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Our Team
Chief Executive Officer
Kenneth Shen
Purdue Mechanical Engineer, previously at Tesla, Redwood Materials, and Kimberly Clark
Co-founder & Advisor
Prof. Tian Li
Associate Mechanical Engineering Professor, 12+ Years of Cellulose Research, Forbes 30 under 30, Moore Inventor Fellow Finalist
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Will Denny
Elle Lemberis
Purdue Biological Engineer
Purdue Biological Engineer
Roots in Academic Research
Spun out of the heart of Purdue University's Discovery Park, Watex is the culmination of 10 years of rigorous research in bio-based materials.
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