Chad Ulven is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University and Chief Technology Officer at c2renew Inc. He has been involved in the research of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) for various commercial and defense applications for the past 20 years. He has co-authored 6 book chapters, 80 journal articles, and over 100 conference papers related to PMCs. Ulven is the co-author of 5 patent applications which have led to 4 patents awarded and 2 spin-out companies, c2renew Inc. and c2sensor Corp.