With an emphasis in the chemistry space, Megan Hanley, Ph.D. works with clients in prosecuting patents from drafting through to the application process. She has experience instructing and coordinating with foreign associates in close to 20 countries. Dr. Hanley also has experience assisting in research and drafting in support of validity, infringement, and patentability analysis.
Her work covers a range of technologies including:
• Food additives
• Inorganic catalysis
• Chemical feed stock processes
• Polymeric material compositions
• Pharmaceuticals
• Small molecules
Beyond her work at MBHB, Dr. Hanley conducted research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzing and solving complex problems requiring a mix of experimental data and computational modeling. She developed surface-enhanced and surface-sensitive 2D spectroscopies and applied new methods to biological surfaces to monitor structure and dynamics. Dr. Hanley conducted undergraduate research at the University of Notre Dame and University College Dublin.
- Prosecuted patents for Fortune 500 companies related to chemical feed stock processes, food additives, inorganic catalysis, and more
- Prosecuted several patent applications for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies, some of which have been asserted in litigation
- Conducted freedom to operate and patentability analyses for several Fortune 500 companies in the materials industry
- Provided technical advice to clients on infringement, validity, and freedom to operate issues
- Roger J. Carlson Award Recipient for Outstanding Spectroscopist in Analytical Chemistry
- Honorable Mention Recipient of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Clare Boothe Luce Fellowship Recipient
- Dr. Emil T. Hofman Scholarship Recipient
- Robert and Genevieve Howard Scholarship Recipient
- Idaho National Laboratory Center for Advanced Energy Studies Scholarship Recipient
Petti, M.K., Ostrander, J.S., Birdsall, E.R., Bohlmann Kunz, M., Armstrong, Z.T., Alperstein, A.M. & Zanni M.T. A proposed method to obtain surface specificity with pump-probe and 2D spectroscopies. J. Phys.Chem. A. 2020, 124(17), 3471-3483.
Ostrander, J.S., Lomont, L.P., Rich, K.L., Saraswat, V., Feingold, B.R., Petti, M.K., Birdsall, E.R., Arnold, M.S. & Zanni, M.T. Monolayer Sensitivity Enables 2D IR Spectroscopic Immuno-Biosensor for Studying Protein Structures: Application to Amyloid Polymorphs. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 14, 3836-3842.
Petti, M.K., Ostrander, J.S., Saraswat, V., Birdsall, E.R., Rich, K.L., Lomont, J.P., Arnold, M.S. & Zanni, M.T. Enhancing the signal strength of surface sensitive 2D IR spectroscopy. J. Chem. Phys. 2019, 150, 024707.
Petti, M.K., Lomont, J.P., Maj, M. & Zanni, M. T. 2D Spectroscopy is Being Used to Address Core Scientific Questions in Biology and Materials Science. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2017. 122(6), 7855-7865.
Lomont, J. P., Ostrander, J. S., Ho, J.J., Petti, M. K. & Zanni, M. T. Not All -sheets Are the Same: Amyloid Infrared Spectra, Transition Dipole Strengths, and Coupling Investigated by 2D IR Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2017, 121, 8935-8945.
