Co-Founding Team
Sue Mecham, Ph.D.: CEO
20+ yrs: polymers, manufacturing, management & sales
Judy Riffle, Ph.D.: CTO
30+ yrs: polymers
(medical devices, drug delivery, membranes)
Benny Freeman, Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering, UT Austin
30+ yrs: polymer membranes,
Director of Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems (MWET). Partner in NAWI/DOE Energy-Water Desal Hub
Business Advisors
Ann Beal Salamone, MA
Board Chair and
Co-Founder, Rochal Industries
Has led 6 science-based companies from concept to commercial financial success, National Academy of Engineering, Recipient of Crystal Slipper Award “Executive Woman of the Year"
Joe DeSimone, Ph.D.
Executive Chairman and
Co-Founder, Carbon3D
CEO/Carbon 2013-2019 Member National Academy of Engineering, Medicine, and Science, Award winning serial entrepreneur
Bob Ward, Ph.D.
President, CEO and Co-Founder, ExThera Medical
Serial Entrepreneur, previous successful exit as CEO and Co-Founder at PTG, National Academy of Engineering
J P Dailey, M.D. Founder and Managing Partner Erie Retinal Surgery Clinic.
Investor, inventor, and entrepreneur: Medical Devices and commercial real estate.
Technology Advisors
Earl Wagener, Ph.D.
CEO Tetramer Technologies,
Ex-Senior Research Director at Dow Chemical
Membrane Technology Consultant to NALA Systems
Lead Technologist for Membrane development at Dow during historic Filmtec Acquisition. Established current technology RO membranes in the market (1980's).
Mike Bortner, Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech
Polymer Processing Advisor to NALA Systems
10 years as VP of manufacturing process development at NanoSonic.
Lab Team
Membrane technologists: Synthesizing polymers, fabricating and testing membranes
