Joe Oxman PhD

Joe Oxman received his Ph.D. in Organic (photo) chemistry from Northwestern University in 1983 He has been employed by 3M for 35 years and is currently a Corporate Scientist. He has been a developer of many dental and non-dental technologies and is considered a global expert in photocurable systems, nanotechnology, structural composites, hard tissue adhesives, glass ionomer materials, orthogonal smart-materials and technical strategies to minimize material shrinkage stress.

He has 102 issued US patents, more than 100 publications/abstracts in reputable technical journals and has been an invited international lecturer and teacher for more than 300 keynotes, presentations and classes.

He has received many prestigious International and 3M Corporate Honors including: the 3M Carlton Society (2003), the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Collaborative Research Award (2007), the University of Colorado College of Engineering & Applied Science Corporate Advocate Award (2007), the IADR Peyton Skinner Award for Innovation in Dental Materials (2013), ACS Industrial Polymer Science Award (2016) and in 2017 he was inducted as an ACS Polymer Fellow.