Dr. Ling Zang (57) Director since 2021 Dr. Zang is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Utah. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is also a former Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. His research spans several disciplines, including nanoscale imaging and molecular probing, organic semiconductors and nanomaterials, metal-organic frameworks, porous graphitic carbons, and their applications in chemical sensing and nanodevices. Through these efforts, his work seeks to address critical challenges in health, environmental sustainability, and public safety. Dr. Zang has published more than 180 scientific papers and one book in the broad fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. He is also committed to advancing technology transfer and commercialization. His laboratory has generated more than 40 patents and has founded or co-founded three University of Utah startup companies based on sensor technologies developed in his lab. Dr. Zang s background, education, and research complement the Company s vision and focus on continuing to be a technology company. Dr. Zang s experience in academia, as well as his vast understanding of how to bring technology from a laboratory environment into commercialization, are serving the Board well. Dr. Zang has been affirmatively identified as an independent director by the Board. Dr. Zang serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.