Dr. Melinda L. Einsla

Melinda Einsla is a Senior Research Scientist in Core R&D Formulation, Automation, and Materials Science at Dow.  She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Bloomsburg University and a Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech, where she studied polymeric proton conductors and polymer/inorganic nanocomposites for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.  Melinda completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory where she studied inorganic and polymeric proton conductors for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.  She joined Dow in 2008 and has worked in the areas of Plastics Additives, Photovoltaic Encapsulants, Paper Coatings, Pressure Sensitive Adhesives, and Architectural Coatings.  Melinda has spent much of her career developing novel emulsion polymers, with an emphasis on studying structure-property relationships to design new backbones for various applications.  Melinda's passion for sustainability has been ever-present in her work, from alternative energy to greener chemicals.