About Laureen Meroueh
Laureen Meroueh founded Hertha Metals and is its chief executive and a director. Hertha, based in Conroe, Texas, makes steel and high-purity iron from iron ore in a single step. Meroueh invented the high-temperature process that the company uses.
Before Hertha, she was chief executive of Alchemr, a hydrogen startup. At Alchemr she led the development and commercialization of anion exchange membrane water electrolysis, a way to make hydrogen from water. She also co-founded MIT's Graduate Engineering Leadership program. Meroueh holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Experience
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Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Laureen Meroueh works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Laureen Meroueh in the News
- Hertha Metals breaks ground on high-purity iron facility to supply permanent magnet industry; steel production to follow
- New $100M plant near Houston could change how iron is made
- Hertha Metals breaks ground on $100M US plant for magnet-grade iron
- This founder is making cheaper, cleaner steel
- A streamlined way to make steel could reduce America's reliance on imports