On February 11, 2025, Dr. Raj Krishnaswamy visited the BDDC to give a seminar on "The Implications of Orientation in Blown Films Based on Blends of Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)." Dr. Raj Krishnaswamy is the vice president of Polymers R&D and new business development at CJ Biomaterials. He has over 20 years of experience in the polymer industry, specializing in biopolymers and high temperature engineering polymers.