Dr. Ran Xu, Jr. was selected as the recipient of the
2023 Young Leader Award.
Dr. Ran Xu is a focused driver of performance excellence and leader of an
internal SWAT team of engineers who are called upon to solve some of
DuPont’s most challenging problems. These problems pop up suddenly
and require immediate attention; furthermore, they come from a wide array
of specialties within DuPont’s businesses. Dr Xu’s team at Kingston,
Ontario, Canada has demonstrated a track record of success in each of
these business areas, earning a reputation for a “can do” mentality and
successful business outcomes. Further, this corporately leveraged model is
regularly benchmarked versus external options and continues to be
supported by the company, confirming Kingston’s high caliber of operations
and Ran’s robust leadership of this high performing group. The
organization’s success requires PhD leaders to have expertise and
knowledge in four key areas: science and innovation, teamwork and
collaboration, project management and business processes. Dr. Xu is a
rare example of a PhD Engineer who has demonstrated excellence in all
four areas and the passion and drive to excel further in each.
Dr. Xu has an excellent track record of leading and executing technology
development for over 20 innovative processes, products, or supply chain
options, for the industries of semiconductor, crop protection, photovoltaics,
energy storage, specialty polymers, renewable energy, renewable fuels,
and petrochemical. Dr. Xu co-authored over 17 DuPont internal reports
including extensive technology transfer and basic data packages, and over
12 DuPont presentations and posters at internal DuPont technical
conferences. Dr Xu is the co-author of 16 external published works and 1
invention. Dr. Xu contributed to the setup of pilot operations and analytical
lab for a new research institution at Western University.
Dr. Xu is a leader with a demonstrated track record of committing and
advancing organization cultures in safety, highest ethical behaviors,
respect for people and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Inspiring leader with
passion for community contributions.