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RNT Co-Founder & CTO, Tim Weihs, Appointed to Serve on President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s (PCAST) New Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group (nTAG)
Hunt Valley, MD – May 21, 2007 – Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. (RNT), developer and manufacturer of its patented NanoFoil®, which precisely controls the instantaneous release of heat energy for joining and reaction initiation applications, announced today that CTO and Co-Founder, Tim Weihs, PhD has been appointed to serve as an expert resource for the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s (PCAST) new Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group (nTAG).
With over 15 years of experience in materials joining and industrial research in micromechanical testing, microstructural stability and nanomaterial development and manufacturing, Dr. Weihs joins a distinguished panel of advisors who will help in the preparation and review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in 2007.
The NNI provides a multi-agency framework to ensure U.S. leadership in nanotechnology that will be essential to improved human health, economic well-being and national security. The NNI invests in fundamental research to further understanding of nanoscale phenomena and facilitates technology transfer.
Prior to co-founding RNT in 2001, Dr. Weihs worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he co-discovered the ability to control exothermic reactions in multilayer foils with nanoscale layers. These novel nanomaterials are now being used as local heat sources for joining, ignition and heating applications. Dr. Weihs is a full Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees in Engineering from Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. In 2002, he was honored by the Daily Record with the "Innovator of the Year" Award, and in 2005 he and others were awarded an R&D 100 Award for developing NanoFoil. Dr. Weihs has published more than 60 technical papers, obtained 13 U.S. patents and has 10 patents pending.
About RNT
Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, RNT was founded in 2001 by engineering veterans Timothy P. Weihs, Ph.D., who now serves as Chief Technical Officer, and Omar M. Knio, Ph.D., who is RNT’s Senior Vice President. The company develops and manufactures NanoFoil to precisely control the instantaneous release of heat energy for reaction initiation and joining applications that current technology can not effectively or economically address. RNT has also developed its patented NanoBond joining process to ensure the benefits of NanoFoil are maximized.