Joe Royer, Phd

Director of Innovation & Technology, Critica Infrastructure

Joe Royer is currently the Director of Innovation and Technology for Critica Infrastructure, Henkel Corporation, for which GeoTree Solutions and Fyfe are key brands. Joe has been with GeoTree Solutions since it was originally purchased in 2012 and is now owned by Henkel Corporation. Joe began his career as a Research Engineer at Milliken Research in 2002 following a post-doctoral fellowship at North Carolina State University. Joe holds degrees a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame (’95) and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University (’00).

Joe has 25 years of experience in Engineering, Research and Product development, the last 15 focused on Civil Infrastructure repair. He has written numerous papers and presented design details for structural pipe rehabilitation systems using geopolymer mortars. In addition, he has supervised installations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.