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Cytec Industries, Inc.
Industrial Minerals R&D
1937 West Main St.
Stamford, CT 06902
13 Amundsen St.
Norwalk, CT 06855
c: 203-309-9991
w: 203-321-2337
ryan.kopreski@cytec.com, rpkopreski@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To bring a breadth of nanotechnology, material science, and organic synthesis along with
an eye for novel solutions and creative instincts to an energized team of researchers who are
passionate about developing break-through technologies.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Industry Highlights: Synthesis lead for chemical examples in patent protection of new product, new
business development team participation, customer field-studies and interfacing, thorough evaluation
and business strategy recommendation for implementing computational chemistry program, ongoing
development including six-sigma training, surface science courses, cross-functional business meetings.
Research Highlights: Small molecule and polymer synthesis, mineral flotation, fabrication of Li-ion
half-cells, flash-vacuum and laser pyrolysis, fabrication of OLED, spin- and blade- coating. Small
molecule PAH synthesis, isolation and structure determination via NMR, MS, UV-Vis, FTIR. TEM-SAD,
SEM-EDX, XRD and TGA experience.
Research Chemist, 2013-present, Cytec Industries - Stamford, CT
Research Associate, 2010-2011, Innovacene, Durham, NH
Part-Time Director of R&D, 2007 – 2009, Organo, LLC – Portsmouth, NH
OTHER RESEARCH QUALIFICATIONS
Device Fabrication:Organic light-emitting diode, T-Cell, coin cell and pouch cell lithium-ion batteries.
Organic Synthesis: Small molecule organic synthesis and purification. Synthesis of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons, polyacenes, acenequinones, poly- aniline and quinolines, poly- vinylamine,
acrylamide, acrylate, emulsion polymerizations. Functionalization of oligoamines. Flash vacuum
pyrolysis, high-pressure chemistries, solid-state vibrational milling, organometallic chemistries, laser
synthesis of hollow carbon nanospheres.
Analytical Chemistry: Characterization of molecular compounds using NMR including variable-
temperature NMR and 2-D NMR spectroscopy, TEM-SAD, XRD, XRF, TGA, DSC, FT-IR, UV-Vis, GC-
MS, ESI-MS and MALDI-TOF MS. Turbidity and viscosity measurements. Separations of molecular
mixtures using flash-silica chromatography and HPLC. Energy density analysis of lithium-ion battery
electrodes. Biochemical Methods: column chromatography (ion-exchange, permeation, affinity), SDS-
PAGE, GPC, PCR.
Computer Applications: Molecular Modeling (Materials Studio, Gaussian, NWChem, Spartan,
Chem3D, PQS, ORCA, Avogadro, gOpenmol, PyMol, Grid Engine), Scientific & Statistical Graphing
(JMP, Igor, SigmaPlot), Chemical Databases (SciFinder Scholar, Beilstein, Cambridge Structural
Database), Biochemical Databases (Web of Science, PubMed), Web Utilities (Macromedia MX, Adobe
Illustrator, CMS, FTP), Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Live Meeting), Open Office, Linux
client/server, scripting languages (bash, python).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Chemist, 2013-current, Cytec Industries, Inc. - Stamford, CT
Responsibilities include: organic synthesis and reagent testing in industrial minerals
applications, weekly interfacing with industrial minerals R&D team, monthly teleconferencing with cross-
functional teams including commercial, manufacturing and EH&S, semiannual company reports,

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monthly oral & written communications, quarterly safety audits, ongoing education courses, customer
visits, conference attendance, patent support, computational chemistry program implementation.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Fellowship, 2011 – 2013, Michael Wagner, Prof. of Chemistry,
The George Washington University (GWU) – Washington, DC
Activities included: fabrication of lithium-ion battery half-cells for analytical study of novel anode
materials, laser synthesis and chemical modification of hollow carbon nanospheres (HCNS). Inclusion
of silicon and germanium for use as anode material and sulfur for use as cathode material in HCNS
lithium-ion batteries.
Research Associate,2010 – 2011, Innovacene – Durham, NH
Activities included: computational study of novel organic polyacene semiconductors for
applications in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaics (OPVs), collaboration in
prototype device fabrication, team-leader on synthesis of novel lead-candidate polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Fellowship, 2010 – 2011, Glen P. Miller, Prof. of Chemistry,
University of New Hampshire (UNH) – Durham, NH
Activities included: computational study of the electronic properties of substituted polyacenes,
starphenes, periacenes, cyclacenes, and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, team-leader on
synthesis of novel substituted starphenes, administrator of parallel computing clusters.
Part-Time Director of R&D, 2007 – 2009, Organo, LLC – Portsmouth, NH
Activities included: independent, self-motivated research and development of proprietary
USDA Certified Organic personal-care products. Rheological analysis of guar gum solutions.
