Jim Stevens
Dow Core R&D
DOW
United States of America
Biography
Jim Stevens, Ph.D., has spent much of his 35-year career at Dow developing innovative materials that meet seemingly impossible goals: Durable, flexible plastics that withstand extremely challenging environments, yet are cost-effective and recyclable. A solar shingle that generates more power than competing products at an affordable price. With a passion for plastics, polymers and catalysis that goes back to his doctoral years at The Ohio State University, Stevens has succeeded time and again in confronting new product needs with creativity. For proof, peruse his impressive (and growing) list of 102 U.S. patents and more than 1,100 global patents. He received many awards, some of them are 5 Dow Inventor of the Year awards, United States National Inventor of the Year, Combination Chemistry Achievement Award. He has been associated with American Chemical Society, U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
Research Interest
As Distinguished Fellow of Dow Core R&D, Stevens’ influence expands even further as he’s able to contribute to dozens of research projects underway at any given time. He is familiar with the technologies like Catalysis, Organometallic chemistry, High-throughput experimentation, Combinatorial chemistry, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene/styrene copolymers, INSITE™ Technology, DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle.
