The Carlton Society

For his leadership in creating world-class optical and nanoscale analytical platforms. His fundamental scientific understanding, novel optical insights, instrumentation, and mathematical algorithms inspired and enabled new IP protection strategies and products. His community building is exemplified by his advocacy to serve our 3M communities.

A prolific inventor and visionary, most notably within 3M film and process technology platforms he has been an inspiring collaborator, a selfless mentor, and a driver for new products, new ideas, and growth. He is one of the pioneers of 3M blown film coextrusion technology and inventor of several print receptive technologies.

A 3M materials expert who has applied the fundamentals of chemistry to successfully invent, validate, scale and commercialize new-to-3M polymer classes. These efforts are exemplified by a unique class of silicone elastomers impacting multiple product platforms.

For his work creating a step-change in 3M’s curing process capability and technology. He contributed 3M’s fundamental knowledge of curing and advanced 3M’s capabilities into new areas, techniques, and methods. His impact is expanded through his collaboration, mentoring, and external engagements.