Ronald G. Egres, Jr., the son of Ronald and Diann Egres of Loudon, TN, is a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware. He and his wife Taihi reside in Newark, DE. He obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University and his M.S. in Chemical Engineering, with a specialization in polymer engineering, from the University of Delaware.
As an undergraduate, Ron accepted a co-op position in DuPont's Telfon Fluroropolymers Division in Parkersburg, WV, where his research led to a PTFE resin purification technique that is now patented. While working for his Masters degree at the University of Delaware, Ron was employed by W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc. as a product development engineer. He spent three years developing novel methods for thermoforming expanded PTFE and melt-preocessable PFA films into large, high strength products such as flexible connectors, expansion joints and pinch value liners. Ron hopes to one day start his own company dedicated to providing unique products to the medical, chemical, pharmaceutical and microelectronics industries. He is a member of the SPE. AIChE, and ACS.