CHASM Advanced Materials CEO and leadership

David J. Arthur has more than 35 years experience commercializing products utilizing advanced materials, including work at Rogers Corporation, A.T. Cross Company, TPI Composites, Helix Technologies, and Eikos. He holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, MS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MBA degree from Northeastern University. In 2005, Arthur co-founded Chasm Technologies, a consulting firm that helps its clients commercialize new products through smart application of materials science and process technology. For 10 years, he was CEO of SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), a leading producer of Carbon Nanotube materials for electronics, energy storage, conductive polymers, fibers, metal matrix composites, water purification membranes, etc. In November 2015, Arthur co-founded Chasm Advanced Materials, Inc.

Mr. Praino has more than 40 years of experience commercializing products and developing advanced manufacturing processes, including work at Stone & Webster, Polaroid, Presstek, Vitex Systems, and Precision Lithograining. He has a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from WPI and an MBA from Boston University. In 2005, Bob co-founded CHASM Technologies, a consulting firm that helps its clients commercialize new products through smart application of materials science and process technology. He is a world-expert in the field of roll-to-roll manufacturing, including atmospheric and vacuum thin film coating, web handling, product system design, fluid interfacial science, and drying processes. The founding of Chasm Advanced Materials has created a leading technology and materials supplier for a wide range of innovative products for printed electronics and energy storage applications.

Specialties: Plant startup, intellectual property strategy, contract negotiations, supply chain and organizational change management

Ricardo Silvy is a world-expert in catalysis with more than 30 years of experience developing and scaling-up catalysts used in the oil refining, petrochemical and carbon nanotubes industries. He has strong expertise in fluidized bed reactor calculations as well as design, carbon nanotube synthesis, purification, surface modification and characterization. Previously, he worked at Nanocyl, Proctor & Gamble and Petroleos de Venezuela (INTEVEP). In 1993, Ricardo received the INTEVEP Creativity Award. He is the author of more than 20 international patents and has published more than 100 scientific articles. He earned a doctoral degree in catalysis from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium).

David J. Arthur has more than 35 years experience commercializing products utilizing advanced materials, including work at Rogers Corporation, A.T. Cross Company, TPI Composites, Helix Technologies, and Eikos. He holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, MS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MBA degree from Northeastern University. In 2005, Arthur co-founded Chasm Technologies, a consulting firm that helps its clients commercialize new products through smart application of materials science and process technology. For 10 years, he was CEO of SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), a leading producer of Carbon Nanotube materials for electronics, energy storage, conductive polymers, fibers, metal matrix composites, water purification membranes, etc. In November 2015, Arthur co-founded Chasm Advanced Materials, Inc.

Mr. Praino has more than 40 years of experience commercializing products and developing advanced manufacturing processes, including work at Stone & Webster, Polaroid, Presstek, Vitex Systems, and Precision Lithograining. He has a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from WPI and an MBA from Boston University. In 2005, Bob co-founded CHASM Technologies, a consulting firm that helps its clients commercialize new products through smart application of materials science and process technology. He is a world-expert in the field of roll-to-roll manufacturing, including atmospheric and vacuum thin film coating, web handling, product system design, fluid interfacial science, and drying processes. The founding of Chasm Advanced Materials has created a leading technology and materials supplier for a wide range of innovative products for printed electronics and energy storage applications.

Specialties: Plant startup, intellectual property strategy, contract negotiations, supply chain and organizational change management