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Paul Dauenhauer
FounderFounding Partner & Chief Technical Advisor at Lakril Technologies Corporation · Co-Founder at Sironix Renewables Green Text
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
FoundedLakril Technologies CorporationSironix Renewables Green Text
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About
Paul Dauenhauer is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota, where he holds the Zsolt Rumy Innovation Chair. His research group works on reaction engineering and catalysis for producing fuels, chemicals, and materials from feedstocks such as shale, biomass, and natural gas, with specialties including kinetics and catalysis. He has co-founded Lakril, Carba, and Sironix Renewables.
Founding Partner & Chief Technical Advisor at Lakril Technologies Corporation
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Experience
- University of MinnesotaDistinguished McKnight University Professorcurrent2024 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- University of MinnesotaZsolt Rumy Innovation Chaircurrent2023 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- University of MinnesotaLanny & Charlotte Schmidt Professorcurrent2019 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota
- University of MinnesotaAssociate Professor2014 — 2019Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Center for Programmable Energy CatalysisDirectorcurrent2022 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- CarbaCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Låkril TechnologiesCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentNewark, Delaware, United States
- MacArthur FoundationMacArthur Fellowcurrent2020 — present
- Sironix RenewablesCo Foundercurrent2016 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota
- Activated Research CompanyChief Technical Advisorcurrent2015 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Chemical Engineering ScienceAssociate Editor2012 — 2016
- University of Massachusetts AmherstAssociate Professor2014Amherst, MA
- University of Massachusetts AmherstAssistant Professor2009 — 2014
- UMass AmherstArmstrong Career Development Professor2013 — 2014
- Dow ChemicalResearch Engineer2008 — 2009
- University of MinnesotaResearch Assistant2004 — 2008
- CargillCo-op Engineer2003
- CargillIntern Engineer2002
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- Who is Paul Dauenhauer?
- Paul Dauenhauer is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota, where he holds the Zsolt Rumy Innovation Chair. His research group works on reaction engineering and catalysis for producing fuels, chemicals, and materials from feedstocks such as shale, biomass, and natural gas, with specialties including kinetics and catalysis. He has co-founded Lakril, Carba, and Sironix Renewables.
- Where does Paul Dauenhauer work?
- Paul Dauenhauer is Founding Partner & Chief Technical Advisor of Lakril Technologies Corporation and Co-Founder at Sironix Renewables Green Text.
- What companies did Paul Dauenhauer found?
- Paul Dauenhauer founded Lakril Technologies Corporation, Sironix Renewables Green Text.
- Where did Paul Dauenhauer go to school?
- Paul Dauenhauer studied at University of Minnesota (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering); University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., Chemical Engineering).
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