Advisory Board

Dr. Doreen Edwards was appointed Dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering in July 2016. Edwards holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University (1997) and B.S. in Chemistry from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (1985). Prior to joining RIT, Dr. Edwards was Dean of Engineering (2009 -2016) and Acting Vice President for Statutory Affairs (2014-2016) at Alfred University. Edwards joined the faculty at Alfred University in 1997. She has also worked as a research scientist for Gould Inc. (1985-1987) and the Basic Industry Research Laboratory (1987-1993); an industry-focused contract research laboratory at Northwestern University. As a professor, she received an NSF CAREER award (2001) and several teaching awards, including the State University of New York Chancellor Award for Excellence in Teaching (2004). She has served as the principal investigator on fundamental and applied research projects, focusing on oxide materials for fuel cells, batteries, thermoelectric devices, environmental remediation, and solar energy applications. She has coauthored more than 60 publications and holds two U.S. patents. Edwards is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society and a member of the board of directors of Incubator Works; a business incubator network headquartered in Corning NY. In 2016, Edwards was profiled in the book Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers: 100 Inspirational Profiles.

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Zsolt Pulai joined HZO in 2017 as Vice President of Engineering. Prior to HZO, Zsolt was the CEO of ZPL Technologies, a manufacturing system deployment firm that proved critical in the development and deployment of proprietary HZO protective layering equipment into various manufacturing processes. Zsolt’s equipment experience includes 10+ years designing deposition equipment for the thin-film solar industry. Prior to this, Zsolt was a software engineering consultant for manufacturing control systems and mechanical solutions, including tool-and-die deliverables for companies including Audi and Phillips. Zsolt holds degrees in Software Engineering, Embedded Programming and Factory Automation Engineering from Szechenyi University in Gyor, Hungary. He has an MBA Degree in Business Strategy from the MBA Institute and is a Scrum Master Certified Engineer.

Juan Schneider holds a Master’s degree in Physics specializing in nanotechnology and ultrafine film and has over 25 years of experience in the fields of technology and business. With leadership and creativity in 2014, he founded Nanogrande Inc., the first Canadian company to develop its proprietary metal additive manufacturing technology. This technology has enabled the commercialization of the first nano 3D metal printers in the world, becoming a commercialization vehicle for more than twenty partners and suppliers from Quebec and Canada.

Mr. Schneider is the author of a dozen patents covering more than fifteen countries in Europe, Asia and America that have enabled the development and industrialization of molecular coating processes, as well as ultrathin films. With his team, this work has been rewarded with awards such as the Formnext 2018, in Germany; the Octas and Dunamis Awards in 2017; the NASA-NANO50 in 2004; Semicon West 2005, and Nano-Japan 2005 for their micro and nano surface manufacturing solutions.

Mr. Schneider is a regular guest speaker at conferences and presentations in Canada and abroad. He is involved in the development of the next generation as a mentor for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education at Dawson College, as well as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal since 2007.

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