madison in 1978 under the direction of Professor Richard Fenske. He was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Texas A&M University from 1978-80, conducting research with Professor Albert Cotton. Bursten joined the faculty …
Biography Scott is a Managing Director at Venture Investors LLC, a leading provider of seed and early-stage venture capital in the Midwest with over $250M under management. Scott joined the firm in 1996 and focuses on healthcare investment opportunities in medical devices, diagnostics, and healthcare information technology. He created the firm’s Venture Igniter program to …
Biography Martha and Chuck Casey joined the Department of Chemistry at UW–Madison in 1968, after earning their chemistry Ph.D.s at MIT. Chuck was hired as an Assistant Professor, and Martha became a postdoctoral fellow. After working six years in chemical research, their daughter Jennifer was born. Their expanded family, the lack of chemistry-related employment in …
Biography Dr. F. Fleming Crim is the John E. Willard and Hilldale Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During a 40-year career at the university, he chaired the department and led research in chemical reaction dynamics, using laser preparation of selected quantum states to control the course of chemical reactions. He spent …
Biography Dr. Peter K. Dorhout serves as Professor of Chemistry and Vice President for Research at Iowa State University. Prior to his arrival in 2021, he had served five years as Vice President for Research and four years as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Kansas State University. Prior to coming to …
Biography Pete Ellingson has more than 30 years of industry experience developing technologies, leading innovation teams, and leading open innovation programs at The Procter & Gamble Company. His first 24 years of his P&G career spanned two business units, 5 product categories, and resulted in numerous patents. In his current role of R&D Director for …
Biography Guy Joly has worked in industry for approximately 18 years. He began his career at 3M in the Corporate Research Materials Laboratory, developing materials for applications ranging from adhesives to dental composites. Guy has held a variety of technical and management positions within 3M and is a coinventor on more than 50 US patents. …
Biography Kimberly Kaufman, PhD, is Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff at Invenra. With more than 15 years’ experience in biochemistry, chemistry, and molecular biology, she has guided the growth of Invenra from four employees since transitioning from her initial research role to managing the company’s operations, including human resources, finance, and legal. Kim received …