Dean Webster

Dr. Dean Webster joined the Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department at NDSU in the fall of 2001. Prior to coming to NDSU, Dr. Webster worked in industry for over 17 years. Beginning in 1984 he worked for the Sherwin-Williams Company where he was involved in resin development for industrial coatings as well as long-range research in new resins and crosslinking chemistry. While in Chicago, he helped develop the Coatings Technology program at DePaul University and taught a course in coatings resin technology. In 1993, he moved to Eastman Chemical Company where he led project teams in the areas of applications development for new monomers, new chemistry for coatings systems, and polymer development for coatings. He has a BS in Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Engineering Science, both from Virginia Tech. He is a fellow of the American Chemical Society and a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

• Functional coating systems for reduced adhesion of marine fouling and ice
• High performance polymer systems for coatings, composites, and adhesives
• Combinatorial and high throughput experimentation
• Non-isocyanate curing chemistries
• Biobased resins and polymers

CPM 474/674 Applied Polymer Science

CPM 773 Organic Chemistry of Coatings

CPM 485/685 Coatings' Materials Science

• Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, 2024.

• NDSU College of Science and Mathematics Excellence in Research Award, 2021.

• James A. Meier Senior Professor, NDSU College of Science and Mathematics, 2019-2022.

• Fellow, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, American Chemical Society, 2019.

• Fellow, American Chemical Society, 2016.

• Fred Waldron Research Award, NDSU Alumni Foundation, 2015.

• Mattiello Memorial Lecture Award, American Coatings Association, 2013.

• Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings, PMSE Division American Chemical Society, 2011.