Leadership

chief executive officer
Dr. James Tour
Dr. James Tour
Co-Founder & Advisor
  • Inventor: Dr. James Tour, Rice University, Houston, TX
  • The NanoCarbon Center, Dept. of Chemistry, Dept. of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Department of Computer Science
  • Top 50 most influential scientist in world (living)
  • Inducted into the National Academy of Inventors in 2015 and "Scientist of the Year" by R&D Magazine in 2013
  • Top 10 chemist in the world over the past decade by Thomson Reuters in 2009
  • 3rd most prolific graphene inventor in the world: 153 research publications, 41 US & 71 international patents