Chief Scientist, Co Founder

Dr. Brian D. Piorek leads the development of SpectraFluidics technology for the detection of airborne molecules and holds degrees in chemical engineering and micro/nanoscale mechanical engineering while specializing in the design of microfluidic systems and nanoscale devices for the detection of chemical agents.

Chair, Scientific Advisory Board

Professor, Physical Chemisty, UC Santa Barbara

Professor Martin Moskovits is a world-renowned expert in SERS theory, development and application. He oversees the SERS-related research and development at SpectraFluidics.

Vice President of Chemistry, Co-Founder

Dr. Seung Joon Lee leads the SERS chemistry effort at SpectraFluidics while holding significant expertise in the physico-chemical characterization of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on metal surfaces by various surface analytical tools including Infrared and Raman spectroscopy, and the preparation, characterization, and molecular engineering of nanostructured materials.

Chairman, Board of Directors

Mr. Robert J. Balch is a Vice President of Cycad Group (http://cycadvc.com).   Mr. Balch brings extensive small business development and growth management experience to his venture capital activities. He holds a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from California State University, Sacramento and an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix.

Independent Director

Dr Mark Tilley is currently a Director at Architected Materials at MalibuIQ, a nanomaterials company.