Keynote Speaker

2024 Keynote Speaker

Danielle J. Mai, Stanford University

Danielle J. Mai is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. She earned her B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where she was a member of the Michigan Marching Band. She completed her M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois. Dr. Mai conducted postdoctoral research at MIT as an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow. The Mai Lab engineers biopolymers, which are the building blocks of life. Specifically, the group integrates precise biopolymer engineering with multi-scale experimental characterization to advance materials for sustainability and health, as well as to enhance fundamental understanding of soft matter physics. Dr. Mai’s work has been recognized through the AIChE 35 Under 35 Award (2020), APS DPOLY/UKPPG Lecture Exchange (2021), Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award (2022), ACS PMSE Arthur K. Doolittle Award (2023), and MIT Technology Review List of 35 Innovators Under 35 (2023).