Brett P. Masters

Prior to joining ProterixBio, Brett Masters served as VP of Engineering at Midé Technology Corporation, now a Hutchinson Company. Dr. Masters joined Midé in early 1997 and the role of VP of Engineering in 1998.

Dr. Masters’ educational background includes a Doctor of Science, a Master of Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to this, Dr. Masters attended the University of Auckland in his homeland of New Zealand.

Dr. Masters has received several awards including the NASA OAST “Commendation for Technology Excellence” for the Middeck 0-Gravity Dynamics Experiment as well as the 1994 ASME Structures and Materials Award for work presented on “Global Structure Modeling Using Force-State Component Identification”. He also won the James Mean Memorial Award (MIT) for outstanding contribution in the design of a high-flying aircraft for sampling of ozone in the Antarctic Circle as well as the Luis de Florez Award (MIT) for design ingenuity in developing, building and testing a v-shaped hydrofoil for windsurfing.