SpaceMill Sciences Corp. names Basil E. Blank as Chief Technology Officer

Basil E. Blank has joined SpaceMill Sciences Corporation as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Blank brings to SpaceMill a dynamic background in engineering and technology, primarily in the fields of synchrotron, x-ray and neutron applications. In this new position, he will focus on leading the development of products, services and solutions to advance both quality and innovation.

Ithaca, NY (PRWEB) July 26, 2004 -- Basil E. Blank has joined SpaceMill Sciences Corporation as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Blank brings to SpaceMill a dynamic background in engineering and technology, primarily in the fields of synchrotron, x-ray and neutron applications. In this new position, he will focus on leading the development of products, services and solutions to advance both quality and innovation.

"How SpaceMill provides quality must reflect and expand with the growing expectations of the scientific, government and business communities that we service," said Thomas C. DAlleva, president and CEO of SpaceMill. "Basil brings exceptional experience and an excellent reputation in advanced engineering, product development and management that is especially critical to our organization."

As Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Blank will be responsible for managing the engineering, development and design team that make SpaceMills products and services world class. "SpaceMill Sciences is not just a scientific instrumentation firm, its a premier services organization committed to its customers and staff," said Mr. Blank. "I am eager to couple my engineering background with 21st century technology to carry SpaceMills products and services to an even greater audience and provide more value for our business partners."

Mr. Blank has over 20 years of engineering and development leadership experience. Prior to joining SpaceMill, Mr. Blank served as lead engineer and co-founder at Advanced Design Consulting, Inc., a firm that creates custom engineering designs. There, in addition to leading the technology efforts of the company, Mr. Blank was the architect of several patents and innovative designs. Mr. Blank also served at Cornell Universitys nuclear science and macro-molecular biology (MacCHESS) labs for 16 years where he became well recognized in the synchrotron community for high quality services and innovative ideas that still remain in effect.

SpaceMill Sciences Corporation is dedicated to bringing high quality products and services to scientific, government and business communities around the world. Currently delivering several innovative services as well as two major product lines for synchrotron applications, SpaceMill is about to launch its third strategic product to meet the increasing needs of growing sciences.

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