Senior Associate

Dr. Boyce is the former R&D Manager – External Technology at The Dow Chemical Company, where he served in this role for over seven years. In this capacity, he worked with the Manufacturing USA program and provided high-level management and operations support for DOE’s Institute for Advanced Composites and Innovation Institute. Previously, Dr. Boyce led External Partnerships as Program Director for Rohm and Hass.

Scott is an experienced technical program manager with a focus in government business development, government contract management, compliance and proposal writing. He has distinctive competencies in R&D partnership development and was instrumental in supporting the Dow partnership with the DOE.

Scott serves KB Science as a strategy advisor and provides support and direct assistance with full capture development, strategy, partnership and membership development, ecosystems, color teaming, and compliance. He has worked with KB Science on nearly all 11 DOE and DOD Manufacturing Institutes and multiple DOE Hubs and engineering research centers.

Scott earned his Ph.D. from Dartmouth College in Chemistry, his MBA from Temple University, and his B.S. from Bowdoin College in Chemistry and Environmental Studies. He is an avid athlete, former marathoner, and active gardener. He summited Mount Washington in June 2021 with the KB Science team.

Senior Proposal Strategist

Dr. Burrows brings over 25 years of both executive government and industry leadership to KB Science, after having served as Senior Vice President for R&D at the Institute of New Energy developing and commercializing clean energy and environmental technologies. During his tenure, between 2012 – 2017, the Institute started 6 new companies each with an average Series-A investment.

Prior to this position, Paul was a National Laboratory Fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory where he led scientific research programs across materials and manufacturing sectors including light-emitting diodes and photovoltaic programs.

Paul serves KB Science as the firm’s lead pre-submission reviewer, with a focus on ‘scientific storytelling’ and making the first 1-5 pages of a grant the true excitement. He is author of the KB Science ‘5-Step Magic Proposal Process’ that we believe will make or break any winning submission. Paul has worked with over 50 KB Science teams at various universities and national labs to build more competitive submissions.

Paul obtained a Ph.D. in Physics from Queen Mary College, University of London, in 1989, where he worked on the design and fabrication of molecular electronic devices. He has over 110 publications in refereed journals and is a co-inventor of 121 issued U.S. Patents in the field of organic semiconductors, thin film technology and solid-state lighting. Paul is an avid traveler, wishing to spend as much time in his beloved home away from home in Greece.

Science Operations

Antonia has over 20 years’ experience in advanced water and wastewater treatment using a broad range of electrically- and pressure-driven membrane technologies. Antonia worked in a variety of director-level roles at Ionics, Inc. and Koch Membrane Systems managing Process Engineers and Product Managers. Antonia has worked on some of the world’s largest applications of membranes for drinking water production and water reuse and has authored over forty technical papers and publications.

As an independent consultant, Antonia has served as a technical expert on projects related to water and wastewater treatment and filtration in technical and marketing roles, as well as acting as an expert witness. Antonia volunteers with several education-related organizations including: Perkins School for the Blind; Axium Education, who works to improve outcomes for rural learners in South Africa; as an alumna of Cambridge University; and as a parent volunteer in her sons’ schools.

Antonia joined KB Science in 2023 to support operations. She has worked with clients on several large project proposals to DOE, especially focusing on Community Benefits Plans.

Antonia has a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice from MIT and a Master of Arts in Engineering Science from Cambridge University, UK. She plays tennis regularly and is a Board Member for her local league. In addition, Antonia enjoys hiking and skiing with her family.

Proposal Development and Capture Advisor

Dr. Emanuel has 20 years of experience fostering multistakeholder partnerships and cultivating innovation for research enterprises. She helps teams achieve their goals and enhance their impact through understanding stakeholder motivation, creating strategic roadmaps, utilizing clear communications, and optimizing operations.

Maria’s professional experiences center around research-focused intellectual asset management and technology transfer; research collaboration and research development; and ethics in research and scholarship training. She began her career with a life sciences start-up company, followed by 18 years at the University of New Hampshire.

Maria has focused on advancing interdisciplinary research through proposal development support prioritizing partnerships, innovation, and/or commercialization; developing research partnering events; and management of an institutional seed grant for collaborative and interdisciplinary research. She co-instructed undergraduate and graduate classes on intellectual asset management and ethics in research and scholarship.

Maria joined KB Science in 2024. She earned her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Cell Biology and B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire. Maria is an early morning runner, community volunteer, and returning piano student.

Lead, Grant Writing and Contracts

Jan Abramson is an experienced research development and research administration professional with a proven track record of supporting principal investigators, faculty researchers, university colleges and programs and nonprofit organizations. She has over 25 years of experience in grant writing, editing, mentoring/mentor training and organizational growth and leadership.

Jan has extensive experience with National Institute of Health proposals and awards, working with all levels of faculty, as well as postdocs, graduates, and undergraduate students.

She received a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Central Missouri and has completed numerous post-graduate certifications. Jan is a charter fellow of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP) and recipient of NORDP’s inaugural Mentoring Award. She is also a certified Therapy Dog handler, and frequently visits hospitals, schools, libraries and airports with her dog, Izzie.

Graphics Designer and Graphics Lead

Ms. Bass has over 20 years’ experience as a graphics specialist designing high-quality scientific figures, tables, schematics, and maps for proposals, whitepapers, and presentations as well as the technical editing of detailed documents. Shirley leads all KB Science graphics packages.

Shirley has worked as a technical support and scientific designer for various national laboratories, industry, and academia throughout the United States. Her work includes collaboration with AIChE and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to develop brand and graphics for the DOE RAPID Institute proposal which resulted in $70 million in federal funding as well as developing the strategic plan documents for the University of South Carolina’s national laboratory and DOE energy businesses—resulting in a $16 million state investment in USC. Other notable projects include working on presentations/proposals for Academia-Industry Research, Advanced Manufacturing, AI Research, Clean Energy, Infrastructure Support, Multimodal Systems/Freight Logistics, Robotics and Drones, Nuclear Waste/Transport, National Security, National Grid and Smart City Technology.

Shirley graduated from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y. with a Bachelor of Science in graphic design. Her work throughout her career has included designing templates, annual reports, PowerPoint presentations, scientific posters, banners, and science-based websites.

Lead Editor

For over two decades, Dr. Desonie has been a science writer and editor (The Science Writer, LLC), specializing in, but not limited to, earth, environmental science, and sustainability, editing proposals, books and manuscripts in many fields. Before joining the KB Science team, Dr. Desonie taught college-level geology, oceanography, and technical writing for geologists at Arizona State University (ASU) and was a grant writer for the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability.

Dana has been supporting KB Science editorial work for over 4 years and serves as our large-project compliance and “one-voice” lead editor. She has helped our clients win multiple DOE and NSF large center, early career, and core program grants.

Dana earned a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Oregon State University-Corvallis, a M.S. in Geology from the University of Oregon-Eugene and has taken various science and environmental writing courses at Columbia University. She is an extreme hiker, traveler and has just returned from exploring the Galapagos Islands.