Joseph DeSimone
Joseph DeSimone | |
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DeSimone in 2008 | |
| Born | May 16, 1964 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ursinus College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Awards | Heinz Award in Technology, Economy & Employment (2017) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2013) Lemelson–MIT Prize (2008) IRI Medal (2014) Dickson Prize in Science (2014) Harvey Prize (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University |
| Thesis | Synthesis of well-defined single and multiphase polymers using various living polymerization methods (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | James E. McGrath |
| Doctoral students | Valerie Sheares Ashby |
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, of which he was CEO from 2014 until November 2019.
Currently, DeSimone is the Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine in the department of radiology at Stanford University, where he is also professor of chemical engineering. He joined the faculty at Stanford in 2020. In 2020, he was also elected to the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society. 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.