Dr. Danielle Mai

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Danielle J. Mai joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University in January 2020. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and her Master’s and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the guidance of Professor Charles M. Schroeder. Dr. Mai was an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow in Professor Bradley D. Olsen’s group at MIT, where she engineered materials with selective biomolecular transport properties and elucidated mechanisms of toughness and extensibility in entangled associative hydrogels, developing high-throughput methods for the discovery of polypeptide materials. The Mai Lab focuses on engineering biopolymers as building blocks of life, integrating precise biopolymer engineering and multi-scale experimental characterization to advance biomaterials development and enhance the fundamental understanding of soft matter physics. Her research has garnered several awards including the AIChE 35 Under 35 Award in 2020 and the MIT Technology Review List of 35 Innovators Under 35 in 2023.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, California, US

Joined the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Awards

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AIChE 35 Under 35 Award

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Arthur K. Doolittle Award

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Scialog Fellow: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, Materials

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Inspiring Early Academic Career Award

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Asian American Faculty Award

Courses

CHEMENG 110A CHEMENG 466 CHEMENG 600 MATSCI 200 MATSCI 300 CHEMENG 190H CHEMENG 190 CHEMENG 345

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.