Dr. Philip E. Yeske received a B.S. in Chemistry from Allegheny College in 1985 and a doctorate from Emory University in 1990 under the direction of Professor Albert Padwa. After working with Professor Dennis Curran at the University of Pittsburgh as a Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Yeske joined Bayer Corporation in 1991. There he held positions progressing from basic research to global account management over a 10-year period within the Coatings Raw Materials Business Group. He also completed a 4-year marketing assignment at Bayer�s corporate headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany. Dr. Yeske has co-authored over 20 U.S. patents and was a co-winner of the prestigious "Otto Bayer Medallion" at Bayer in 1995. |