Jayshree Seth, Ph.D., is a Corporate Scientist at 3M Company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, where she has worked for over 28 years. She holds 72 patents on a variety of innovations, with several others pending. She currently leads applied technology development for sustainable industrial products in 3M’s Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division. She is also 3M’s first-ever Chief Science Advocate and is charged with communicating the importance of science in everyday life, breaking down barriers, and building excitement around STEM careers. She is very passionate about teaching, coaching, and mentoring. A globally sought-after speaker on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership, and science advocacy, Dr. Seth has been interviewed in national and international media, and she has been featured in 3M brand campaigns and commercials.
Dr. Seth joined 3M in 1993 after earning an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University in New York. A Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from her alma mater, REC Trichy India, now NIIT Trichy, she earned a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Seth is the fourth woman and first woman engineer to attain the highest technical designation of Corporate Scientist at 3M, as well as induction into the 3M Carlton Society, which honors the very best among the scientific community. She is also a certified Design for Six Sigma Black Belt.
At 3M, she has served on the CEO Inclusion Council, chaired the Asian and Asian American Employee Network (A3CTION), and serves on its Advisory Board, as well as serving on the steering team for 3M Women’s Leadership Forum Technical (WLF-T) chapter. She also serves on the Board of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Engineering Advisory Council for Clarkson University, AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPP), and the Advisory Group of Aspen Institute Our Future Is Science (OFIS) program. She has received numerous 3M excellence awards and a record-setting number of intrapreneurial grants to drive innovation. She was conferred the 2020 Achievement Award from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the 2019 International Women & Technologies’ Le Tecnovisionarie® award for sustainability, and the 2020 Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts River Valley, and was also among engineers selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 14th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. Jayshree was also the first-ever winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the new “Female Thought Leaders of the Year” category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2021. Jayshree was featured in a docuseries titled Not the Science Type that premiered during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and was featured in Brand Storytelling 2022 a sanctioned event at Sundance Film Festival. She is the author of The Heart of Science:Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints.
Dr. Seth grew up in India in a university town in the foothills of the Himalayas and at the banks of the River Ganges canal. She has over 15 journal publications based on her graduate work, co-authoring several with her husband, who also works at 3M. They enjoy extending science, creativity, and innovation into their kitchen. They have two adult children. Dr. Seth enjoys experiencing other cultures and she is also an avid reader, writer, and poet.
Dr. Seth is active on social media. You can follow her on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
Twitter: @jseth2, Insta: sethjayshree
