Unidym, Inc., a leader
in carbon nanotube-based transparent, conductive films (TCFs) for the electronics
industry, today announced that Malcolm Gillis, Ph.D. has been appointed to its
Board of Directors. Dr. Gillis served as the President of William Marsh Rice
University from 1993 until 2004 and guided Rice to become a leader in the then
emerging field of nanoscience. His distinguished academic career focused on
economics and environmental public policy and included appointments at Duke
University and Harvard University.
“During his tenure as President of Rice, Dr. Gillis was a champion of
Rice’s outstanding Center of Nanoscale Science and Engineering where Nobel
Laureate Professor Richard Smalley and his research group pioneered the development
of carbon nanotubes,” said Mark Tilley, Unidym’s CEO. “Unidym
is proud to welcome Professor Gillis to the Board. His broad professional experience
and success in advancing nanotechnology in both business and academic settings
are great assets to Unidym.”
Dr. Gillis' career includes substantial service to his profession, governments
and foundations. He served for five years as coeditor of the oldest economics
journal, "Quarterly Journal of Economics." He sits on a diverse array
of boards, including the Houston Advanced Research Team, AECOM (NYSE:ACM) and
the Advisory board of Texas Council on Economic Education. From 2004 to 2008,
he was the Chair of BioHouston, a non-profit corporation founded to establish
the Houston region as a vigorous global competitor in life science and biotechnology
commercialization.
Dr. Gillis has served as the Director of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston
and on the Advisory Board of Texas Commerce Bank.
Unidym is a leader in carbon nanotube-based transparent, conductive films (TCFs)
for the electronics industry. TCFs are a critical component in devices such
as touch panels, displays, and thin-film solar cells. For example, both touch
panels and LCDs typically employ two TCF layers per device. Unidym's TCFs offer
substantial advantages over the incumbent technology, indium-based metal oxides,
including: improved durability, lower processing costs, and lower overall cost
structure.