Ewa Kirkor

Experience

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  Jul 1986 - Jun 1989

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Developed fabrication of molecularly isolated organic composite in alkali halides. Characterized their physical ad chemical transformations induced by electromagnetic radiation or heat in from 4 K to room temperature. Trained graduate students and junior postdocs. Contributed to establishing physical-organic chemistry laboratory. Cultivated interests in dynamics of chemical processes.

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  Nylon Fibers, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.

  Jun 1989 - Aug 1993

  Research Scientist

  Led development and implementation of on-line non-contact methods of quality control of production of nylon 66, projected savings $0.7MM/year. Control of crystallization of polyamides and polyesters. Manufacturing of pre-polymers for solid-state post-polymerization. Process management.

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  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Jan 1994 - Jun 2002

  Visiting Research Assistant Professor and other positions

  Used chemometric methods to characterization of reactions mechanisms and dynamics of transient species in a model biochemical oscillator: Horseradish peroxidase catalyzed oxidation of NADH. Contributed to development and teaching of new course "Analytical Methods of Bioinformation". Provided analytical services in mass spectrometry lab. Taught Analytical Chemistry lab, supervising 4 assistants and 60 students.

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  Analytica of Branford

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

  Research Scientist

  Contributed to development of requirements for QToF mass spectrometers' operating software for chemical analysis.

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  Anchor Science LLC

  Sept 2005 - now

  President and CEO, co-owner

  The Company is focused on uses of nanocarbon composites and new thermal management options for cooling medium and high power density devices and installations. Its core capabilities are in design, synthesis and evaluation of carbon allotropic composites. Its patented thermometric carbon composite is the substrate for Dynamic Thermal Interface Material, D-TIM, and predecessor of BNS bio-nanosensor. D-TIM exhibits large and reversible decrease of thermal resistance with temperature, a novel property potentially useful in many industries ranging from electronics, energy, communications, to transportation and life sciences. Opportunities for efficiency gains and cost reductions range from simple replacement of traditional materials during product updates to development of thermal management software leveraging D-TIM’s modulation of heat transfer. Because it has built-in performance enhancement, D-TIM is a breakthrough in heat transfer technology. D-TIM can lower temperature of thermally-vulnerable components and lower amplitude of thermal excursions. The floor of opportunity can be assessed by the value lost to thermal failures, over $15 billion in 2010. About 30 to 55 % of semiconductor failures are attributable to overheating. Show less

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  University of New Haven

  Jan 2007 - Sept 2020

  Practitioner in Residence, Department of Physics

  Teaching Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and introductory Physics (Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, and Introduction to Modern Physics ),

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  12-15 Molecular Diagnostics, Inc

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  Chief Technology Officer

  Leading the company R&D and Quality Management

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  12-15 Molecular Diagnostics

  Jan 2022 - now

  Chief Innovations Officer

  Biomedical molecular-genetic and chemical testing devices