Erik Antonio

Erik Antonio, PhD, is a Polymer Scientist at Omya since September 2022, with prior experience as a Research and Teaching Assistant at Clemson University from August 2017 to September 2022 and as a Research Assistant at Mississippi State University from August 2014 to July 2017. Erik Antonio possesses robust expertise in analytical equipment operation, including FTIR, Spectrophotometer, and dynamic light scattering, along with experience in handling sensitive samples. Erik Antonio contributed to research on epoxy and polymer matrix systems during a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates program under Dr. Igor Luzinov at Clemson University in 2016. Erik Antonio earned a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Clemson University between 2017 and 2022 and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Mississippi State University from 2013 to 2017.