About Us

Company Information

 

Our Company

Adámas Nanotechnologies was founded in 2010 for the commercialization of nanodiamond particles and their applications. The broad range of Adámas’ nanodiamond products are supported by a large number of patents (>25) related to nanodiamond properties, processing, and applications. We are passionate about advancing science and technology to serve our customers by providing cutting edge nanodiamond products, empowering new discoveries through employing nanodiamonds’ unique features.

Our Team

Executive Team:

Dr. Olga Shenderova (founder),
President, CTO

Olga has worked >20 years in the field of diamond, published about 200 scientific papers, edited 5 books and is an inventor on more than 20 patents. She is actively involved in developing the field of nanodiamonds, the material she is most passionate about, by organizing national and international symposia. In the past she was a champion in track-and-field in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Dr. Gary McGuire (founder),
Director of Business Development

CEO and founder of the mother non-profit research organization, ITC (1999-current). Works with nanodiamonds since 2004, >120 scientific papers, >50 invited talks; 7 patents on nanodiamonds.

Dr. Kevin Smith,
Director of Marketing

Kevin is a 30-year High Tech product development and marketing veteran at Fortune 500 companies Tektronix and JDSU. At JDSU he successfully led technical teams to grow business by over 100%, introduced new technologies and products accounting for over $100M of product sales.

Mary Eberle,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary

Mary is responsible for the management of finance, contracts and grants, procurement, customer service, and human resources. With over 20 years of experience with contracts and grants, she has been fundamental to Adámas since its inception in 2010. Eberle holds a BA from NC State University.

 
 

Technical & Administrative Team:

Nicholas Nunn,
Production Manager


Nicholas graduated from the Materials Science and Engineering Department of North Carolina State University in the Spring of 2014, and had previously joined Adámas in 2013. He is responsible for implementing scalable production procedures for various products as well as establishing procedures for quality control, product characterization, and product technical documentation. Email: nnunn@adamasnano.com

 

Dr. Marco Torelli,
Chemist, Head of Life Sciences Group

Marco received a Bachelors in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then went on to receive a his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, with a research focus on the environmental interactions of nanomaterials. He joined Adámas in 2016 to advance diamond surface modifications for biological applications and is oversees biologically related research. 919-881-0500 x 239 Fax 919-881-0440

Eugene Shenderov,
UX Designer, Marketing & Research Specialist

Eugene has worked part time with Adámas over the last few years. A year ago, he joined the team full time for marketing and business development. His background in technology and business from UNC Chapel Hill (M.A.) make him well suited to contribute to the business growth of the company.

Gavin Maddock,
Production Support

Gavin is finishing his BS in Computer Science at UNC Chapel Hill, while working with Adámas on fulfilling customers orders.