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Jim McClain serves as Chief Technology Officer and is one of the co-founders of Micell Technologies. In this role, Jim is responsible for the technical leadership and direction of Micell’s broad capabilities in applications of - based processes. Jim has invented innovative process technologies for several of Micell’s commercial applications. He has been involved in the creation and application of chemical solutions and processes that apply the benefits of - based processing for over a decade. As described in 1994 and 1996 issues of Science, Jim was a leader on the research team that created specialty detergent systems active in the founding technology for Micell. He has also led the development of - based process technology in applications for the microelectronics fabrication market and biomedical applications. Jim has been recognized for his work with solutions with prestigious awards including a 2000 International Messer Innovation Award, the 1997 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award with Micell co - founder Joseph DeSimone and a 1998 R&D 100 Award. He has published many articles in leading scientific journals including Science, Nature, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and is listed as author on more than fifty U.S. patents. Jim holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, specializing in Polymeric Materials Engineering. He also attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, receiving his Ph.D. in Chemistry on the characterization of polymeric materials and surfactants dissolved in . | 