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Fornax Advanced Materials taps John Nichols as Chief Scientist  Fornax Advanced Materials, Inc. (Fornax-AM) is pleased announce that John Nichols has joined the company as Vice President and Chief Scientist. Mr. Nichols joins Fornax-AM after 25 years in the aerospace industry supporting all phases of major satellite builds for NASA and the Department of Defense. He has worked at two NASA centers, and most recently served as a subject matter expert and principal staff member of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Over the course of his career, Mr. Nichols supported several NASA Flagship missions as a lead engineer, including the James Webb Space Telescope, Van Allen Probes, Parker Solar Probe, and Europa Clipper. He also served as a lead engineer on several other large missions and payloads focused on exploring the solar system or classified targets via highly sensitive remote sensing instrumentation such as UV/VIS imagers, energetic particle detectors, and spectrometers. Mr. Nichols has developed multiple laboratories and capabilities over the course of his career. He also led invention of the effusion cell, a device for precisely measuring the outgassing of box-level spaceflight hardware, as well as a process to bake out space-grade harness wire at the component level and a method for passively (thermally) monitoring film deposition during thermal vacuum bakeout using ellipsometry. Mr. Nichols holds a Master of Science degree in physics from The Catholic University of America, a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Duquesne University, and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Duquesne University. In welcoming Mr. Nichols on board, Fornax-AM President and CEO, John Havermann, commented, “John is a first principles thinker with expertise in the qualification of materials for the space environment, vacuum test, vacuum chamber design, cleanroom design, precision cleaning of small particulate and molecular films and behavior of thin films. His brilliance, scientific rigor, and leadership skills will greatly contribute to the success of our company going forward.” Fornax-AM enables missions of high consequence by delivering lightweight, high-density products composed of advanced alloys, metallics, and ceramic composite materials at speed, scale, and cost. It contributes to American dynamism in research and development, using hard science to develop solutions for extreme environments and alternatives to minerals controlled by rivals. It also combats decades of offshoring critical national manufacturing capability, responsibly producing products in the homeland with physical and material characteristics previously thought impossible to achieve. Fornax-AM focuses on supporting DoE, DoD and NASA missions, as well as the broader aerospace and defense community. #Welcome John Nichols to the Fornax-AM team

Fornax Advanced Materials taps John Nichols as Chief Scientist  Fornax Advanced Materials, Inc. (Fornax-AM) is pleased announce that John Nichols has joined the company as Vice President and Chief Scientist. Mr. Nichols joins Fornax-AM after 25 years in the aerospace industry supporting all phases of major satellite builds for NASA and the Department of Defense. He has worked at two NASA centers, and most recently served as a subject matter expert and principal staff member of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Over the course of his career, Mr. Nichols supported several NASA Flagship missions as a lead engineer, including the James Webb Space Telescope, Van Allen Probes, Parker Solar Probe, and Europa Clipper. He also served as a lead engineer on several other large missions and payloads focused on exploring the solar system or classified targets via highly sensitive remote sensing instrumentation such as UV/VIS imagers, energetic particle detectors, and spectrometers. Mr. Nichols has developed multiple laboratories and capabilities over the course of his career. He also led invention of the effusion cell, a device for precisely measuring the outgassing of box-level spaceflight hardware, as well as a process to bake out space-grade harness wire at the component level and a method for passively (thermally) monitoring film deposition during thermal vacuum bakeout using ellipsometry. Mr. Nichols holds a Master of Science degree in physics from The Catholic University of America, a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Duquesne University, and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Duquesne University. In welcoming Mr. Nichols on board, Fornax-AM President and CEO, John Havermann, commented, “John is a first principles thinker with expertise in the qualification of materials for the space environment, vacuum test, vacuum chamber design, cleanroom design, precision cleaning of small particulate and molecular films and behavior of thin films. His brilliance, scientific rigor, and leadership skills will greatly contribute to the success of our company going forward.” Fornax-AM enables missions of high consequence by delivering lightweight, high-density products composed of advanced alloys, metallics, and ceramic composite materials at speed, scale, and cost. It contributes to American dynamism in research and development, using hard science to develop solutions for extreme environments and alternatives to minerals controlled by rivals. It also combats decades of offshoring critical national manufacturing capability, responsibly producing products in the homeland with physical and material characteristics previously thought impossible to achieve. Fornax-AM focuses on supporting DoE, DoD and NASA missions, as well as the broader aerospace and defense community. #Welcome John Nichols to the Fornax-AM team

Fornax Advanced Materials taps Eric R. Gudino as Vice President of Security Fornax Advanced Materials, Inc. (Fornax-AM) is pleased announce that Eric R. Gudino has joined the company as Vice President of Security, where he will manage the security team and overarching security program.   Mr. Gudino joins Fornax-AM after managing the industrial security program of a federal systems integrator for decades. In this role, he oversaw security across multiple divisions and disciplines, collaborating continually with business leaders, other functional leaders, and government executives. His expertise in safeguarding sensitive national security information, critical infrastructure, and company assets led to compliant and profitable execution of several multi-million-dollar programs. Among other success stories, he elevated the assessment scores of security departments under his purview from Satisfactory to Superior, oversaw construction and managed multiple secure facilities in the DC metropolitan area, and helped stand up a new division of the company. Mr. Gudino retired from the U.S. Navy in 2006, after a distinguished career in signals warfare and security management. His military service included operation of communication systems, development and execution of electronic warfare strategy, and collection and analysis of threat intelligence. Mr. Gudino holds a bachelor’s science degree in security administration from the Southwestern College of Professional Studies. Commenting on Mr. Gudino’s arrival, Fornax-AM President and CEO, John Havermann stated, “We’re excited to welcome Eric to the team. He brings a wealth of experience in managing and overseeing the execution of industrial security programs at the highest levels of classification. Considering the nature of his military and industry experience, he appreciates, firsthand, the preeminence of the security function and compliance to the strategy and values of our company."   Fornax-AM enables missions of high consequence by delivering lightweight, high-density products composed of advanced alloys, metallics, and ceramic composite materials at speed, scale, and cost. It contributes to American dynamism in research and development, using hard science to develop solutions for extreme environments and alternatives to minerals controlled by rivals. It also combats decades of offshoring critical national manufacturing capability, responsibly producing products in the homeland with physical and material characteristics previously thought impossible to achieve. Fornax-AM focuses on supporting DoE, DoD and NASA missions, as well as the broader aerospace and defense community. #WelcomeGudino www.Fornax-AM.com

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