Nadine Lippa

Nadine Lippa is a dedicated professional with a strong passion for defining and developing enabling technologies for various sports.

With a background in athletic footwear and hard goods across football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer, Nadine has a deep understanding and appreciation for both participation in sports and innovation in product development.

She holds a PhD in sports engineering focusing on polymer science and kinesiology, with a research emphasis on running biomechanics and shoe polymeric materials to enhance material performance, quantify service life, and reduce running-related overuse injuries.

Nadine's expertise extends to a variety of materials including injection molded plastics, optical materials, ballistic grade materials, eyewear, running kinematics and kinetics, cellular materials, and more.

In addition to her technical skills, Nadine has managerial experience, having led teams and gaining insights into staff productivity and project management.

Her career has included roles such as Sr. Materials Engineer at Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Senior Engineer and PhD Materials Scientist at Gentex Corporation, and a Postgraduate Placement Engineer at adidas.

Nadine's educational background includes a PhD in Sports & High Performance Materials from the University of Southern Mississippi, a BS in Materials Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

She has also been involved in various organizations and projects such as being a Visiting PhD Student Research Fellow at Deakin University, a Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher at The Yoga Room, a Supervisor at McMaster-Carr, and a Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University.