Contact:
Patty Kehe
Dynasil Corporation of America
Phone: (607) 272-3320, ext. 26
Email:  pkehe@DynasilCorp.com

Dynasil Announces Mr. Peter Sulick Elected Chairman of the
Board of Directors

WEST BERLIN, N.J. - September 16, 2009 - Dynasil Corporation of America
(OTCBB: DYSL.OB) announced today that Mr. Peter Sulick has been elected
the Chairman of the Dynasil Board of Directors.  Former chair,
Mr. James Saltzman, has been elected to the role of Vice Chairman.
In addition to his new duties, Mr. Sulick will continue to serve as
Chair of the Audit Committee of Dynasil's Board of Directors.

Mr. Sulick, founder of Independence Broadcasting Corporation,
PowerFone Inc., SSPCS Corp. and AmeriSite, LLC, joined the Dynasil
Board in June of 2008 and became Chair of the Board's Audit
Committee at that time.  He is an entrepreneur with extensive
background in building media and technology companies, executing
their business strategy and building operations.  He has served
as CEO, CFO and Corporate Controller engaging in an IPO,
numerous large debt and equity financings, franchising and
a $350 million leveraged buy-out. Since 1985, Mr. Sulick has
founded and led telecommunications companies subsequently
acquired by Nextel and T-Mobile.  In the early part of his
career, Mr. Sulick was a principal financial officer for
Cablevision Systems and has also held several senior-level
financial positions at the Communications Operations Group of I
TT.  He began his career in the audit department at Arthur
Andersen & Co, in New York City following graduate school.
He is a CPA, earned his MBA in finance from the University
of Massachusetts and a B.S. in Business Administration from
The Citadel. Mr. Sulick has been a significant investor in
Dynasil since 2005.

Former Dynasil Chairman now Vice Chairman, Mr. James Saltzman
stated: "Over the past five years, Dynasil has grown into a
profitable and exciting Company.  Mr. Sulick has the dynamic
skills to be Chairman through the next stage of our growth."
Dynasil CEO, Mr. Craig Dunham, added "We thank Jim who has
been Chairman since 1999 and has shepherded Dynasil through
profitable growth exceeding 70% per year for the last five
years.  We are extremely pleased to have Mr. Sulick take on
the Chairman role given his track record of creating
significant shareholder value."  Mr. Sulick stated "I am
excited to play a larger role with Dynasil as we continue
to execute our strategy.  Dynasil represents the kind of
opportunities I have participated in throughout my
career - significant and profitable growth through organic
growth, commercialization of our broad research portfolio
and acquisitions."

About Dynasil: Dynasil has achieved profitable growth from
$2 million in revenues to a running rate of $35 million
during the past five years. It derives the majority of
its revenue from contract research for government and
private industry and is a manufacturer of specialized
instruments and products for a broad range of applications
markets in the medical, industrial, and homeland
security/ defense sectors.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements
usually containing the words "believe," "expect," "work",
"plan", or similar expressions.  These statements are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act.  Future results of operations,
projections, and expectations, which may relate to this
release, involve certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements.  Factors that would cause or
contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to,
the factors detailed in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-KSB
and in the Company's other Securities and Exchange Commission
filings, continuation of existing market conditions and
demand for our products and services.