Deepti Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Galway, Ie

- Leading ECAN platform development for eyewear, adhesives, coatings, and composites to achieve up to 95% efficiency in ECAN monomer recovery from mixed plastic waste.- Research, designed, and developed 4 next-gen platforms for infinitely recyclable eyewear, adhesives, elastomers, and coatings with provisional patents to replace traditional materials such as cellulose acetate, acrylics, PU, and silicones.- Reduced monomer costs by 90% by identifying custom manufacturing organizations with pharmaceutical expertise for the supply chain in Asia to optimize the synthesis of monomers while reducing costs and removing harmful chemicals.

Berkeley, California, Us

- Spearheaded the design and execution of a comprehensive materials strategy and formulation roadmap for commercially viable mushroom leather used across the luxury bags, accessories, and footwear verticals.- Led the successful delivery of 5k+ sq. ft. of mushroom leather in phase 1 and 30k sq. ft. of mushroom leather in phase 2 by researching and leveraging batch production to enable scalability.- Educated product, sales, and marketing teams on the value proposition of Mylo for existing plastics-based synthetic leather including the halving of carbon emissions and improved bio-content.

Berkeley, California, Us

- Designed and developed MyloTM, a core mushroom leather product used in bags by Stella McCartney, wallets by Ashoka, Paris, and luxury small goods by Harizury while leading, mentoring, and guiding a 6-person team.- Researched and enhanced 5 new material formulations to increase overall material performance in terms of tear strength, adhesion, and bally flex by 2.5x while improving drape, softness, and fullness to resemble luxury leather.- Developed tech transfer packages with clear descriptions of how each input and process step affects the formulation of the Mylo TM material to enable the commercial production of MyloTM.

Berkeley, California, Us

- Reducing leather processing time from 96 hours to 24 hours by developing processes for in-situ softening of leather. - Increased bio-content by 65% by championing plant-based lubricants that make the material feel leathery and soft and reduce dependence on petrochemical inputs in alignment with business objectives.- Quadrupled the mechanical strength of the material by adding high-performing polymeric resins, silicones, & fiber additives.

Nutley, New Jersey, Us

- Hired, oversaw, mentored, trained, and led a team of 5 scientists driving the development of Bio-AlloyTM, a biobased soy protein-based alternative to leather, that has been integrated into the apparel, fashion, and luxury goods industry.- Drove product research and development using a wide variety of materials and developed a design of experiment to build an understanding of the structural property relationship of protein with polymers like acrylics and PU and textile adhesion.- Leveraged homegrown collagen proteins and developed 15 color swatches to generate sheets of leather-like material.

St Paul, Mn, Us

- Led the development of IoT-connected leakage prototype sensors to enhance N95 respirator fit testing for 5 million workers used by the Personal Safety Business Unit that is currently undergoing regulatory checks for a new product. - Reduced manufacturing costs by $200MM by developing new sustainable and modifiable acrylate adhesives that stick to any surface without the need for a new process flow.- Demonstrated a first-of-its-kind acrylic extrusion to prepare pressure-sensitive adhesives without solvents.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Chemistry

Master Of Science, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science, Chemistry