Paul S. Drzaic

Paul S. Drzaic is currently Vice President for Advanced Development Programs at Alien Technology Corporation. Previously, he has held positions as Director of Technology at E Ink Corporation, and Principal Scientist at Raychem Corporation. He holds a PhD in chemistry from Stanford University, and a BS in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame.

Much of Drzaic's professional career has been in the development of novel display technologies. He is author of the 1995 book Liquid Crystal Dispersions, a comprehensive review of polymer dispersed liquid crystal technology, as well as 18 journal publications, 22 US patents, and over 20 articles in conference and popular publications. He is a winner of the 2002 National Team Innovation Award from the American Chemical Society, as well as an Editor's Choice award for the R&D 100 awards for 2001.

Drzaic has extensive experience within SID, as well as other professional societies. Within SID, he has served as on the SID Board of Directors as Secretary (2002), SID Symposium General Chair (2001), Program Chair (1999), Seminar Chair (1997), and Executive Secretary (1996), as well as General Chair and Program Chair for the International Display Research Conference (2003 and 2000, respectively). He was also Associate Editor of the Journal of the SID from 1993-1997. He has also organized or chaired conferences for the SPIE, Materials Research Society (MRS), and American Physical Society. He has also sat on technical advisory boards for four different university-based Materials Research Centers. He is presently a 2004 Volume Organizer for the MRS Bulletin, responsible for the selection of content for that monthly magazine sent to over 12,000 MRS members. He also consults in the area of display technology.