The Ohio State University

Stephen C. Myers, OSU/OARDC
Stephen Myers is the Director of the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center and the Assistant Director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Prior to this he served as Chair in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science.

Innovations in Packaging Design - Trends In Packaging and Renewable Polymers - Play Presentation

Tom Brady, Plastic Technologies, Inc.
Tom Brady is Founder and President of Plastic Technologies, Inc located in Holland, Ohio. Plastic Technologies designs prototypes, preforms, containers, tooling molds and specialty machinery for plastic manufacturing.

Innovations in Packaging Materials & Additives - Adapting Renewable Materials to Your Existing Processes - Play Presentation

Roger Avakian, PolyOne Corp.
Roger Avakian serves as the Chief Technology Officer at PolyOne Corporation in Avon Lake, Ohio. During his 26+ years in the industry, Roger has earned 51 patents and has been the author of several technical publications.

Innovative Applications for EarthFirst PLA films and Performance Specifications of this Renewable Polymer - Play Presentation

Mike Bower, Plastic Suppliers, Inc.
Mike Bower has been the Director of Research and Development at Plastic Suppliers Inc. for three years. Prior to this, he had a similar position at Alcoa Corporation for 25 years.

Next Generation Products from Natural Feedstocks - Advancement in BioBased Materials - Novel Waxes - Play Presentation

Mike Tupy, Cargill
Mike Tupy is a Principal Engineer with Cargill's Process Solutions Technology Development Center. He is currently working for Cargill's Industrial BioProducts Business developing value added products from vegetable oils.

Lawn & Garden Consumables, BioBased Packaging, and the Environment - Play Presentation

Richard Martinez, Scotts MiracleGro
Rich Martinez is Chief Environmental Officer for The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. In this role, Rich is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the ScottsMiracle-Gro environmental stewardship program policies and practices.

Renewable Polymers from Plants for Packaging and Other Applications -  Play Presentation

Bhima Vijayendran, Battelle
Bhima Vijayendran is Director of Technology in Advanced Applications at Battelle Memorial Institute. He has taken a leadership role in identifying opportunities and relevant technologies in the areas of Renewable Resources, Fuel cells, Nanotechnology and Photonics.