Willard Cutler

Dr. Willard A. Cutler is currently division vice president and commercial technology director, responsible for the technology for Corning’s $1.7B ceramics-based business, Corning Environmental Technology, which provides ceramics-based substrates and filters to the transportation industry. In addition, he leads the Environmental Futures business team responsible for new business development and business creation for opportunities in clean air (carbon capture, cabin air, etc.) and clean energy (solid state batteries, green hydrogen, etc.).

Cutler has worked for Corning for 34 years in various research, product development, commercial, and leadership roles in Europe and the U.S. He has successfully delivered many new products to the market.
Cutler has been involved directly with ceramics all his professional life, primarily applying ceramics as solutions to real world problems. He understands many ceramic materials and ceramic-based product designs and has particular expertise in highly-porous ceramic materials and low-expansion ceramic materials.

Cutler holds a Ph.D. in materials from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a bachelor’s degree in materials science & engineering from the University of Utah. He has been awarded 22 patents and has published several scientific papers.