Daniel LeCloux currently serves as an Associate R&D Director at The Dow Chemical Company where he leads a large group of scientists and engineers who are inventing next generation products for a variety of applications. Prior to joining Dow in 2011, Dan was a Technical Manager and Senior Scientist for the DuPont Company and DuPont Displays, a start-up focused on the development of an advanced display technology based on organic light emitting diodes. He holds numerous patents and publications in a variety of chemical and engineering fields. Prior to joining DuPont in 1998, Dan completed his academic studies as an NIH Fellow at the California Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota.