James C. Stevens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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organometallic chemist
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1953
Place of Birth: Miami Springs, Florida, United States
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About James C. Stevens
- James C.
- Stevens (born July 27, 1953), a chemist, was the first Distinguished Fellow, at the Dow Chemical Company, retiring in January 2015.
- His area of expertise is organometallic chemistry and his primary field of research is in the area of polyolefin catalysis, particularly in the area of polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene/styrene copolymers, and the combinatorial discovery of organometallic single-site catalysts.
- Stevens major contributions have come in the discovery and commercial implementation of single-site polyolefin catalysts.
- He invented and led the commercialization of constrained geometry catalyst for the polymerization of olefins.
- These have been commercialized by Dow as a number of polymers, elastomers and plostomers. Stevens led efforts in the development of photovoltaic materials based on earth abundant elements prior to his retirement.
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