Founders
Paul Fowler
Co-founder
Paul has a BSc and MSc in physics from McMaster University. He has held research and teaching positions at McMaster University and the Max Planck Institute of Dynamics and Self-Organization. Prior to co-founding MesoMat, Paul helped lead R&D at the YCombinator backed Validere Technologies Inc.
Kari Dalnoki-Veress
Co-founder
Kari has a PhD in physics from the University of Guelph. He is a professor at McMaster University and adjunct professor at the ESPCI in Paris. More information about Kari and his research can be found here.
Team
Clare Armstrong
Head of R&DClare has a PhD in physics from McMaster University. She has experience in numerous areas of applied physics including optics, neutron scattering, membrane biophysics, and electrokinetics. Before joining the MesoMat team, Clare was the Manager of Research and Technology Development at ElectroKinetic Solutions. 
Duncan Clackdoyle
Head of EngineeringDuncan leads the development of the electronics that control MesoMat’s sensing solutions. Duncan has extensive expertise in embedded software, chip design and signal processing. 
Élie Raphaël
Business Development & Strategy Élie has a PhD in physics from the Collège de France. He is a CNRS director of research and professor at the ESPCI in Paris. 
Adam Raegen
Product DevelopmentAdam has a PhD in physics from McMaster University and over 10 years of materials research experience. Adam leverages his expertise to develop innovative methods to integrate sensors into complex systems. 
Jean-Christophe Ono-dit-Biot
Software and DataJean-Christophe has a PhD in physics from McMaster University. JC drives innovation in sensor intelligence with signal processing algorithms, data science and machine learning. 
Sarah Mandarano
Product DevelopmentSarah helps manage the testing, production and characterization of MesoMat sensing systems. Sarah leverages materials physics expertise to develop unique sensing designs and integration methods. 
Alexander Dingwall
ElectronicsAlex develops embedded systems, leveraging his background in IoT, chip design and embedded software. 
Thomas Salez
Business Development & Strategy Thomas has a PhD in physics from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He is a CNRS research associate at the University of Bordeaux, as well as an assistant professor at Hokkaido University in Japan. 
Strategic Advisors
John Sztykiel
John is an accomplished executive with a background managing companies in the mobility sector. John's decades of experience include serving as the President and CEO of Spartan Motors (now Shyft), a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ. Under John's leadership, Spartan Motors became a world leader in specialty vehicles, generating more than $500 million in sales. Following Spartan, John founded Created2C a firm incubating start-ups that align with his personal vision - building companies that lead to a better planet and better people. John is currently Vice President of Business Development at Harbinger Motors, where he is helping to electrify medium duty trucks with best-in-class vehicles. 
Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo
Lynn Loo received a PhD in chemical engineering from Princeton University and was a postdoctoral researcher at Bell Laboratories before joining the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Loo returned to Princeton, where she is currently the Theodora D. ’78 and William H. Walton III ’74 Professor in Engineering and serves as the Director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. 
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz received his PhD in physics from Harvard. He worked at Exxon Research and Engineering and then became a Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania, eventually moving to Harvard as the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Applied Physics. Weitz serves as Co-Director of the BASF Advanced Research Initiative. Many technologies have been developed in his laboratory and Weitz is co-founder of over 20 start-up companies. 
Didier Roux
Didier Roux received his PhD in chemistry and physics at the École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud and joined the CNRS. Roux has participated in the creation of many start-ups, directed the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, was deputy scientific director of the chemical company Rhone Poulenc, member of Rhodia’s scientific and technological council, and the Vice President of Research and Development at Saint- Gobain. 
John Dutcher
John Dutcher received a PhD in physics from Simon Fraser University and is currently a professor at the University of Guelph. He is the Senior Canada Research Chair in Soft Matter & Biological Physics and serves as Director of the Nanoscience Program at Guelph. Dutcher is co-founder of the Guelph based company Mirexus Biotechnologies Inc. 
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