Meera Shete
PhD Chemical Engineer | Associate Research Scientist @ Dow | Circular Economy & Sustainable Packaging Innovation | Materials Science
- Role
- Research Scientist, Technical Program Product Manager (Principal-level), Sustainability at Dow
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Meera Shete
I am a research scientist and technical program manager at the intersection of materials…
Experience
Research Scientist, Technical Program Product Manager (Principal-level), Sustainability
Jan 2025 — Present
Own product and technology strategy for sustainability and materials innovation across Dow’s Packaging business, defining multi-year roadmaps, advancing technical concepts through TRL-style stage gates, building business cases, evaluating tradeoffs informed by customer value propositions, and driving executive alignment on commercialization and adoption. Delivered $200M+ in business impact through platform development, expansion into new application spaces, and commercialization of scalable product innovations. Built pilot-scale validation and de-risking strategies for next-generation materials platforms, aligning R&D, manufacturing, and business stakeholders on commercialization decisions. Translated complex technical trade-offs into decision-ready recommendations for senior stakeholders, informing commercialization priorities and cross-functional execution across sustainability, recycling, and flexible packaging programs. Led technical program execution for circular economy initiatives in high-performance packaging, enabling higher post-consumer recycled content through process improvements that increased efficiency and reduced defects.
Education
Institute Of Chemical Technology
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
2008 — 2012
University of Minnesota
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemical Engineering
2012 — 2018
Skills
- Transmission Electron Microscopy
- Inorganic Synthesis
- Materials Science
- Thin Film Characterization
- Chemistry
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Microsoft Office
- X-Ray Diffractometry
- Materials Characterization
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Process Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
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