Joseph M. DeSimone is the Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine and Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. He is also Co-Director of the Canary Center, Founding Faculty Director of the Center for STEMM Mentorship, and the Interim Vice Chair of Strategy in the Department of Radiology at Stanford. He holds primary appointments in Radiology and Chemical Engineering with courtesy appointments in Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and the Graduate School of Business. Previously, DeSimone was a professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and of chemical engineering at North Carolina State University. He is also Co-founder, Board Member, and former CEO (2014 - 2019) of the additive manufacturing company, Carbon. DeSimone is responsible for numerous breakthroughs in his career in areas including green chemistry, medical devices, nanomedicine, and 3D printing. He has published >390 scientific articles and holds >240 patents. In 2016 DeSimone was recognized by President Obama with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. He is one of only 25 individuals elected to all three branches of the U.S. National Academies (Sciences, Medicine, Engineering). DeSimone received his B.S. in Chemistry from Ursinus College (1986) and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Virginia Tech (1990).