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Gelest Bolsters R&D, Technical Service

Promoted one staff member and hired two new employees.

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By: TOM BRANNA

Chief Content Officer

Gelest, Inc. promoted one staff member and hired two new employees to further strengthen its R&D and technical service capabilities, according to the company. Professor Janis Matisons was hired as senior technical manager, reporting to Jerry Larson, PhD., vice president R&D. Two key promotions include Jonathan Goff, Ph.D., to manager, silicones R&D; and Yun Mi Kim, Ph.D., to technical service manager.

As senior technical manager, Matisons is responsible for the development of innovative material and polymer technologies. He has been involved in applied chemical research for more than 30 years, specializing in materials, polymer- and silicon-based research. Prior to joining Gelest, he was appointed the first Australian professorial chair in nanotechnology at Flinders University, where he formed and led the Nanomaterials Group for nine years.

As manager, silicones R&D, Goff is responsible for leading the efforts of the silicones research and development group at Gelest. He joined the company in 2009 as a polymer development chemist, working to develop new silicone products, after receiving his Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science from Virginia Tech.

As technical service manager, Kim is responsible for leading Gelest’s Technical Service Group, and specializes in surface modification and silicon chemistry. She joined Gelest as an application chemist in September 2006. Kim began her professional career as a research chemist at Kudko Chemical Ltd. in South Korea, specializing in epoxy resin systems and hardeners.



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