Cindy Lau

An experienced materials researcher with a demonstrated history of driving innovation within the apparel and footwear industries, scientist Cindy Lau brings skills in materials science, thin films, colloids, scanning electron microscopy, and polymers. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills helped Cindy earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from Princeton University. She’s known for her ability to turn cutting-edge ideas from academia into successful commercial products.

As a Senior Materials Researcher for Global Innovation at VF Corporation, Cindy explored and evaluated innovative materials and processes for future apparel products and manufacturing. She established methodology to test materials and collaborated with design, product development, sustainability and supply chain teams to execute projects from concept to commercialization. At LifeLabs, inspired to develop materials and life-changing technologies, Cindy led a small team to execute a pilot program, from research and design to manufacturing and product presentation. Basing product development on firsthand data, she has filed multiple patents and commercialized corresponding products.

Cindy has worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge, where she developed advanced materials for thermo chemical oxygen storage and production. As a Ph.D. Candidate at Princeton, she studied the formation of submicrometer features in polymer thin film through electrohydrodynamic patterning. As a research intern at the Singapore’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, she developed a low-cost and rapid technique to enhance ordering in gold nanoparticles self-assembly.