About the Organizer
Dr. Yash P. Khanna has decades of highly diversified industrial experience in the areas of Plastics and Analytical Sciences, His career is credited with over 120 research publications, 25 U.S. patents, Society of Plastics Engineer’s International “Engineering/Technology” Award (2001) and North American Thermal Analysis Society’s Fellowship (1988) and its highest honor, the Mettler Award (1997).
A highpoint of Dr. Khanna’s career has been to identify several new phenomena in common polymers, already in existence for 40-60 years. His industrial affiliations include Chief Technology Officer at Applied Minerals (2013-2015), Senior Technology Fellow / Director of Technology at Imerys (2005-2009), a $5B minerals company and Manager of Reinforced Engineering Thermoplastics Program at Rayonier (2001-2004), a $3B forest products company. The great majority of his career was at Honeywell (1975-2001) formerly AlliedSignal, a $40B conglomerate company at its Corporate Research & Technology Center as a Research Group Leader / Senior Principal Scientist. During 1990-2001, he also held positions as Business Unit Liaison to Specialty Films and key technologist for Packaging Resins, where scientific fundamentals formed the basis of new product / process development as well as technology marketing in North America and Europe. These significant business contributions were recognized through 5 Special Recognition awards and 3 business awards (“Growth of the Year,” “Sale of the Year,” and “Save of the Year”). Of the 5 Nobel Prizes in Polymers during 1901-2024, Dr. Khanna had the privilege of technical associations with the last 2-Nobel Laureates; Prof. de Gennes-1991 and Prof. MacDiarmid-2000. These experiences enable him to offer “Value-Driven” conferences and courses for the benefit of Next-Generation of Polymer Scientists, Engineers and Business Leaders.