Our Management Team
John M. Miller
Ph.D. CEO and Cofounder of Dune Sciences, LLC
Ph.D. and M.S. – University of California, Los Angeles
B.S. – Cornell University
Dr. Miller has extensive experience in technology management and in the development and commercialization of new nanomaterials and devices. His primary expertise is in the stored energy and energy conversion areas including Li ion batteries, fuel cells, and ultracapacitors. Prior to founding Dune Sciences, Dr. Miller served as Director of Fuel Cell Technology at World Energy Labs in San Francisco, CA. Prior to that he served as Technical Director for T/J Technologies, Inc. in Ann Arbor MI where he was responsible for the development of new materials that are presently being used in commercial high rate Li ion batteries.
James E. Hutchison
Ph.D. Chief Science Officer and Cofounder.
Ph.D. – Stanford University
B.S. – University of Oregon
Dr. Hutchison is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Materials Science Institute at the University of Oregon and is the primary inventor for the technology portfolio of Dune Sciences. He is a world-renowned leader in nanomaterials synthesis and the development of Green Chemistry. His research focuses on organic and organometallic chemistry; electrochemistry; and nanomaterials. He is the Director of the ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative. Dr. Hutchison has been on the faculty of the University of Oregon since 1994.
Mr. Allan G. Cochrane
Independent Board Member
Allan Cochrane is a senior business executive in the biotechnology industry for over 30 years. He is presently CEO of a consulting and management firm specializing in high technology start up's. He also serves on the board of several private companies and holds a faculty position at the Universty of Oregon where he teaches entrepreneurship at the graduate school of business.. Previously he has served as CEO, President, COO, and Director for a number of private and public early stage biotechnology companies in the northwest.