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Gregory J. Galvin is president and CEO of Kionix Inc. (Ithaca, N.Y.), which he founded founded Kionix in 1993 to commercialize a novel micromechanical technology pioneered by researchers at Cornell . The company's optical business was acquired by California-based Calient Networks in December 2000 and University. Kionix grew to over 40 employees until 2000, when Calient Networks acquired the company for its optical switching technology, renaming it Calient Optical Components. Just prior to the acquisition, a new company was spun out to pursue inertial sensor, microfluidics, and data storage markets. This company regained the Kionix name post acquisition. Galvin served as president and CEO of the newly formed Calient Optical Components and on the boards of both Calient Networks and the new Kionix until 2002, when he returned to Kionix . Previously, he served Cornell for nine years, first as deputy director of the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility and later as director of corporate research relations, focusing on technology transfer. He has published more than 20 technical papers and holds 58 patents. Galvin is a member of the Cornell University Council and serves as a director of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Tompkins County Area Development, the Kensa Group, the El Portal de Belén Foundation, and Ithaca's Sciencenteras president and CEO and advanced the company to its 2009 acquisition by Rohm Co. Ltd. Galvin serves as chairman and CEO of Rheonix Inc., established in 2008 to commercialize a unique polymer chip microfluidic technology developed at Kionix.

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