Dennis J. Jakiela, Ph.D. is an organic chemist and Senior Patent Agent at Cantor Colburn LLP, an intellectual property law firm. Dennis earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stony Brook University and a B.S. in Chemistry, Cum Laude, from Wesleyan University. Dennis drafts and prosecutes patent applications to protect emerging new technologies in the fields of chemistry, polymers, coatings, material science, agrochemicals, and biotechnology. Prior to this, Dennis was a Principal Research Scientist at Cytec, now part of Solvay. Dennis is an inventor on thirteen patents and joined the Cytec Circle of Excellence for Research & Development in 1998. Dennis has been active in the New Haven Local Section since 2003, serving as Chair (2009), Program Chair (2005-2008), Alternate Councilor 2019-2020, and most recently Councilor (2021-present). Dennis has also led the judging teams and managed sponsorship for the ACS New Haven Student Research Symposium since 2017. Dennis organized and presided over technical sessions on biomedical engineering at NERM 2022 in Rochester, and on intellectual property strategies at NERM 2023 at Northeastern University. Dennis also serves on the executive board of Capital Classics Theatre Company, which puts on the annual Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival every July at St. Joseph University in West Hartford.