President of ChromaNanoTech.  He is also Research Professor (on a part-time basis) in the Department of Chemistry at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He has 33 years of experience with IBM Corporation in materials and process development in support of semiconductor, optoelectronics and electronic circuit packaging involving nanotechnology with experience in project management. After retiring from IBM in 2011, he joined Ioxus, Inc., a venture capital-backed start-up company known as the largest domestic manufacturer of ultra-capacitor energy storage devices, managing new product projects investigating state of the art materials, processes and nanotechnology for advanced ultra-capacitor product introduction. In 2012, he accepted an appointment as research professor as well as providing consultative support as Director of Research and Development to Custom Electronics, Inc., the parent company that founded and spun off Ioxus, Inc. His extensive project management, research, development, and product engineering experience in qualifying and manufacturing new product and process technologies will be a significant benefit to the proposed activities. William has a PhD in Chemistry from Binghamton University, AB in Chemistry from Brown University, MBA certificate in project management from George Washington University, and Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute. He holds 21 patents, several pending patents, and has a number of publications and presentations.

Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Material Science and Chairman of the Chemistry Department at the State University of New York at Binghamton. His research and scholarship has been recognized internationally in the area of molecular wires and devices including recognition as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2010. He has published over 100 research articles, review chapters, books, and patents in the areas of photoinduced electron and energy transfer in macromolecular systems including molecular wires, electrically and thermally conducting nanomaterials, photovoltaics, and conjugated polymer sensors with support from NIH, NSF, ACS-PRF, NASA and industrial partners through the Center for Autonomous Solar Power (CASP) and the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) in the New York State Center of Excellence at Binghamton University. Wayne has a PhD in Chemistry from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a BS in Chemistry from Saint Michael’s College.

Consultant

Nate is currently an undergrad student at Binghamton University majoring in Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. Nate offers technical support as well as heads marketing efforts such as website development, marketing materials design, and market research. His internship is made possible through a Research Foundation grant through Syracuse University.