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Bruce Willner

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Chief Executive Officer at CarbonDots
📍 Lawrence, New Jersey, United States

Bruce Willner is the CEO of CarbonDots, leveraging over 20 years of executive and technical experience in the nanotechnology and semiconductor industries. An alumnus of Cornell University and the University of Colorado Boulder, he now focuses on creating sustainable, low-cost graphite production for the battery industry.

A passionate advocate for the maker movement, Bruce co-founded and produced the Philadelphia Maker Faire. He has a long-standing fondness for DIY tinkering and hands-on projects, including working with circuits, Arduino, and 3D printing.

He founded Daylight Science, a company with the mission to create and provide affordable scientific equipment for everyone.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Lawrence, New Jersey, United States
Personality Overview

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Value Driven
Example Seeker
Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Bruce cares about

Sustainable Graphite
His work as CEO of CarbonDots focuses on creating sustainable and cost-effective graphite for the battery industry, strengthening the domestic supply chain.
Nanotech Commercialization
He has a track record of founding and leading companies like Graphene Frontiers and CarbonDots, focused on bringing nanotechnology products from the lab to market.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Chief Executive Officer
CarbonDots
4-2023
Senior Engineer
Pollux Technologies
1-2022
Founder
Daylight Science
1-2020
Consultant
Activate Nano
7-2016 - 1-2020
Chief Executive Officer
Graphene Frontiers
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Media appearances

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Education
MS
University of Colorado Boulder
1992 - 1993
MEng
Cornell University
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