Joseph DeSimone

Who is Joseph DeSimone?

Joseph M. DeSimone is an American chemical engineer, and the 2008 recipient of the $500,000 Lemelson–MIT Prize.

He is 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 and of Chemistry at UNC. DeSimone is also an adjunct member at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

DeSimone has published over 300 scientific articles and has over 140 issued patents in his name with over 80 patents pending.

DeSimone is a member of the both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. DeSimone has received over 50 major awards and recognitions. In addition to the Lemelson–MIT Prize, his honors include the 2014 IRI Medal, the 2014 American Chemical Society Kathryn C.