VANCOUVER, British Columbia
and NEW YORK, April 30, 2013
/PRNewswire/ -- Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX-V: LMR; OTC: LMRMF; FSE:
DH8B, Europe: ISIN: CA54163Q1028,
WKN: A0Q9W7) (the "Company" or "Lomiko") is very pleased to welcome
Dr. Elena Polyakova and Dr.
Daniel Stolyarov to the Advisory
Board of Lomiko Metals Inc.
Dr. Elena Polyakova founded
Graphene Laboratories in 2009 as President and Chief Executive
Officer. Since founding Graphene Laboratories, the company has
grown to be the leading manufacturer and supplier of graphene
materials. Dr. Polyakova is an invited speaker at many
international forums and conferences, and her input on the graphene
industry is regularly published by journalists covering business
and technology.
Dr. Polyakova has won numerous awards for her entrepreneurship,
including Mass High Tech's Women to Watch award (2011) and the
Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Islands' Young
Entrepreneur award (2012).
She received her Masters' degree in Physics and Applied
Mathematics with honors from the Moscow Institute of Physics and
Technology, and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California. During Dr.
Polyakova's post-doctoral work at Columbia
University, her work on graphene was published in many
leading peer-reviewed journals, which she co-authored with Nobel
and Kalvi prize winners, as well as members of the National Academy
of Sciences. It was then that she realized the commercial potential
of graphene, which led to the founding of Graphene Laboratories,
Inc.
Dr. Daniel Stolyarov co-founded
Graphene Laboratories in 2009 and has since served as Chief
Technology Officer. At Graphene Laboratories, he leads efforts to
introduce new materials to the Graphene Supermarket product line.
He also overviews all production efforts and leads all
collaborative R&D projects of Graphene Labs. His work continues
to play a critical role in securing Graphene Labs place as a leader
in the manufacture and sale of 2D materials.
Dr. Stolyarov speaks at many international conferences about
advancements in 2D materials, and insight from his work at Graphene
Laboratories has been written about by several publications,
including BBC and Physics World.
Previously, he worked at Energetiq Technology Inc. as a Research
Scientist, where he helped develop the EQ-99 Laser Driven Light
Source™ which won the SPIE and Photonics Media Prism Award (2010),
and at Brookhaven National Laboratory as an Assistant
Scientist.
He received his Masters' degree in Physics and Applied
Mathematics with honors from the Moscow Institute of Physics and
Technology, and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the
University of Southern California.
During his academic career, his work on graphene was published in
many leading peer-reviewed journals, which he co-authored with
Nobel and Kalvi prize winners, as well as members of the National
Academy of Sciences.
Lomiko Metals also confirms that it has issued 200,000 stock
options at .10 to each new Advisor exercisable for up to 60 months
from the date of grant. The options are subject to a four-month
hold period commencing April 30,
2013. The options to be granted will be issued in accordance
with the company's stock option plan.
For more information, review the website at www.lomiko.com, or
contact A. Paul Gill at 604-729-5312
or by email at: info@lomiko.com.
On Behalf of the Board
"A. Paul Gill"
Chief Executive Officer
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Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Lomiko Metals Inc.