Matthew Ray is a professor of chemistry and currently serves as the chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He received his Ph.D. from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA where he studied the surface chemistry and colloidal interactions of latex particles at the Emulsion Polymers Institute. After completing graduate studies, Dr. Ray worked in industry for 4 years at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Indianapolis, IN. First as a research scientist and later as an R&D Manager, he led his group in the discovery and commercialization process of products for the medical diagnostics industry in an ISO 13485 compliant FDA regulated lab environment. He developed magnetic and fluorescent particle-based assay components for applications including prion disease detection and genome sequencing. In 2010, Dr. Ray accepted a position at UW-Stout where he teaches chemistry and materials science courses for engineering and applied science majors. He serves on the advisory boards for the Manufacturing Engineering and Plastics Engineering programs. Dr. Ray’s research interests and experience include polymer, colloid, and surface chemistry, emulsion and suspension polymerization, adhesion, encapsulation, particle fluorescence, fluorescent glass and ceramics, polymer pigmentation, custom colored resins for 3-D printing and injection molding, frac sand morphology and surface modification, and method development for small scale hydroelectric power generation. He has mentored 27 undergraduate students in his research group over the past 13 years including 3 McNair scholars (Link) and 2 recipients of the Outstanding Student Researcher Award. He has consulted for local industrial partners through the Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center on projects including proprietary polymeric frac sand coatings and viscosity modifier food additives. He has been involved in a number of science outreach programs for middle and high school students such as Science Olympiad state and national competitions and the Wisconsin Science Festival. He also regularly leads chemistry activities for STEM summer camps held at UW-Stout. Dr. Ray currently resides in Menomonie, WI with his wife and two sons.
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