Engineering Advisory Board
Kuo-Chih Hua
Global Sustainability Program Manager
New Ventures leader
The Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company

kuo-chih_hua@goodyear.com

Liz Bui
Chief Executive Officer, Yulex Brands Corporation
Board of Directors & IP Advisor, Stealth Biotech Start-up
Adjunct Faculty, San Diego University School of Law
Supervising Attorney, USD Patent Clinic & Lecturer

liz.bui@yulex.com

Greg LaBarge
Professor, Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems Department of Extension
Ohio State University Extension
Molly Caren Agricultural Center
135 State Route 38 NE, London, OH 43140

labarge.1@osu.edu

Colleen McMahan
Research Chemist and the Lead Scientist
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service project on
“Natural Rubber Producing Industrial Crops”
Albany, California.

colleen.mcmahan@usda.gov

Christopher Robertson
Principal, Polymer Technology Services LLC
Editor-in-chief, Rubber Chemistry and Technology
Visiting research scientist, Rubber Technologies group, Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic

chris168robertson@gmail.com

Kathryn (Kate) Beers
Director, Material Measurement Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Former Assistant Director for Physical Sciences and Engineering
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

kathryn.beers@nist.gov

Murat Kacira
Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Controlled Environment Engineer
Director, Controlled Environment Agriculture Center CEAC
The University of Arizona

mkacira@arizona.edu