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Hire Dr. Richelle T.

United States

Profile Summary

Richelle C Thomas, PhD has over 7 years of materials development and research experience helping manufacturing firms solve systemic problems in their operations. A chemical engineer by training, she commands a masterful understanding of marketplace dynamics and the necessity to be a proactive industry leader to gain market share. She has an uncanny ability to drill down to the fundamental cause of a situation and provide out of the box ideas to foster innovation in the truest sense of the word. Dr. Thomas has achieved success in many aspects of science-based business including: using residential energy building codes as a mechanism for business development, improving ingredient transparency of a flagship product by managing its certification in a cutting-edge product attribute program and evaluating microscopic polymer behavior as an indicator of product performance. Entrepreneurial materials scientist with an interest in structure-property relationships and their impact the end product/material performance, Richelle has expertise in the role of architecture for tissue engineering applications. Her graduate work investigated the use of self-assembling small molecules to create biomimetic architecture within soft polymer scaffolds. Dr. Thomas understands the significance of establishing a technical competitive edge on the competition and leveraging business acumen to capitalize on novel expertise. Academic and industrial research expertise coupled with an infectious personality and genuine desire to help transform the landscape of materials in the marketplace, makes Dr. Thomas a valued asset to any business looking to leverage materials expertise for proactive business development. Specialties: ideation, polymer materials, product transparency/sustainability, building energy code, process development.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Manufacturing
• ☆ Natural Product Chemistry
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Fiber & Textile Engineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Mathematical Analysis
• ☆ Tissue Engineering
• ☆ Sustainable Development

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Policy Sales Volume Modeler

Owens Corning Sales LLC Granville

March 2016 - Present

Life Cycle Analysis, Living Product Challenge Project Lead

Owens Corning Sales LLC Granville

March 2015 - March 2016

Binder Microscopy

Owens Corning Sales LLC Granville

February 2014 - March 2015

Education

PhD Chemical Engineering

University of Texas at Austin

August 2008 - December 2013

PhD (Chemical Engineering)

University of Texas at Austin

August 2008 - December 2013

BS (Chemical Engineering)

University of Notre Dame

August 2004 - May 2008

BS Chemical Engineering

University of Notre Dame

August 2004 - May 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Richelle C. Thomas, Paul E. Chung, Shan P. Modi, John G. Hardy, Christine E. Schmidt(2016). Sacrificial crystal templating of hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels . European Polymer Journal. Elsevier {BV}

Zin Z. Khaing, Richelle C. Thomas, Sydney A. Geissler, Christine E. Schmidt(2014). Advanced biomaterials for repairing the nervous system: what can hydrogels do for the brain? . Materials Today. 17. (7). p. 332--340. Elsevier {BV}

André R. Greenidge, Kiana R. Hall, Ian R. Hambleton, Richelle Thomas, Dougald M. Monroe, R. Clive Landis(2013). Plasmin Activation of Glial Cells through Protease-Activated Receptor 1 . Pathology Research International. 2013. p. 1--8. Hindawi Publishing Corporation