Dr. Jennifer H. Lalli received her PhD in polymer chemistry in 2002 in the polymer synthesis, nanocomposites, and magnetics research group of Dr. Judy Riffle. She received her MS in polymer chemistry at Virginia Tech under Dr. Riffle in 1999 and her BS from Penn State in chemistry in 1996. The emphasis of her career was on the design, synthesis, and characterization of high-performance polysiloxane networks functionalized with controlled molar fractions of polar moieties as metal complexing polymers for thermally conductive adhesives. Prior to her education at Virginia Tech, she pursued her polymer science career in Avery Dennison's Chemical Division for two years. Her work at Avery Dennison focused on the design, synthesis, and characterization of emulsion polymerizations for pressure-sensitive adhesive materials. She also implemented the development and testing of PSAs for ISO 9001. Her career at NanoSonic has focused on the design and synthesis of specialty polymers and functionalized metal, ceramic, and magnetic nanoparticles to generate three-dimensional nanocomposites and self-assembled coatings for microelectronics packaging applications and thermal management. She is also responsible for the development of Metal Rubber, flexible conductive sensors for aerospace applications, and novel magnetic nanostructured materials for biomedical applications. At NanoSonic, she leads the development of Metal Rubber and business development with Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Avery, and IBM. Lalli has more than 30 journal and conference publications and four submitted patents, including two pending patents that cover Metal Rubber and its applications. This work was featured in the June 2004 issue of The Economist and August 2004 issue of Popular Science.