R&D World is a renowned brand with a print magazine component, website, awards program, podcast, eNewsletters, and more. We deliver interesting and informative content to engineers, scientists, laboratory professionals, R&D managers, and others involved in the world of research. Our content includes news, trends, products, and original research — all geared toward corporate, governmental, and university R&D labs around the globe. All articles are written, edited, and fact-checked by our team of experienced journalists. Occasionally, we may use AI and programmatic tools to gather information, identify trends, and parse R&D-related data, but the final content is always the product of human-based critical analysis.
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Meet our Team
Paul J. Heney, Editorial Director
Paul J. Heney, the VP, Editorial Director for R&D World, has a BS in Engineering Science & Mechanics and minors in Technical Communications and Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He has written about research, aerospace, robotics, medical, fluid power, green engineering, and general manufacturing topics for more than 25 years. Heney has won numerous regional and national awards for his writing and content creation from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
Brian Buntz
Brian Buntz as Editor-in-Chief of R&D World. Buntz, previously Managing Editor of Pharmaceutical Processing World and still the editor of Drug Discovery and Development, which brings innovative approaches to content creation and AI tool use. Buntz is pursuing continuing education in AI, machine learning, and data analysis at prestigious institutions. Before working at WTWH Media, he worked at Penton and UBM focused on connected devices, cybersecurity and medical devices.
Julia Rock-Torcivia
Associate Editor
Julia graduated from Lehigh University in 2025 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and minors in Mass Communications and Biology. She worked as a news reporter on Lehigh’s newspaper, The Brown and White. During the summer of 2024, Julia received a fellowship to study abroad at the University of Galway and worked as a research assistant for STEMMA, a project using AI to investigate routes of early modern poetry. Also while at Lehigh, Julia worked on the staff of the literary magazine and served as Vice President of the Fencing Club.
Rachael Pasini has a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering and a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from The Ohio State University. She has over 15 years of experience as a technical writer and taught college math and physics. As a Senior Editor of R&D World, she covers innovative technology and breakthrough engineering and scientific advancements.
Aimee Kalnoskas, Senior Editor
Aimee Kalnoskas serves as senior editor for EE World and WTWH online communities, EDABoard.com and Electro-Tech-Online.com and most recently, EngineersGarage.com. Aimee began her career in electronics and technical publishing in 1984. She has served as a speaker and panelist at numerous industry events and as a moderator for many webcasts serving the electronics industry. Aimee’s interest in electronics began early in life thanks to her father, an electronics engineer who felt that oscilloscopes also made highly effective nightlights for his seven children.
Mary Ann Cooke
Vice President, Life Sciences
Mary Ann Cooke has more than 25 years of life science sales, marketing and education experience. Prior to joining Medical Design & Outsourcing, she worked for U.S. Surgical, and Abbott Diagnostics in multiple positions. During her tenure at U.S. Surgical she worked in a variety of positions including Senior Director of Centers of Excellence where she managed 40 major medical centers that received funding from U.S. Surgical for surgeon and resident training, product development, journal publications, education grants, and development of new technology. Ms. Cooke holds a Bachelor of Science from Ball State University.
Brian Toole
Regional Sales Manager
Brian Toole has 30 years of experience in business-to-business marketing. Prior to joining WTWH Media, he worked at Cahners, Reed, UBM and Informa. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware. Before leaving this world, he would truly like to see the Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup one more time (1974 was the last one).
Amy Vodraska
Sales Director
Amy Vodraska is an accomplished Sales Director and Publisher with extensive experience driving business development and client success in B2B media. She specializes in creating integrated marketing strategies, including digital, content, and events, especially for the life science and healthcare markets.
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