A Minnesota native, Kurth has previously held leadership roles at privately held and publicly traded companies well-known in the water sector, including: Osmonics, GE Water, NanoH2O, Nanostone Water, and Solecta. He’s been awarded 26 U.S. patents over the course of his career, leading teams from early-stage lab work through full-scale commercial launches. Kurth has also been involved in the hiring, training, and laboratory setup for new membrane research and development groups across the U.S., as well as abroad in China and Germany. He has extensive experience in IP strategy development and portfolio management, corporate strategy planning, and technology licensing.
Beckman added, “As a startup, we are constantly looking at ways we can improve, from making tweaks to our technology or operational improvements. We are confident CJ’s technical expertise will accelerate innovations and enhance customer value at Aqua Membranes.”
Kurth earned master’s and bachelor’s degrees in chemistry from the University of Minnesota.
