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Kristen Matsumura

Headline: Engineer
Work status: Living The Dream
Groups: Big Bang! Business Plan Competition
Interested in: Brainstorming, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback
Schools: University of California System - Davis

FEATURED STARTUP

Micromidas, Inc.

Micromidas, Inc. Micromidas, Inc.

Micromidas converts organic waste into biodegradable plastics, simultaneously solving the problem of wastewater treatment while producing high-performance bioplastic.

  • Startup type: Company
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Prototyping

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: University of California at Davis
Position: Laboratory Researcher
Time period: August 2007 - Present

Employer: Micromidas Inc.
Position: Co-founder, COO
Time period: August 2007 - Present

EDUCATION

University: University of California System - Davis
Time period: 2002 - 2008
Degree: Civil Engineering, BSc

INFORMATION

Sports: Soccer, Table Tennis, Swimming, Biking
Memberships: Chi Epsilon, ASCE

Kristen's Contacts (4)

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  • John Bissell

    B.S. in Chemical Engineering from U.C. Davis. Technical experience includes modeling, development, and scale-up of complex small-molecule reactions (particularly high energy systems). Research consists of systems biology and metabolic modeling.

  • Casey McGrath

    BS in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis. His main research interests include environmental microbiology and bioremediation.