Leigh Ann Hoey, the daughter of Scientific Instruments founder John P. Hoey, has been the Chief Executive Officer since 2009. Leigh Ann was the Vice President of Finance of Scientific Instruments for 25 years prior to her current tenure as CEO. Leigh Ann holds a BS in Business Administration from Appalachian State University.

“I am very proud of our family owned and operated company serving various global partners and markets with our expertise in cryogenic measurement for over 50 years.”

Accomplished business development professional responsible for the marketing and sales of SI cryogenic temperature sensors, temperature indicator and controllers, aerospace temperature probes and commercial aircraft temperature probe assemblies. Austin is a U.S. Army combat veteran and graduate of Florida State University. He serves as a board member for the Cryogenic Engineering Conference and the Florida State University Student Veterans Alliance Council.

Dr. Karki earned his Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from Louisiana State University and brings SI over 20 years of experience in Cryogenics and Magnetic Material research. His expertise and interests are in exploration of new materials and techniques which makes a significant impact in the advancement of the modern technology. His focus areas include project design and execution, cryogenics and cryogenic materials compatibility evaluation, prototyping, test systems integration, data acquisition environments, data analysis, instrumentation, and technical support. He has published the results of his scientific works in many peer-reviewed journals.