Mr. Dennis Simpson began his career in 1981 after graduating with his B.S. in chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University. He transitioned to working in an industrial setting with exemplary speed, achieving significant milestones very early in his career and initiating an innovation track record that continues to this day. Dennis would later earn a M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University while working full time at PPG.
He has had a tremendous impact on the chemical industry and garnered numerous achievements during his 41-year career. Dennis possesses encyclopedic chemical knowledge and is able to translate that knowledge into novel and innovative technical solutions, yielding products and processes that have fundamentally changed the automotive coatings industry. Dennis approaches challenges holistically and with determination. He is a named inventor or co-inventor on 41 granted U.S. patents.
An ACS member for over 40 years, Dennis has advised dozens of scientists as they entered industry. Dennis has cultivated the talent of present and future leaders through his mentorship, thereby proving his additional value to PPG. His demeanor invites others to seek him out and request his counsel for any number of technical challenges and intellectual property strategies. Additionally, he has actively displayed his community outreach by participating in chemistry discussions and demonstrations through PPG at the Carnegie Science Center.
This biography was provided by Leigh Ann Humbert of PPG.