Dr Pradeep Koyadan is the President, R&D at Rextone Industries Ltd, India, where he manages the development of next generation of inkjet inks, coatings, pigments, dyes and pigment modification. Prior to the present role he was with Dow Chemicals-Mumbai, Hewlett Packard-San Diego and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA. He earned his PhD from UT-Knoxville, TN, USA and Masters from IIT, New Delhi, India.