Jayshree Seth

Jayshree Seth is an Indian American chemical engineer and author. She is a Corporate Scientist and the Chief Science Advocate at 3M. Seth was awarded the highest Achievement Award by Society of Women Engineers (SWE) in 2020. In 2021 Seth was named the first winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the new 'Female Thought Leaders of the Year' – Business Products category. In 2021 Seth was also featured in the 3M docuseries "Not the Science Type" that premiered during Tribecca Film Festival . Seth is the fourth woman and first female engineer to reach the level of corporate scientist in 3M, the highest technical position of the company, and in 2018, Seth became the first person to be appointed as Chief Science Advocate of the company. In 2019, she became the fourth woman and first female engineer to be inducted into the 3M Carlton Society. She also holds 72 patents for industrial technology and consumer product innovations.
== Early life and education ==
Seth was born in Sirohi District in the state of Rajasthan in India. Her father was a professor in civil engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (later he retired as director at the National Institute of Hydrology). Seth attended the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli|National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, to pursue a bachelor's in chemical engineering. She obtained her bachelor's degree in 1989. For graduate studies, Seth attended Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. She completed her master's degree in 1991. For her doctoral studies, she studied diamond-like carbon films. She co-authored a dozen publications during her doctoral studies and was offered an internship at 3M. She received her doctorate of philosophy degree in Chemical Engineering in 1993.
== Career ==
Seth joined 3M as a senior development engineer in 1993 to work in the company's Disposable Products division. In 2006, she moved to the company's Industrial Adhesive and Tapes Division, where she worked on developing new adhesive and tape solutions. In 2013, she rose to become the Corporate Scientist, 3M's highest technical position. She is the first female engineer and one of only four women ever promoted to this position. She is leading the Applied Technology Development projects for Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division, one of the company's largest industrial businesses. She also holds 72 patents. In 2018, 3M appointed her as their first-ever Chief Science Advocate.
In December 2020, she released her book titled The Heart of Science: Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, published by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). All proceeds from the sales go for a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM administered by SWE.
== Awards ==
In 2018, Jayshree received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from her alma mater, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
In 2019, she was inducted into the 3M Carlton Society, the fourth woman and first female engineer in 3M to be so honored.
In 2019 she won the Women & Technologies Le Tecnovisionarie® award for sustainability.
In 2020 she won the Women of Distinction Award from Girl Scouts River Valleys. This award recognizes purpose driven women leaders in business, government, and philanthropy.
In 2021 she became the first Gold Stevie Award winner in the new Female Thought Leaders of the Year category in the 18th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
In September 2020, she was honored by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) with their Achievement Award, the organization's highest award given annually to an individual who has made notable and progressive technical contributions.
Category:Clarkson University alumni 
Category:National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli alumni 
Category:Indian American 
Category:Indian chemical engineers