Barry McGraw
Founder and Chief Laboratory Officer

Highlights:

• Spearheaded OSC product RDD&D and the creation of Airable Research Lab, from concept to founding
• Escalated total OSC royalty payments to $1.2M
• Led OSC in product development that attained 10 R&D 100 Awards and the 2018 Bio-Based Material of the Year Award
• Brings breadth and depth of experience and expertise in the soybean industry and soy-based R&D

Experience:

• Ohio Soybean Council (OSC), Director, Product Development and Commercialization
• Battelle, Program Manager / Deputy Director of IR&D / Research Scientist

Education:

• BS Plastics Engineering, Shawnee State University
• MBA Certification, The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business
• Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

Expertise:

• Engineering
• Advanced materials research
• Bio-based R&D
• Intellectual property
• Manufacturing
• Product development
• Product marketing
• Program and project management

Ram Lalgudi
Inventor and Chief Technology Officer

Highlights:

• 2015 Battelle Inventor of the Year
• Developed CO2-to-chemicals platform
• Invented a novel concept for making bio-based polyurethane and polyamide spherical particles via dispersion and suspension polymerization techniques
• Developed bio-based self-healing coatings
• Played key role in development of bio-based aqueous polyurethane dispersions as binders for automotive coatings

Experience:

• Battelle, Research Scientist
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Postdoctoral Fellow
• National Chemical laboratory, India, Research Fellow
• Asian Paints, India, Research Chemist

Education:

• PhD Polymer Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory, India
• MS Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, India

Expertise:

• Bio-based products
• Polymer membranes
• Nanotechnology

Rachid Taha
Director and Research Leader

Highlights:

• Led biofuel project at Battelle; new technology led to spin-off company Versa
• Led $5M project to commercialize microchannel technology, advancing TRL from 3–4 to 7–8 and decreasing cost by 50%
• Developed a new technology by converting coal to liquid products
• Accrued hundreds of invention disclosures and trade secrets related to materials development, reactor designs, corrosion, and synthesis processes

Experience:

• Taha Consulting LLC, Principal
• Battelle, Senior Research Scientist
• Velocys, Senior Scientist
• Apyron Technologies, Project Manager

Education:

• PhD Physico–Chemistry, Poitiers University, France
• MA Applied Chemistry, Poitiers University

Expertise:

• Materials development
• Materials analysis and characterization
• New systems for chemical reactions
• Hazard analyses
• Project management

Matt Nye
Solver and Chemist

Highlights:

• Experienced in a range of test methods
• Record of rapid advancement
• Understanding of business practices

Experience:

• Manager and instructor, various

Education:

• BS Chemistry, The Ohio State University

Expertise:

• Materials characterization and analytical techniques

Josh Queener
Analyzer and Junior Chemist

Highlights:

• Passion and ambition in both organic and inorganic chemistry
• Dexterity with high-tech equipment
• Well-versed in primary chemistry literature

Experience:

• Ohio Wesleyan University, Chemistry Department, Teaching Assistant

Education:

• BS Chemistry–ACS, Ohio Wesleyan University

Expertise:

• Technology and equipment