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Dr. Scott E. Rickert, Ph.D. Dr. Scott E. Rickert, Ph.D. is President of Nanofilm, one of the oldest, largest privately-held nanotechnology companies in the U.S. He co-founded the Cleveland, Ohio-based company to commercialize self-assembled mono- and multi-layered polymers. First used to safeguard ophthalmic lenses and precision optics, the coatings now provide invisible, durable, resistant nano-protection in a variety of applications. Dr. Rickert continues to set the company's R&D vision, bringing a depth of research expertise from his academic experience as a Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University. He holds a B.S. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. He currently serves with a number of key industry groups, and lectures and writes on topics in the field. His company and writings had been featured in publications as diverse as The New York Times, NASA Nanotechnology Briefs and Wired Magazine. He recently received a technology entrepreneurship award from the Ohio Department of Development and was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and took part in presentations at their annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Through the years, through Dr. Rickerts' vision and leadership the company has grown because of his focus on "nanotechnology for the real world," that is, technology with immediate application to everyday products. Now, as the term "nanotechnology" is becoming a buzzword, Nanofilm is one of the relatively few companies with money-making products, growing on its own sales. In addition, Dr. Rickert is known in both academic and business circles as a willing advisor to those attempting to develop and commercialize nanotechnology products. |