Analyst Stephenie Smulligan-Maldanis collaborates with Nerac clients to advance their chemical research and development needs. She applies her expertise in the fields of materials science, organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry to help companies find solutions involving transition metal catalysis, olefin polymerizations, surface functionalizations, ceramic design, and analytical characterization methodologies. Ms. Smulligan-Maldanis, who earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, was a bench chemist at Heatbath Corp., a metal finishing and electroplating company, where her main focus was on the research and analysis of metal finishing chemistries. Those included acid pickling, conversion coatings, electroless nickel and lubrication films. She also taught chemistry for several years at the high school and university levels. She is particularly knowledgeable in the areas of materials science, including coatings and adhesives, synthesis and characterization of organic and inorganic compounds, and polymer chemistry, including catalyst design and polymer characterization methods. In addition, Ms. Smulligan-Maldanis specializes in chemical abstracts and structure/Markush searching.