Susan MacKay

Bio: Dr. MacKay is the CEO of Zeomatrix, a materials engineering company which develops specialty materials for targeted environmental solutions. In 1991, she was part of a cross-functional product development team that successfully launched a high tech surface analysis instrument product. She worked for nearly eight years at 3M Co. in corporate research and development. She has prior experience in technical marketing, as a Q90s team leader (3M internal quality improvement program), and has co-authored more than 15 scientific publications. Dr. MacKay received her B.S. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Description of company: Zeomatrix designs and manufactures zeolite-based composite materials made from renewable materials. Zeomatrix has developed a patent pending, engineered zeolite additive formulated to control odors, as well as a patent pending novel nanofiltration membrane which can be used to produce fuels and chemicals from biomass (for which it has received NSF funding). Zeomatrix designs, engineers, and markets novel zeolite-based products for clean technology applications including: air purification, water purification, and the production of renewable energy. The products have several environmental benefits, including reduction of toxic compounds in the air, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and recovery of value added products from biomass. Zeolites are safe-to-handle, non-toxic powders, and the company engineers it in new ways to perform specific functions, and then sells the additive or licenses the technology to manufacturing firms. Zeomatrix also provides advanced R&D support to its strategic partners, helping them to develop innovative new products.