Dr. Clayton’s research is focused in three key areas: a) Synthesis of novel and high performance leuco dyes, b) highly stable microencapsulated systems designed for harsh environments and c) pilot to full production scale-up. His team operates a kilo and pilot applications lab, and a full production facility. Dr. Clayton’s work may be more broadly known for the temperature sensitive blue mountains on the Coors Light can that stops unsuspecting consumers from buying warm beer. The blue mountains were recently referenced in the popular country song, “Pontoon.” In addition to fighting thirst, he develops technologies that are focused on helping children learn, keeping people safe and identifying counterfeit products.