Dr. Laurence W. McKeen earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1978 from the University of Wisconsin. He began his career with DuPont in 1978 as a mass spectroscopist, but moved into product development in the TeflonA(R) Finishes group in 1980. He has accumulated over 28 years of experience in product development and application working with customers in a wide range of industries which has led to dozens of commercial products.