SAN MARCOS, Texas, July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Materials
Corporation (OTCQB:QTMM) (QMC) announced today the addition of
Mr. Ray Martin and Mr. John Heaton to the Board of Directors. QMC also
announced formation of a Scientific Advisory Board chaired by Dr.
Ghassan Jabbour, QMC Chief Science
Officer and Board of Directors Member, along with Scientific
Advisory Board members Dr. Michael
Wong of Rice University and Mr.
Tomio Gotoh, a pioneer of the
Personal Computer in Japan.
"Quantum Materials welcomes two new outside Board members, Mr.
Ray Martin and Mr. John Heaton who bring QMC the requisite
expertise and experience in their fields to help us build new
markets. They are renowned for their leadership in semiconductors,
batteries and solid state lighting and share with us a dedication
to sustainability and energy efficiency," said Stephen Squires, QMC Founder and President.
Mr. Ray Martin is currently CEO
of Advanced Lighting Technologies, Fremont, Ca., maker of high efficiency LED
drivers and Co-Chairman of Sustainable Silicon Valley, a non-profit
with a vision for a sustainable future. Mr. Martin brings
extensive knowledge of the solid-state lighting and semiconductor
industries with exceptional insight into markets, trends and
industries.
Mr. John Heaton spent 29 years in
the semiconductor equipment industry, with 10 years as CEO of
NASDAQ traded Nanometrics. He is currently Executive Vice President
at Advenira, a nanocomposites coatings and deposition technology
company. Mr. Heaton has broad management, product development,
public company and board experience within the semiconductor and
nanotechnology fields.
Mr. Squires added, "The purpose of the QMC Scientific Advisory
Board is to add leading scientists in their fields to assist the
company in defining new research areas and strategies and
evaluating ongoing scientific activities. They will aid in
establishing collaboration opportunities focusing on advancing
scientific research. As QMC expands our initial automated quantum
dot production phase we are honored to begin our Scientific
Advisory Board with three distinguished and true pioneer inventors
in materials, process and products."
Dr. Ghassan Jabbour, a Fellow
SPIE and Fellow EOS, chairs the Quantum Materials Science Advisory
Board and serves on the Board of Directors and is also Chief
Science Officer. Dr. Jabbour is the Director of Renewable Energy
Center at University of Nevada, Reno
and in addition to leading his own research groups has directed
research centers that address a wide spectrum of renewable energy
and energy efficiency including solar, bio-fuels, geothermal,
energy storage, solid-state lighting and displays, and low cost
manufacturing of energy devices. He is the inventor of numerous
patents, including a fundamental patent on printing nanoparticles
that is exclusively licensed by QMC as a basis for its quantum dot
printing technologies.
Quantum Materials is honored to welcome Mr. Tomio Gotoh as a member of the QMC Scientific
Advisory Board. Now a consultant for diverse advanced technologies
in Japan, Mr. Gotoh is a principal
inventor of the NEC TK-80, the first Japanese microcomputer in
1976. He led numerous product launches that made Nippon Electric
Company (NEC) the Japanese personal computer industry leader. As
NEC's visionary pioneer, Mr. Gotoh contributed significantly during
the dawn of the Personal Computer era with his industry
colleagues Bill Gates, Gary Kildall, Kay
Nishi and other legendary inventors.
Strategic Advisory Board Member Dr. Michael S. Wong, Professor of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry at Rice
University, Houston, TX.,
heads the Catalysis and Nanomaterials Laboratory and is the
inventor of the patented synthesis for tetrapod quantum dots
licensed exclusively worldwide by QMC and subsidiary Solterra
Renewable Technologies. His research interests lie in the
areas of nanostructured materials, heterogeneous catalysis,
bioengineering applications, and developing new approaches to
assembling nanoparticles into functional macrostructures.
About Quantum Materials Corp.
QMC develops and
manufactures Tetrapod Quantum Dots for use in medical, display,
solar energy and lighting applications through its patent pending
volume production process. Quantum dot semiconductors enable a new
level of engineered performance in a wide array of established
consumer and industrial products. QMC's volume manufacturing
methods enable consistent QD quality and scalable cost reductions
to drive innovative discovery to commercial success.
(http://www.qmcdots.com)
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