Principal Investigator Biographies
Don Wright, President
obtained his BS degree from the University of Houston in 1977. He
subsequently did graduate course work in chemistry at the U of H Clear
Lake campus but moved from the area before completing the MS program.
After working in the analytical laboratories of Amoco Chemical and Oxirane Chemical he joined Scientific Glass Engineering in Austin, Texas
as an applications chemist in 1981. He led the company’s efforts to
develop a multi-dimensional gas chromatography (MDGC) system, which was
successfully marketed by the company for the subsequent 17 years.
In 1993 he founded
Microanalytics, serving initially as CEO, President and Technical
Director. Under his direction, the company developed and marketed
microprocessor and PC based MDGC systems and applications for aroma and
trace volatiles analysis. Don developed and authored an industry
standard method for vinyl chloride purity assay that subsequently became
ASTM Standard D-5507-94 and D-5507-99 (reapproval).
In 1998, Microanalytics
was acquired by MOCON of Minneapolis and integrated into the Separation
Sciences Group. Don remained on initially as Technical Director after
the acquisition and under the MOCON Separation Sciences Group banner Don
has continued to design MDGC systems and applications and has
established a commercially successful contract analytical service for
off-odor, aroma and flavor analysis. In December, 2005 Don was promoted
to President of Microanalytics (a MOCON Company) reporting to Robert
Demorest CEO of MOCON.
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