Paul Dauenhauer

Lanny & Charlotte Schmidt Professor
Paul J. Dauenhauer
"Paul Dauenhauer"
Born1980 (age 4445)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Minnesota
Known forCatalytic resonance theory
Cellulose Chemistry
Renewable Chemicals
Programmable Catalysts
AwardsMacArthur Fellow (2020)
Rutherford Aris Award (2016)
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Engineer, Catalysis
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
University of Massachusetts
Doctoral advisorLanny Schmidt
External videos
“An Ocean of Sustainable Carbon: A Future of Novel Materials from Biomass” “Beyond the Classroom: Process Chemistry”

Paul Dauenhauer (born 1980), a chemical engineer and MacArthur Fellow, is the Lanny & Charlotte Schmidt Professor at the University of Minnesota (UMN). He is recognized for his research in catalysis science and engineering, especially, his contributions to the understanding of the catalytic breakdown of cellulose to renewable chemicals, the invention of oleo-furan surfactants, and the development of catalytic resonance theory and programmable catalysts.