The
Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) has announced that Krish Vora, Ph.D.,
senior research specialist with the Electrical Market Division of 3M Co., will
serve as chair of its 2010 Annual Meeting, taking place September 12-14 in San Antonio, Texas.
Vora
joined 3M in 1981 after receiving his doctorate in chemistry from the
University of North Dakota. In 1988, he joined the Electrical Market Division
of the company in Austin, Texas, where he developed products in the
area of cold-shrink, rubber and plastic tapes, thermoset epoxy and polyurethane
resins, mastics and sealants, and heat-shrink. In addition to four years of
managerial experience with the electrical marketplace, he spent one year setting
up a 3M laboratory in India
. Vora’s current research interest is in the area of thermoset resins for
electrical application. He holds three U.S. patents and has authored six
external publications.
For
more information, call (630) 942-6596 or visitwww.trfa.org.