Weidan Ding is a skilled Product R&D Engineer at Dart Container, with extensive experience in materials and manufacturing research, focusing on the relationship between material properties and performance behavior. Weidan's prior role as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Toronto involved significant contributions to the development of biocomposite foams and the study of their properties, with collaborations leading to several successful projects and published papers. Previous positions at Ciba and Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue included customer representation and research assistance, respectively, where Weidan enhanced product quality and improved materials for various applications. Weidan holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Engineering in Material Science from Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue.