James Dickerson, PhD, MBA is Director of the ASCET Center of Excellence at ASTM International. He is an experienced problem solver who adds value to organizations by synthesizing information quickly, increasing team performance, improving one’s bottom line, and communicating results, directives, and solutions to a broad range of stakeholders, collaborators, and media channels. He has done everything from brokering deals with Fortune 500 companies to teaching high school and being featured in two television series. James is passionate about consumer products (electronics, durable goods, CGP, and baby products), higher education, nanoscience & nanotechnology, food safety, materials, and topics in science & society.