Primary Job Title Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization CSS Nanotech, Inc.
Location Texas, United States, North America Regions Southern US Gender Male
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Dr. Daniel Hashim is a nanotechnologist, materials scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of CSS NANOTECH, INC., a startup that generates nanotechnology IP with a licensing business model having primary focus in the Energy Sector, including thermal composites, rechargeable lithium metal batteries, water treatment solutions, and
novel industrial heating processes for O&G refineries and petrochemicals production plants. Daniel is the inventor of the patent filed technologies fully owned by CSS NANOTECH, INC. and the proprietary three-dimensional carbon nanotube (CNT) materials called “NanoSponge” technology.
In May of 2009 he received his Bachelors of Science in Materials Science Engineering with a minor in Management Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). In May of 2014 he received a Ph.D. in Materials Science & NanoEngineering from Rice University (Houston, TX) with focus on carbon-based nanomaterials synthesis, characterization, and applications. In 2010 he was a recipient of the highly sought after NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award and has published, given talks, and trained others in the concepts of three-dimensional nano structures.
Dr. Hashim has gained elaborate research experience with projects of various advanced nanomaterials through industry, government, and international collaborations with academic research institutes and universities. He has co-authored over 20 publications from respected scientific journals and has over 1600 citations to his work. He was awarded with Rice University’s 2012 Hershel M. Rich Invention Award. His efforts have been honorably recognized by the prestigious Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 list in year 2014 under the category of Science & HealthCare.
