I had the pleasure to work with Pete Palomaki on QD related research projects and marketing studies. His exceptional expertise, excellent project management capabilities together with his hands-on mentality had decisive positive impact on these activities. In addition, his way of team play inspired other team members significantly moving projects in a positive direction. R&D and Manufacturing Director, specialty chemicals supplier Peter has the rare combination of intellectual, creative and practical intelligence coupled with a passion for a success driven outcome. Surprisingly, what defined success for our project was not Peter’s intrinsic skill set, but his ability to identify what was missing and engage his network of experts and collaborate to provide a wholistic solution.

As investors in complex, platform technologies, we sometimes find that we cannot rely solely on our own internal technical diligence capabilities to fully evaluate a company’s technology offering. On occasion, we enlist the help of expert consultants/advisors to weigh in on a technology, which can heavily influence our underwriting of the deal. I worked with Peter on one such deal that was focused on an advanced manufacturing process for phosphors and inorganic nano/micropartices. Peter’s ability to deliver insightful technical commentary on short timelines was a critical factor in making a timely investment decision. In addition, his deep knowledge of the chemistry of nanoparticle synthesis recommended him for a follow-on role as a technical consultant to the portfolio company.

Pete is a highly effective and enthusiastic co-worker that I had the pleasure to work with at QD Vision. Technically sound in his approaches to problem solving, he consistently completed projects that mattered most to the company. His interpersonal communication skills are exceptional and allow him to work well with a diverse set of peers, managers, and customers. There are few people that I’ve worked with that have had the same ability to so immediately contribute towards high-impact projects as Pete. What I enjoyed most about working with him was to observe his ability to positively influence any team member’s ambition by way of his charismatic nature. Any team will be fortunate to have Pete involved and contributing."

Pete moved the needle for us not only in quantum dot research and development, but he also made several valuable industry introductions. Pete is an accomplished scientist and researcher in nanotechnology and has excellent communication skills.

Pete knows his stuff when it comes to quantum materials. He has a sophisticated understanding of the chemistry and a good sense of the business. He was a pleasure to deal with.

In working with Dr. Palomaki I have been very impressed with his creativity and energetic intelligence. His research technique and scientific insight have made a critical difference in the quantum dot, nanotechnology problems we have worked on in the process of inventing new, low cost and high performance photonic devices and multi-material additive manufacturing processes. Peter’s independent work ethic and trustworthiness in conceiving, communicating, and executing research alongside our team has been well appreciated.

He is an outstanding scientist that is always creative and gets things done. He was a major driver of the research in our group.

Pete is a very dedicated worker with a great work ethic. His willingness to assist and share experience across projects, with sincere interest, makes him easy to work with and a desirable addition to any team.

Pete is an extremely gifted scientist with an unmatched attention to detail. He immerses himself in every aspect of his projects with a careful consideration of each of the many steps needed to ensure high impact results and publications. His technical talent is balanced by a gregarious personality and collaborative spirit that helps him work across projects very effectively. Pete will be a tremendous asset to anyone looking for a dedicated scientist to lead and manage successful research teams.

Peter is great to work with. He is highly skilled in the lab, and has a great depth of knowledge about the area of science he works within. Moreover, he'll always make time to discuss details & special considerations of ongoing experiments, or to brainstorm new ideas for future experiments, to ensure understanding and further common goals.

I would recommend him for quality, thorough chemical synthesis and spectroscopic experiments.