Graduate Research Assistant, 2004 – 2010, Glen P. Miller, Prof. of Chemistry, UNH – Durham, NH
EDUCATION
Recent Courses (ongoing education)
Cytec Industries Inc., Willow Island, WV - Six Sigma Greenbelt Training 2015
Columbia University Video Network, New York, NY - Applied Surfaces & Colloids 2014
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO - Mining Safety & Health Act (MSHA 5000-23) 2014
Surfactant Associates, Inc. Norman, OK - Applied Surfactant Science and Technology 2014
FXM Engineering - Secrets of Batch Process Scale-up 2014
Accelrys - Using Materials Studio for Molecular Modeling 2014
ACS Webinar - From Provisional Patents to Extending the Life of Your Patents 2013
SME Webinar - Onsite Mineralogy with FEI 2013
Design For Six Sigma 2013
Postdoctoral Research Associate 2012
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Advisor: Michael Wagner, Department of Chemistry
Postdoctoral Research Associate 2011
The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Advisor: Glen Miller, Department of Chemistry
Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry, 2010
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Advisor: Glen Miller, Department of Chemistry
Dissertation: “Computational and Experimental Studies of
Acenes, Starphenes and[60]Fullerene Derivatives.”

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B.S. in Biochemistry 2003
The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Advisor: Glen Miller
Thesis: “Polyazaacenes and their Chemistry with [60]Fullerene”
PUBLICATIONS
Kopreski, R. P.; Briggs, J.; Jazdzyk, M.; Miller, G. P., Probing Intramolecular CH−π Interactions in o-
Quinodimethane Adducts of [60]Fullerene Using Variable Temperature NMR.J. Org. Chem.2012,77 (3),
1308-1315.
Kaur, I.; Stein, N. N.; Kopreski, R. P.; Miller, G. P., Exploiting substituent effects for the synthesis of a
photooxidatively resistant heptacene derivative. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131 (10), 3424-3425.
Kaur, I.; Jia, W.; Kopreski, R. P.; Selvarasah, S.; Dokmeci, M. R.; Pramanik, C.; McGruer, N. E.;
Miller, G. P.,Substituent effects in pentacenes: Gaining control over HOMO− LUMO gaps and
photooxidative resistances. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130 (48), 16274-16286.
PRESENTATIONS
“Global Industrial Energy Reduction Through Scale Inhibition,” Dan Stigers & Ryan P. Kopreski, oral
presentation at University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, April 23, 2014.
“Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Chemical Opportunities from Bones, Batteries and
Buckminsterfullerenes to Address Global Energy Needs,” Ryan P. Kopreski, oral presentation at
Industry Day, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, December 2, 2013.
“Functionalized Hollow Carbon Nanospheres,” Ryan P. Kopreski and Michael Wagner, poster
presentation at the ECS 222nd
Meeting, Honolulu, HI, October 10, 2012.
“Hollow Carbon Nanosphere Encapsulated Alloys,” Ryan P. Kopreski and Michael Wagner, poster
presentation at the 12th
Annual Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Colloquium,
Washington, DC, September 25th
, 2012.
“Sythesis and Study of Substituted Starphenes,” Ryan P. Kopreski and Glen P. Miller, poster
presentation at the ACS 240th National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 22, 2010.
“Probing CH – π interactions by Dynamic NMR Studies of Substituted o-Quinodimethane
[60]Fullerene Diels-Alder Adducts,” Ryan P. Kopreski and Glen P. Miller, oral presentation at the
ACS240th National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 23, 2010.
“Theoretical Study of the Ground-State Electronics of Acenes and Substituted Acenes Including
Organothio Substituted Pentacenes, Heptacenes, and Nonacenes,” Ryan P. Kopreski and Glen P.
Miller, oral presentation at the ACS 240th National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 23, 2010.
"Starphenes and Fullerenes: A Blind Date," Ryan P. Kopreski and Glen P. Miller, poster presentation at
the 23rd meeting of the Gordon Research Conference on physical organic chemistry, Plymouth, NH,
June 24- 29, 2007.
“DFT Calculations of Hydrogenated Fullerenes: From [60]Fullerene to Giant Fullerenes,” Kopreski,
Ryan P.; Miller, Glen P. Abstracts, 35th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
Binghamton, NY, United States, October 6, 2006.
"Do CH-π Interactions Influence [60]Fullerene Cycloadditons Across Phenyl-Substituted
Acenes?," Ryan P. Kopreski, James E. Rainbolt and Glen P. Miller, poster presentation at the
22nd
meeting of the Gordon Research Conference on physical organic chemistry, Plymouth, NH, June
26-30, 2005.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Intelligence Community Fellowship, GWU – 2011
Excellence in Graduate Research, UNH – 2009
Clarence L. and Helen M. Garland Grant Fellowship Fund, UNH – 2008
John Mallan Excellence in Chemistry Award, UNH – 2006
Advanced to Candidacy Ph.D. Chemistry, UNH – 2005
Vice Master Alchemist, Alpha Chi Sigma, UNH – 2002
Dean’s List in College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, UNH – 1999
Class President Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, Northwood, NH – 1998
Hugh O’Brien Youth Leader, Nashua Conference, Nashua, NH – 1998
Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Ambassador, Nashua Conference, Nashua, NH – 1997
AFFILIATIONS
Electrochemical Society, member – 2012
New Hampshire Public Radio, member – 2010
Alpha Chi Sigma professional chemistry fraternity, UNH – 2002
UNH Chamber Choir, UNH – 1999-2002
REFERENCES
Available upon request.