Our Co-Founders

Susan Rempe is a co-founder of Memzyme, LLC. She holds positions as senior scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, affiliate scientist at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), and research professor in the chemical and biological engineering department at the University of New Mexico. She earned her bachelor’s degree in pre-medical sciences from Columbia University in New York City, and her Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Washington. She did her post-doctoral studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She also graduated from Energy I-Corps, an entrepreneurial training program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Her research interests focus on understanding the molecular structure and function of small molecules, including proteins, and nano-structured materials for applications in gas and water separations. She holds 6 patents, current or pending.

Ying-Bing Jiang is a co-founder and served as the first Chief Technology Officer of Memzyme, LLC. He managed the transmission electron microscope and focused ion beam laboratories at the University of New Mexico, and currently is a research scientist for Applied Materials. He received his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 2005, followed by post-doctoral research at Sandia National Laboratories. His research interests focus on nanostructured materials, ultra-thin membranes for carbon capture and energy conversions, and atomic layer deposition of thin film materials. He holds 7 patents, current or pending.