Yelena Kann, PhD

President and Chief Technology Officer at Carbon Nurture

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About Yelena Kann, PhD

Yelena Kann, PhD is President and Chief Technology Officer at Carbon Nurture. Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Internationally recognized polymer scientist, entrepreneur and visionner with strong leadership, fundraising and startup experience. Specialties: Biodegradable polymers. Polymer formulation, modification, degradation, stabilization, blends, recycling, analytical testing. Expert knowledge of PVC and polyolefins degradation and stabilization, PHA, PLA, PBS, PBAT, additives, color physics and chemistry, performance optimization. Processing technologies include melt spun fibers, non wovens, monofilaments, extrusion coating, film and sheet extrusion, multilayer coextrusion.

Skills

  • Chemistry
  • Medical Devices
  • Compounding

Additional experience

  • Vice Chair D20.96.14 Biodegradable plastics

    ASTM International

    Started April 2024

Education

  • PhD, University of Sussex
  • business administration, Harvard University