Dane Boysen

Dane A. Boysen is an entrepreneur, scientist, and thought leader in energy technology. He is the CEO and founder of Modular Chemical Inc., a company he established in 2017 to develop technology for treating sour gas from oil and gas operations.12

Boysen has an extensive background in energy technology and innovation:

1. He holds a PhD in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).1

2. He has 8 U.S. patents and over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications.1

3. Prior to founding Modular Chemical, Boysen served as:

   • Chief Technologist at Cyclotron Road, a lab-embedded mentorship program at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.1
   • Executive Director for Research Operations at the Gas Technology Institute (GTI).1
   • Program Director at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), managing over $100 million in cutting-edge energy technology R&D projects.12

4. He led an $11 million R&D project on liquid metal batteries for grid-scale energy storage at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).12

5. In 2005, Boysen co-founded Superprotonic Inc., a venture capital-backed company focused on commercializing his pioneering work in solid acid-based fuel cells.1

Boysen's expertise spans various areas of energy technology, including environmentally beneficial gas processing, greenhouse gas removal, and innovative energy storage solutions.1