Dr. Donald A. Bansleben

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Program Manager
NIST/Advanced Technology Program
100 Bureau Drive, MS 4730
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4730

Office: (301) 975-8252
FAX: (301) 548-1087
E-mail: donald.bansleben@nist.gov

Secretary: Cremona Randall, (301) 975-4714
E-mail: cremona.randall@nist.gov

Dr. Donald A. Bansleben is a Program Manager in the Chemistry and Life Sciences Office of the Advanced Technology Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He currently manages ATP cooperative agreements with industry that are focused on the development of nanostructured materials and processes for their production, high throughput screening methodologies, advanced sensors, novel activator systems for olefin polymerization, and heterogeneous catalysts for petrochemical refining applications. His technology interests include nanostructured materials, nanofabrication techniques, nanocomposites, polymer and biomedical polymer technology, catalysis, and high throughput screening and discovery techniques.

Prior to joining ATP in August 1999, Dr. Bansleben worked for more than 16 years in the specialty chemical and food packaging industries, where he held various research, supervisory and management positions at W.R. Grace & Co., and later the Cryovac North America Division of Sealed Air Corporation. While in industry, Dr. Bansleben had the opportunity to manage an ATP award in the area of polymerization catalysts. This program developed a novel late metal catalyst system for olefin polymerization and a new thermoplastic polymer with ultra-high oxygen barrier properties. During his career, Don has co-authored or been a co-inventor on more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including 14 issued U.S. patents.

Dr. Bansleben received a Ph.D. degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Connecticut. Professionally, he is a member of the American Chemical Society, the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, and the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering. Don is also a reviewer for the ACS publication Macromolecules.

Date Created: August 1999
Last Update: June 16, 2003

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