1. Paul Dauenhauer is recognized for his research in catalysis science and engineering, especially, his contributions to the understanding of the catalytic breakdown of cellulose to renewable chemicals, the invention of oleo-furan surfactants, and the development of catalytic resonance theory and programmable catalysts.
Paul Dauenhauer was born in 1980 in Texas, US, and was raised in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, attending Lincoln High School.
Paul Dauenhauer received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2004.
Paul Dauenhauer's dissertation described the development of reactive flash volatilization and was titled "Millisecond autothermal catalytic reforming of carbohydrates for synthetic fuels by reactive flash volatilization".
Paul Dauenhauer started as an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2009 before promotion to associate professor in 2014.
Paul Dauenhauer's focus on renewable chemicals produced from glucose has targeted both drop-in replacement chemicals and new chemicals with novel characteristics.
Paul Dauenhauer further developed a new reactor technique called 'PHASR' which led to the first isothermal kinetics of cellulose conversion and product formation.
Paul Dauenhauer introduced the concept of superVolcanoes as a superposition of all possible Sabatier volcanoes for varying linear scaling parameters, before further connecting the behavior of oscillating catalytic surfaces to molecular machines and pumps.
Paul Dauenhauer has developed multiple technologies that have been patented and licensed from the University of Minnesota to his startup companies located throughout the United States.
Paul Dauenhauer create easy-to-use GC-FID and LC-FID technologies that deliver exceptional data results across a diverse range of industries.
Paul Dauenhauer has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers and 10 patents.
Paul Dauenhauer has given over 50 invited seminars and lectures including the Eastman Lecture at the U of California, Berkeley, the Notre Dame Thiele lecture in 2017, and the Purdue Mellichamp lecture in 2016.
Paul Dauenhauer has received numerous awards for his work including:.