Stanford Chemistry Graduate Student receives Best Poster Award at Spring 2025 ACS Conference

Congratulations to Stanford Chemistry Graduate Student Jason Kronenfeld on receiving the Best Poster Award in Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering at the Spring 2025 ACS conference. Presented twice a year, this prestigious award recognizes outstanding research presentations in the field of polymer science and engineering.

Kronenfeld, a Ph.D. candidate and 4th-year student, has made significant contributions to the DeSimone Research Group, particularly in advancing high-resolution 3D printing technologies. Under the mentorship of Professor Joseph DeSimone, Jason focuses on printer development to enable applications of high-resolution continuous liquid interface production (CLIP), supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

In March 2024, Jason led a groundbreaking study published in Nature, titled "Roll-to-roll, high-resolution 3D printing of shape-specific particles." This research introduced a scalable technique known as roll-to-roll continuous liquid interface production (r2rCLIP), enabling the fabrication of complex microscale particles with unprecedented speed and precision—up to one million particles per day. The study addresses previous limitations in particle fabrication, offering potential applications across bioengineering, drug delivery, and microfluidics. 

Outside of the lab, Jason is involved in research ethics and public communication initiatives, as well as a student-led waltz performance group.