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Christina Lomasney
Director of Commercialization, Technology, Deployment and Outreach
Christina Lomasney
Director of Commercialization, Technology, Deployment and Outreach
Biography
As a seasoned entrepreneur, Christina Lomasney is known for leadership in technology innovation and commercialization. As Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL's) director of Commercialization she is working toward increasing U.S. economic competitiveness and national security outcomes through deployment of technology developed at PNNL.
Prior to joining PNNL, Lomasney’s efforts brought advanced materials and environmental remediation innovations to the Unites States and global markets. She is a physicist with a deep background in materials science and electrochemistry and was named one of the World’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs by Fortune in 2015.
In 2007, Lomasney founded Modumetal, Inc., a Seattle-based company that develops and commercializes a novel class of nanostructured materials that resist corrosion better than steel. While at Modumetal, Lomasney raised more than $100 million in equity and non-equity funding and created partnerships with several Fortune 500 companies. She served as the company’s president and CEO until 2020.
Due to her expertise, Lomasney serves by gubernatorial appointment on the board for the Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth Abundant Materials (JCDREAM). JCDREAM was created to support collaborative academic and industry programs, securing supply chains for critical materials in the Washington State.
Lomasney and her team are on the front lines of the innovation supply chain in the United States. To accomplish this, they identify potential industry partners and assist with transitioning the latest technology to commercial use. Amplifying this work, Lomasney leads a team involving several other national laboratories to shore up U.S. competitiveness and national security in technology development and transfer processes.