Keynote Speaker

2025 Keynote Speaker

We are currently searching for a 2025 keynote speaker.

Past Keynote Speakers

2024

Danielle J. Mai (Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University

2023

Paul J.A. Kenis (Chair of Professor in Chemical Engineering Department, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign) – Towards Electrifying Chemical Production

2022

Lilian Hsiao (Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University) – Interfacial Friction of Soft Materials

2021

Melanie Sinche (Certified Career Counselor, formerly Director of Education for The Jackson Laboratory) – Identifying Career Pathways for PhDs in Science

2019

Crystal G. Morrison (Founder & CEO of EverRise and Director at ChemQuest)

2018

James Waldecker (Alumni & Company Speaker – Ford) – Transitioning from Grad School to Company

2017

John Younger (Former Professor at the University of Michigan & Co-Founder of Akadeum Life Sciences) 

2016

Rosemarie Wesson (Alumni & NSF Director)