Wayne Conrad, Chief Scientist, Omachron Science Inc.

Wayne Conrad, Chief Scientist, is responsible for Scientific and Technical Management of Omachron Family of Companies and has founded the Planet Earth Initiative.

His fascination with technology was first sparked in 1974 when, at age 11, he helped his father restore a 1929 glider, in which he subsequently logged many hours of flight. That same year, he began to design and build a solar-powered car, with advanced features such as energy-recovery braking and solar tracking, which won him an Environmental Design Award at the Canada Wide Science Fair (among many other prizes).

At the age of 12 he became a protégé of Prof. A.D. Moore of the University of Michigan Electrical Engineering Department, one of the world’s leading authorities in electrostatics, electromagnetics, and spheromagnetics. Wayne founded his R&D company in 1979 and has consulted for various companies, including Teledyne Inc, Tyco International Ltd, General Electric Company, and various government agencies. Wayne currently holds or has pending over 300 patents in such diverse areas as air and water purification, ozone generation, heat transfer, cyclonic particle separation, electrostatic precipitation, vortex mixers, venturi, clean metal spray technology, super alloy manufacturing, electronic control systems, electrohydrodynamic and magenetohydrodynamic systems, pulse power systems, alternative energy technologies, and advanced turbine engine designs.