Dr. Brown developed the Dedalus Project which is a widely used open-source framework for solving partial differential equations; this framework powers our modeling efforts. He leads our liquid membrane design research and oversees the research team.

Dr. Brown is an expert, with decades of experience, in hydrodynamics, theoretical modeling, and the use of super-computers programming for modeling and analysis. He has served as a tenured university professor of astrophysics (University of Colorado, Boulder), teaching classes at all levels in astronomy, fluid dynamics, and mathematical methods for computation and data analysis.

Dr. Brown’s academic work was recently featured on the cover of “Nature” magazine (Moment in the Sun: Near-Surface Instabilities Drive the Solar-Magnetic Dynamo.) 

Dr. Gantner is an accomplished rocket engineer. He has designed and flown space-certified hardware (equipment/machinery) successfully and has over 20 years of experience in project management as well as prototype design, building and testing with NASA, Lockheed Martin and NOAA.

He translates Dr. Brown’s designs into buildable devices: his skills in team leadership, modern additive manufacturing techniques, and material science have underpinned the development of our clean power infrastructure systems. Dr. Gantner also brings expertise in clean tech entrepreneurship, leading the core team who are developing our business. 

As COO, Jessie is heads up corporate operations including marketing, finance, human resources, supply chain management, partner development, and office administration.

Jessie has a history of successful early leadership in startups and thrives in the chaos of an emerging company culture.

While in college she interned in multiple labs while trying to decide between a degree in chemistry and a degree in religious studies.

She earned a B.A. in Religious Studies from Pitzer College, a member of the Claremont Colleges.

Maddy is the lead materials engineer at Skip Tech. Her work involves the creation of novel carbon materials for various components of the Skip Tech Power Cell. She also manages laboratory activities and conducts research with the team.

She is an expert in fuel cells, corrosion studies, coating technologies and material design and manufacturing. She enjoys studying and working with materials of all types and is especially interested in applying expertise to renewable systems.

Maddy earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland and a PhD in Materials Science from Montana State University.