Elda Hegmann PhD

Dr. Elda Hegmann obtained her Ph.D. in 2003 at Université Laval in Québec (Canada). Then went of pursuing a Postdoctoral research position at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario (Canada), followed by a postdoctoral research position at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada), and a Postdoctoral research position in a Federal Lab at the National Research Council Canada (NRC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada).

Then started her independent carrier as a Research Officer at the NRC before joining the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University in 2011 as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Biological Sciences and the Materials Science Graduate Program. Dr. Hegmann’s research has produced several peer-reviewed articles and 3 patents and serves as the CEO of a start-up company involving gas and vapor sensors.