Harry R. Allcock
Scientific Advisory Chairman and Chief Technology Advisor

Harry R. Allcock co-founded Materials Science Technology Inc. and is our Chief Technology Advisor, Director of the Scientific Advisory Committee, and a Company Director. Dr. Allcock is an Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry at the Pennsylvania State University. His pioneering research in biomedical materials, energy storage and generation, photonics, and aerospace materials is at the interface of inorganic, organic and polymer chemistry. He is the discoverer and leading researcher of a major class of polymers known as polyphosphazenes, research for which he has received numerous national awards. He holds B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the University of London. Dr. Allcock and his wife reside in State College, PA. <<Read more>>

Cato T. Laurencin
Scientific Advisory Board

Cato T. Laurencin is Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Laurencin's research interests are in the areas of biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and nanotechnology. He is a board certified orthopedic surgeon and specializes in the areas of shoulder surgery and biomaterials science. Dr. Laurencin received the Presidential Faculty Fellowship Award from President Clinton in recognition of his research work involving biodegradable polymers. He is also a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Laurencin earned his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School (magna cum laude). Dr, Laurencin also holds a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from M.I.T.

Lawrence Gettleman
Scientific Advisory Board

Larry Gettleman is a Professor of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials at the University of Louisville, School of Dentistry. His research interests include the use of biomaterials in restorative prosthodontic applications. Dr. Gettleman is considered a pioneer in the field of polymer use as biomaterials, having received one of the first Federal Drug Administration (F.D.A.) approvals of a patented composition for use in dental applications. Dr. Gettleman has extensive research in the use of polyphosphazene polymer applications in dental and prosthodontic applications. Professor Gettleman has lectured extensively on the use of biomaterials in prosthetic applications. He received his B.A. from Rutgers University and Doctor of Dental Medicine from Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Steve Kyker
Scientific Advisory Board

Steve Kyker has more than 40 years of experience in the field of rubber and polymer science technology. Steve has managed numerous companies specialized in the development, molding and testing of rubber and elastomer compounds with a wide range of applications in different industries such as aircraft, aerospace, trucking, automotive and heavy equipment. He served as President of Advanced Polymer Technologies, a company dedicated to consulting and laboratory testing in the field of rubber technology. He holds a B.Sc. Chemistry and Mathematics from Tennessee Wesleyan College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Inorganic Chemistry from the Ohio State University.