John Zhang, Doug Huntley, 3M Company, Stuart K. Morgan, Brian R. Butler, Scott Morter, David A. Alfano, Winfield S. Morter, The Helix Innovation Center, Emerson Electric Company

John Zhang is a Lead Product Development Specialist at 3M Construction and Home Improvement Markets Division. He has over 30 years’ experience in air filtration and aerosol science. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Particle Techonolgy from University of Minnesota. He can be reached via email at zzhang2@mmm.com or office phone +1 651.736.1424.

Doug Huntley, Global R&D Director, has spent the last 25 years within 3M Company developing the people and products to deliver novel, high-value solutions to a range of industries including Renewable Energy, Automotive, Aerospace and, most recently, Construction & Home Improvement. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. He can be reached via e-mail at dahuntley1@mmm.com or +1 651.736.1746.

Stuart Morgan is an Innovation Lead at the Helix, Emerson’s Innovation Center located in Dayton, Ohio. He has experience in a wide variety of industries, including climate technologies, medical devices, ophthalmology, online entertainment, computer/information/display technology, among others. He is holder of over 60 Patents and winner of awards from IDSA, J&J, Emerson, BusinessWeek and Landor. He earned an MBA from Xavier University, and a BFA from Brigham Young University. He can be reached at stuart.morgan@Emerson.com.

Brian Butler is a Lead Innovation Technologist at Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions’ Helix Innovation Center in Dayton, Ohio. He has over 27 years’ experience in HVACR compressor and system development. He has BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and an MBA from the University of Dayton. He can be reached via email at brian.butler@emerson.com.

Scott Morter is an Innovation Technician at Emerson Climate Technologies Helix Innovation Center located in Dayton, Ohio. He has over 15 years’ experience in the HVAC/R industry including prototyping, laboratory testing, teardown analysis and laboratory test procedures. He has a certificate in HVAC/R from MVCTC in Clayton, Ohio. He can be reached at Winfield.Morter@emerson.com.

David Alfano is a Controls Engineer at Emerson’s Helix innovation Center with expertise in full stack software development and electronic systems design. He has extensive experience in air quality assessment and sensing technologies and drives development of cutting edge solutions, including systems to optimize indoor air quality and occupant comfort, as well as next-generation refrigeration architectures. He has a BS in Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton. He can be reached at David.Alfano@Emerson.com.