Dr. Shtein received his Baccalaureate at UC Berkeley (1998) and Ph.D. at Princeton University (2004) in Chemical Engineering. During his PhD he co-invented a number of technologies, including methods of manufacturing emerging display technologies (OLEDs). He joined the University of Michigan in 2004, serving as Professor in MSE, Ch.E, Applied Physics, Entrepreneurship, and Art & Design.
His awards include: Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), College-wide Vulcans Prize for Excellence in Education, MSE Department Achievement Award, Newport Award for Excellence and Leadership in Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Materials Research Society (MRS) graduate student Gold Medal Award. He previously served as Faculty Co-Director of the Undergraduate Program at the UM Center for Entrepreneurship, and is currently serving as co-director for the Michigan Materials Research Institute. He co-founded Arborlight, LLC (a lighting technology company), Sublime, LLC (a biomedical technology company), and co-authored the book Scalable Innovation (published by Taylor & Francis).
Some of his current research attempts to address the challenges of drug delivery, patient adherence to medical treatment, health monitoring, medication safety, affordability and scalability of healthcare solutions.