Richard Czerw, Ph.D.

CEO
Richard was previously employed as a research scientist at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC and as the engineering manager for Athens Corp., a semiconductor equipment manufacturer in Oceanside, CA. He also served in the U.S. Navy for eight years as a reactor operator on fast attack submarines. Dr. Czerw earned his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Wake Forest University and a B.S. degree in Physics from Clemson University. His research interests include the synthesis of organic and inorganic nanomaterials and nano devices.

Benjamin Harrison, Ph.D.

Vice President
Benjamin S. Harrison, Ph.D. graduated from the University of Florida in 2003 with a degree in Inorganic Chemistry. Dr. Harrison expertise is in developing advanced nanomaterials for a wide variety of applications including solar cells, sealants, lubricants, and imaging contrast agents. Dr. Harrison also holds a joint appoint as a assistant professor at Wake Forest University which has allowed the development of nanomaterials for biomedical applications including carbon nanotube based electrodes for stimulations of cavernous nerves, nanoparticle contrast agents for non-invasively assessing bladder reflux, oxygen sensors for measuring oxygen consumption, and electrically conductive materials for non-biofouling catheter coatings

Jessica Ravine

President, Buckeye Composites
Jessica Ravine, President of Buckeye Composites, oversees NanoTechLabs’ buckypaper and nanocomposite production and application development programs. Jessica received her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and also holds a master’s degree in Materials Engineering, both from the University of Dayton. Prior to joining Buckeye Composites, Jessica served as Program Manager at the National Composite Center, where she was responsible for managing several federal and state-funded carbon nanomembrane development programs. Jessica is committed to implementing the scale-up and commercialization of buckypaper and transitioning through the Technology and Manufacturing Readiness Levels of development.