Dr. John Maher is the vice president for
research at Marshall University, the executive director of
the Marshall University Research Corporation and the
director of the university's Technology Transfer Office.
From 2003-07, he was the executive director of the Chemical
Alliance Zone, a statewide collaborative devoted to economic
development in the chemical and allied sectors.
Previously, he worked for 21 years at the
Union Carbide Corporation, serving in a broad range of
technical and managerial assignments in areas as diverse as
catalysis research, plant technology support, intellectual
property management, capital project execution and new
business development.
Dr. Maher received an A.B. from Cornell
University and a Ph.D. in organic/organometallic chemistry
from Harvard University.
