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Advanced Materials Industry Veteran Joins NanoDynamics
June 29, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Buffalo, N.Y. — NanoDynamics Inc. announces that Alan Rae, Ph.D. has joined the company as vice president of market and business development.
In this role, Rae will manage the ND Innovations strategic business unit and will be responsible for developing markets and business opportunities for commercial products. Rae will report to Keith Blakely, CEO of NanoDynamics.
Rae is a prominent technologist with 25 years of experience in the field of advanced materials. Most recently, Rae was elected the first director of research of the National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (NEMI), an industry-led consortium focused on strengthening the global electronics manufacturing supply chain. As head of NEMI's newly organized Research Committee, Rae works with the committee to organize and publish NEMI research priorities, present those priorities to research institutes and funding organizations, identify funding opportunities, monitor industry progress toward NEMI's goals, and monitor progress in nanotechnology research.
Prior to joining NanoDynamics, Rae most recently served as vice president of technology for Cookson Electronics. Prior to that, he served in several technical and production capacities at TAM Ceramics, the world leader in the development of ceramic materials for advanced electronics, including barium titanate, zirconia and zircon. Rae was instrumental in the acquisition of the Sun Valley barium titanate operation from DuPont, as well as the divestiture of TAM to Ferro Corp. in 1999. Rae also was responsible for construction of an advanced ceramic powders plant and arranging numerous international licenses of technology at Anzon Ltd., a subsidiary of the Cookson Group.
Rae received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Aberdeen University, as well as a Ph.D. in metallurgy and engineering materials and a masters of business administration from Newcastle Upon Tyne.
NanoDynamics Inc. is a leading manufacturer of superior nanomaterials that will dramatically improve the form, function and performance of a wide range of both industrial and consumer products. For more information, visit www.nanodynamics.com.