Yasmeen earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, before completing her Ph.D. in chemistry at MIT, specializing in polymers and soft matter. She is also an Activate and Department of Energy Cyclotron Road Fellow and was named to the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Manufacturing and Industry category.

Through NextSet Materials, Yasmeen is addressing one of the composites industry’s most persistent challenges: how to recover valuable fibers and other materials from durable thermoset structures that were never designed to be taken apart. The company’s technology incorporates cleavable additives into existing resin formulations, creating a controlled pathway for deconstructing the cured polymer and recovering materials for reuse—without requiring manufacturers to completely replace their established processes.

We’ll be discussing the chemistry behind this technology, its potential applications in aerospace, wind energy, automotive manufacturing and electronics, and what it could mean for the future of truly circular composite materials.

You can learn more about the company at https://nextset.net. 

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He continues his work in the growing space economy at McLaughlin Aerospace LLC. 

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Lucas works at the intersection of surface science, manufacturing, and quality control, helping companies replace subjective tests and operator guesswork with measurable data that can improve bonding, coating, cleaning, and mold-release performance.

In our conversation, Lucas will explain how technologies such as water contact-angle measurement allow manufacturers to evaluate surface conditions at the molecular level. We’ll also discuss how surface intelligence can help reduce scrap, prevent adhesion and mold-release failures, and turn surface preparation from what has traditionally been considered an art into a repeatable and controlled science. 

You can learn more about Brighton Science at https://www.brighton-science.com. 

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That realization led him to launch ThermoForged, a platform dedicated to telling the stories behind the innovations shaping the future of composites. Through technical storytelling and high-quality video, Yatine helps engineers, manufacturers, and technology leaders communicate complex ideas in ways that are engaging and compelling.

Today, his work sits at the intersection of engineering, storytelling, and public speaking, helping companies translate sophisticated technologies into messages that resonate with customers, investors, and industry leaders alike.

You can check out his work at https://www.thermoforged.com. 

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In light of these new findings, we’re revisiting one of our most insightful conversations on the topic with Martin McLaughlin, founder of McLaughlin Aerospace. Martin is a veteran aerospace engineer with more than 40 years of experience, including 22 years developing tactical aircraft and the B-2 bomber, and 17 years working on space transportation systems. Martin has extensive expertise in advanced composite structures and composite cryogenic propellant tanks, and has participated in accident investigations throughout his career.

In this episode, he explains how aerospace engineers validate high-risk composite structures, what warning signs OceanGate might have missed, and why rigorous engineering processes are essential when lives are on the line. 

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T-Link^® can be used to create lightweight, highly customizable composite structures that enhance performance through processability across a wide range of markets and potential applications.

It’s available in a range of melt viscosities, enabling a tailor-made solution in multiple forms*, including pellets, films, yarns and monofilaments, and micropellets. T-Link® yarn and monofilaments can be co-woven or sewn into textile applications to form a dry thermoplastic composite with precise control of resin content.

You can learn more about this technology and read some of their case studies at https://tlink.llproducts.com. 

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Each year, industry leaders travel to Capitol Hill to meet directly with lawmakers and policymakers, ensuring the industry’s voice is heard on issues ranging from infrastructure and defense to manufacturing regulations and workforce development.

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Before launching Uncountable with his cofounders, Will was a product design engineer at Apple Inc. He’ll share how chemical and advanced materials companies are now using their software to centralize formulation data, design smarter experiments, and uncover insights hidden within years of research and testing.

You can learn more by visiting https://www.uncountable.com. 

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Greg is a professor of chemistry and materials science at the University of Connecticut and a leading researcher in sustainable polymer technology. He is the author of a groundbreaking study exploring hemp-derived alternatives to conventional plastics, focusing on creating high-performance materials from renewable resources.

On this episode, we’ll discuss the future of sustainable polymers, hemp-derived materials, and what these innovations could mean for the composites industry. 

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Before joining Continuous Composites, Steve spent years working in advanced manufacturing and metal additive manufacturing, including leadership roles involving laser powder bed fusion technology at Velo3D. That experience gave him a firsthand look at how additive manufacturing technologies evolve from emerging concepts into production-ready tools for industry. 

You can learn more by visiting https://continuouscomposites.com. 

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Atomic-6 also just launched ODC.space, the world’s first marketplace that allows customers to spec, price, and order orbital data center capacity without building their own satellite systems.

Learn more about them at https://atomic-6.com.

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