Management Bios
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A. John Hart
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
 John Hart is
Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. At Michigan, John leads the Mechanosynthesis Group,
whose
research seeks to expand the science, manufacturing, and applications
of nanostructures and novel nanostructured materials. John teaches
undergraduate and graduate courses in design, manufacturing, and
micro/nanotechnology.
He also holds a courtesy appointment as Assistant Professor of Art and
Design. John has Ph.D. (2006) and S.M. (2002) degrees from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B.S.E (2000) degree from
the University of Michigan, all in Mechanical Engineering.
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Tom Serbowicz
Co-Founder and VP of Manufacturing
 Tom Serbowicz is currently practicing as a
test engineer in the aerospace industry where he is working in the
field of experimental dynamics. Tom received his B.S.E. degree in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in
2008. During his time at Michigan, Tom contributed to research
developing a force model for bimetallic face grinding, as well as
research investigating the control of a hopping robot with an
artificial neural oscillator.
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Steve Vozar
Co-Founder and VP of Technology
 Steve Vozar is a
PhD student in
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Steve is currently a research assistant in the Ground Robotics
Reliability
Center (GRRC), focusing on improving mobile robot reliability via
enhanced user-interfaces. His research interests include human-robot
interaction, mobile robot teleoperation, augmented reality
systems, mobile robot simulation, and control of robot swarms. Past
research includes the development of optical diagnostic tests for fire
retardants. Steve holds an M.S.E (2009) and a B.S.E. (2008) from the
University of Michigan, both in Mechanical Engineering. |
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L. Devon Triplett
Engineering Project Manager
 In 2009, Devon Triplett received
her M.S. in Applied Physics from the University of Michigan. Her
research focused on the interaction between folic acid and folate
binding protein using single molecule force spectroscopy, for targeted
drug delivery in cancer treatment. She also worked as a research
assistant developing applications for DNA-based molecular robots and
studied their behavior at the single molecule level using total
internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and single particle
tracking analysis. Devon graduated from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University in 2003 with a B.S. in Physics.
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Company
History
- Absolute Nano was
founded in 2007 to commercialize novel instruments for
laboratory-scale synthesis of
nanostructured materials. Absolute Nano’s initial technologies
were created through research at the University of Michigan and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our team has
interdisciplinary expertise in materials science, mechanical
engineering, chemical engineering, manufacturing, and
nanotechnology. Our first two products, the SabreTube Desktop
Thermal Processing System (2007) and the SpinGrower Layer-by-Layer
Assembly System (2009), received prestigious R&D 100 Awards.
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