Joseph DeSimone

Joseph DeSimone
DeSimone in 2008
Born (1964-05-16) May 16, 1964 (age 60)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUrsinus College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
AwardsHeinz Award in Technology, Economy & Employment (2017)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2013)
Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine (2015)
Lemelson–MIT Prize (2008)
AAAS Mentor Award (2010)
IRI Medal (2014)
Dickson Prize in Science (2014)
Harvey Prize (2020)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University
ThesisSynthesis of well-defined single and multiphase polymers using various living polymerization methods (1990)
Doctoral advisorJames E. McGrath[citation needed]
Doctoral studentsValerie Sheares Ashby
Other notable studentsAndrew Ian Cooper (postdoc)[1]

Joseph M. DeSimone (born May 16, 1964) is an American chemist, inventor, and entrepreneur who has co-founded companies based on his research, including the American 3D printing technology company, Carbon,[2] of which he was CEO from 2014 until November 2019.[3]

Currently, DeSimone is the Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine[4][5] in the department of radiology at Stanford University, where he is also professor of chemical engineering.[6] He joined the faculty at Stanford in 2020.[7] In 2020, he was also elected to the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society.[8] DeSimone previously held a joint appointment as the Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.[9]

DeSimone has published over 350 scientific articles and has over 200 issued patents in his name with over 200 patents pending. He was awarded the 2020 Harvey Prize for "significant contributions to materials science, chemistry, polymer science nano medicine, and 3D printing".[10] DeSimone has been elected to all three branches of the U.S. National Academies: National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Medicine.[11]

  1. ^ DeSimone, J. M.; Cooper, A. I.; Londono, J. D.; Wignall, G.; McClain, J. B.; Samulski, E. T.; Lin, J. S.; Dobrynin, A.; Rubinstein, M.; Burke, A. L. C.; Fréchet, J. M. J. (1997). "Extraction of a hydrophilic compound from water into liquid CO₂ using dendritic surfactants". Nature. 389 (6649): 368–371. Bibcode:1997Natur.389..368C. doi:10.1038/38706. S2CID 4366102.
  2. ^ Joseph DeSimone at TED Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Kolodny, Lora (November 21, 2019). "Ellen Kullman takes the reins as CEO of Carbon, a 3D printing start-up worth over $2.5 billion". CNBC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ University, Stanford (October 9, 2020). "Report of the president: Appointments and promotions". Stanford News. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stanford names first recipient of professorship dedicated to late radiologist Sanjiv 'Sam' Gambhir". www.healthimaging.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ^ University, Stanford (October 9, 2020). "Report of the president: Appointments and promotions". Stanford News. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Carbon co-founder Dr. Joseph DeSimone joins Stanford University faculty » 3D Printing Media Network - The Pulse of the AM Industry". 3D Printing Media Network - The Pulse of the AM Industry. September 2, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "National Geographic Society Names Three New Trustees: Ellen Stofan, Joseph M. DeSimone and Rajiv Shah". National Geographic Society Newsroom. August 11, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "DeSimone Elected into National Academy of Sciences". NC State News. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Technion Harvey Prize: Honoring Pioneers in Chemical Engineering and Medical Sciences". Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  11. ^ bwbieltz (November 16, 2018). "225 years of Tar Heels: Joseph DeSimone | UNC-Chapel Hill". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

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