Dr. Fanwen Zeng
Principal Scientist, Dow, Inc.
Dr. Fanwen Zeng is currently a Principal Research Scientist in Dow, Inc. He joined Dow/Rohm and Haas in 1999 as a R&D scientist. Since then, he has led to develop and commercialize a variety of products to serve markets including Personal care, Plastics Additive, Coating, and Biocide. These products range from acrylic impact modifiers, rheology modifiers, hair styling polymers, hollow sphere polymers, opacifiers, water-proofing polymers, cosmetic active, to anti-microbial technology. He has been very involved in various organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS), and Controlled Release Society. He served as a board member and president of CACS-tristate chapter. He also served the president of CACS-headquarter in 2020. He received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. He also held a post-doctoral position at the University of California Berkeley, CA.